5 Choose the correct variant from the brackets:
My uncle ... (was, has been, had been the owner sharply. He decided to enlarge the area, and said he ...
of a green-house for the past 5 years. He ... (was, is (will increase, would increase, will be increased the
growing, grows) cucumbers and tomatoes in it. Last harvest and would get richer. When he started this
year he ... (gathered, was gathered, has gathered) a good business nobody (believes, had believed, believed) in
crop. After he ... (sold, has sold, had sold) the vegetables his success. Now there is no doubt his business (had
at the market, his profit ... (went, is gone, has gone) up become, has become, became) very profitable.​

1. if i were you, i would buy a  more powerful computer. 2. if he worked hard, he would achieve great progress. 3. if she weren't so absent-minded, she would be a much better student. 4. if we received a telegram from him, we wouldn't worry. 5. if she knew english well, she would try to enter the university. 6. if you did your morning exercises every day, your health would be much better. 7. if he weren't very busy, he would agree to go to the cinema with us. 8. if it snowed, the children would play snowballs. 9. if the travellers had camera with them, they would take photos of the beautiful waterfall. 10. i translated the article if i would have a dictionary. 1. if you give me your address, i will write you a letter. 2. if it rains, we will have to stay at home. 3. if my brother doesn't go to the south, we will spend the summer in moscow together. 4. if my friend comes to see me, i will be very glad. 5. if you don't work systematically, you will fail at the examination.