The sentences in the following table are based on an article on diabetes published in the New York Times on January 9, 2006. Read each sentence carefully for meaning and time clues. Then add the correct form of the verb given in the left column. [If you can't guess correctly after two tries, type a question mark (?) in the frame and hit enter.] In the right column, identify the type of condition: fact, prediction/possibility, speculation about the present, or speculation about the past.
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fail
If the pancreas to produce enough insulin, the body's cells starve.
occur
If the immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, Type 1 diabetes .
be
If the body's cells not receptive to insulin, Type 2 diabetes develops.
prevent
If people make changes in diet and behavior, Type 2 diabetes can .
cause
If people unknowingly have Type 2 diabetes for 7 to 10 years, it will have serious medical problems by the time it is diagnosed.
get
If diabetics the flu or pneumonia, they are two to four times more likely than others to develop heart disease or have a stroke.
suffer
If a diabetic nervous system damage and poor circulation, s/he may face amputations.
be
If New York's povery rate so high, there would be fewer cases of diabetes in New York.
eat
If people healthful diets and exercised more, the increase in the rate of diabetes would taper off.
not make
If technology exercise unnecessary and unappealing, fewer people would have gotten diabetes. [Use a contracted form.]
not serve
If restaurants jumbo meals, the rate of obesity might taper off. [Use a contracted form.]
reinstate
If high schools physical education in their curriculum, fewer teens would be susceptible to diabetes.
delay
If changes in daily living can bring on diabetes, they can also it.
change
If Robbie his behavior ten years ago, he wouldn't have contracted diabetes.
lose
If heavy people weight, new cases of diabetes could be postponed.
walk/take
If more people and the stairs, they could maintain a healthy weight.
be
If there more diabetes specialists, progress could be made in treating the disease.
delay
If Mr. Tran's diabetes easier to manage, he could have delayed the onset of complications.
be
If a person insulin-dependent, s/he cannot become a commercial pilot or enlist in the military.
not use
If the body insulin properly, glucose builds up in the blood. [don't use a contracted form.]
remain
If diabetes unchecked, it will overwhelm the health care system.
not eat
If immigrants an American diet, they would be less vulnerable to this disease. [Use a contracted form]
spend
If new models of dispensing medical care were more profitable, the health care industry more money on finding a cure.
not find
If new treatments , the cost--from medical bills to disability payments and lost work days-- will be steep. [Do not use a contracted form.]
know/treat
If Frank he had diabetes and it, he would not have developed heart disease. NoteThe auxiliary had goes with known and treated.
catch
If
Sheila her disease before nervous-system damage set in, she would not have lost her toes.
not have
If Patricia diabetes, she would not have had complications during pregnancy.
become
If young adults diabetic, they have twice the chance of getting gum disease and losing teeth.
prevent
If doctors are conscientious and check the feet of diabetic patients, they can diabetes-related amputations.
will need
If Mark had not had diabetes, he kidney dialysis. [Use a contracted form.] NoteThe facts are he had diabetes and he needed kidney dialysis when he was alive.
will not need
If Ana didn't have diabetes, she cortisone shots in her feet. [Use a contracted form.]
PRACTICE THE CONDITIONAL VERB FORMS