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-> If Jane had a ticket for the concert, she'd go.

7.1 don't drive too close to the animals on safari. They don't get scared.

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-> If I drove too close to the animals on safari, they would get scared.

8. Tom doesn't have a passport. He can't travel abroad.

■ỳ If Tom had a passport, he would travel abroad.

9. There are so many tourists visiting the national parks. The environment there is badly damaged.

-> If there weren't so many tourists visiting the national parks, the environment there would not bej badly damaged.

10. Tourists throw litter in the river. The water is polluted.

-> If tourists didn't throw litter in the river, the water would not be polluted.,

Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences below with the same meaning.

1. My brother went out. I arrived home.

-> When I arrived home, mv brother had gone out.

2.1 I went to bed. Nick phoned.

-> When Nick phoned, I had gone to bed.

3. The shoplifter ran away. The police arrived.

-> When the police arrived, the shoplifter had run away

4. The train left. We got to the station.

-> When we got to the station, the train had left.

5. It started to rain. We left the beach. (We were lucky.)

-> When We had left the beach, it started to rain.

6. Dad cooked dinner. Mum got home.

-> When Dad had cooked dinner, Mum got home.

7. The film started. We arrived at the cinema.

-> When we arrived at the cinema, the film had started.

8. Nick bought some greeting cards. He remembered that he had many at home.

-> When Nick had bought some greeting cards, he remembered that he had many at home.

9. The thief escaped before the police arrived.

-> When the police arrived, the thief had escaped.

10. First, he booked the restaurant, and then he invited everybody.

-> Before he invited everybody, he had booked the restaurant.

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the given words.

1. "Bring me a cup of tea, please," she said to him. -> She asked him to bring her a cup of tea.

2. There is no point in persuading him to change his mind -> It's not worth persuading him to change his mind.

3. This is the first time I have spoken in front of so many people.

-> I was not used to speaking in front of so many people.

4. My father let the children splash around in the pool for a while yesterday.

-> My father allowed the children to splash around in the pool for a while yesterday.

5. It's no use trying to make friends with him.

-> There is no point in trying to make friends with him.

6.1 prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner.

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