1 If I (find) one on eBay, I (will not buy) this, which probably costs twice as much as it should.
2 More consumers (would shop) on the internet if there (were) better security.
3 If I (had seen) the fake version, I (would not have bought) the genuine brand - but I didn’t.
4 If electronic markets (did not exist), consumers (would have) less choice.
5 If we (do not patent) the design soon, someone else will do before us.
6 If you (want) this meeting finished by three o’clock we (shall have) to hurry.
7 The protest (will not be) as effective if it (does no appear)on the news tonight.
8 People (wold buy) far more branded goods if they (were not) so expensive.
9 The supermarket (would have sold) the grey imports if we (had not taken) legal action as quickly as we did.
10 If I (were) you, I (would not buy) a fake watch as you’ve no guarantee it will work.
Is this the typical British man?
Statistics tell us that the typical British man is 40 years old, 1) lives in a house and is married with two children. He 2) works not more than 40 hours a week and 3) earns about £25,000 a year. He 4) travels between fifty minutes and an hour to and from work every day. He 5) drives a Ford car and he 6) thinks he is a good driver.
The typical British man is overweight (he weighs about 82.5 kg) and he 7) does less than 30 minutes exercise a week. He usually sleeps about seven hours a night. He is not a great cook, but he 8) knows how to make four dishes, including Spaghetti Bolognese. He 9) drinks three cups of tea a day and during his life he 10) eats approximately 35,000 biscuits.
The typical British man 11) has eight close friends and more than eighty contacts on his mobile phone. He 12) has three TVs, a copy of QUEEN Queen's Greatest Hits, and at least one of the Harry Potter books. He 13) spends thirteen hours online every week and forty-five hours a year waiting 'on hold' on the phone.
1 We work every day.
2 My sister goes to bed at nine.
3 I usually have dinner very late.
4 My brother doesn't watch TV every evening.
5 She likes classical music.