If Laura's father ...... (win) a million pounds this week, he would ...... (quit) his job at once.
(However, the chances of him winning the lottery are very slim indeed.)

If the trainee ...... (have) more time to prepare for his finals, he might ...... (do) really well.
(Unfortunately, he doesn't have that much time so the results might not turn out well either).

If my colleagues ...... (take) their jobs more seriously, we could ...... (become) a very good company one day.
(Unfortunately, they aren't interested in the job so I don't suppose we'll ever reach the top.)

If the chimney sweeper ...... (come) to our house tonight, I wouldn't ...... (take) a day off next week.
(However, he says he's got a lot of work right now so he won't be able to come tonight, it seems.)

If the cat ...... (catch) the mouse, the tenant wouldn't ...... (have) to call a professional to do the job.
(Unfortunately, the cat is lazy and doesn't really like running around catching mice.)

If Pete ...... (get) married to his secret love, he would ...... (become) the happiest man ever.
(Unfortunately, Pete's sweetheart does not have any romantic feelings him at all.)

The jumper might ...... (get) the promotion if he ...... (make) some progress catching passengers without tickets.
(Unfortunately, he hasn't caught a single guy without a ticket.)

Jason would ...... (tell) you the news, of course, if he ...... (know) it.
(However, he doesn't know a single thing.)

The little girl's dog would ...... (be) healthy if you ...... (take) better care of it.
(Unfortunately, you don't like dogs much so you don't care about this one at all.)

The film producer could ...... (find) the necessary funds if the main actor ...... (help) him a little.
(Unfortunately, the main actor's really rich so he doesn't care about other people.)

The detective could ...... (find) the murderer on his own if he ...... (understand) the clues.
(Sadly, she's new to the line of work and so doesn't know much about reading between the lines.)

The pirates might ...... (find) the treasure if they ...... (look) really hard for it.
(Yet, they aren't good at searching for hidden things, so the chances of them finding the gold chest is slim at the best.)