Conditionals - practice

1 Make zero conditionals

1 If I __________________ (wake up) late, I _____________ (be) late for work
2 If my husband __________________ (cook), he _________________ (burn) the food.
3 If Julie ________________ (not wear) a hat, she __________________ (get) sunstroke.
4 If children __________________ (not eat) well, they ___________________ (not be) healthy.
5 If you _________________ (mix) water and electricity, you ______________ (get) a shock.

2 Put the verb into the correct first conditional form

1 If I __________________ (go) out tonight, I __________________ (go) to the cinema.
2 If you __________________ (get) back late, I __________________ (be) angry.
3 If we __________________ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we __________________ (see) each other
next week.
4 If he __________________ (come), I __________________ (be) surprised.
5 If we __________________ (wait) here, we __________________ (be) late.
6 If we __________________ (go) on holiday this summer, we __________________ (go) to Spain.
7 If the weather __________________ (not / improve), we __________________ (not / have) a picnic.
8 If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I __________________ (be) tired tomorrow.
9 If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we __________________ (feel) sick.
10 If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I ____________________ (cook) dinner at home.

3 Put the verbs into the correct form to make second conditional
1 If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new job.
2 If he _________________ (be) younger, he _________________ (travel) more.
3 If we _________________ (not / be) friends, I _________________ (be) angry with you.
4 If I _________________ (have) enough money, I _________________ (buy) a big house.
5 If she _________________ (not / be) always so late, she _________________ (be) promoted.
6 If we _________________ (win) the lottery, we _________________ (travel) the world.
7 If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be) able to buy a new car
8 If I _________________ (speak) perfect English, I ____________________ (have) a good job.
9 If we _________________ (live) in Mexico, I _________________ (speak) Spanish.
10 If she _________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be) able to enter university

4 Put the verbs in the correct third conditional verb form

1 If you ___________________ (not / be) late, we ____________________ (not / miss) the bus.
2 If she _____________________ (study), she _________________________ (pass) the exam.
3 If we _______________________ (arrive) earlier, we __________________ (see) John.
4 If they _____________________ (go) to bed early, they __________________ (not / wake) up late.
5 If he ___________________ (become) a musician, he __________________ (record) a CD.
6 If she ____________________ (go) to art school, she ______________________ (become) a painter.
7 If I ____________________ (be) born in a different country, I ___________________ (learn) to speak a
different language.
8 If she ___________________ (go) to university, she ______________________ (study) French.
9 If we ______________________ (not / go) to the party, we __________________ (not / meet) them.
10 If he _________________________ (take) the job, he ______________________ (not / go) travelling

5 Rephrase the sentences using third conditional

1 I didn't do my homework and got an F.
______________________________________________________________________________________
2 My brother didn't update an antivirus program and got a Trojan.
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 I never paid attention to my Math teacher when I was in secondary school and went to summer school.
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 People used to have huge phone bills unitl Facebook was invented.
______________________________________________________________________________________
6 Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III.
 Conditionals - practice
1 If I had time, I _______________________ (go) shopping with you.
2 If you ______________________ (speak) English, you will get along with them perfectly.
3 If they had gone for a walk, they _______________________ (leave) the lights off.
4 If she ______________________ (come) to see us, we will go to the zoo.
5 I would have told you, if I _______________________ (meet) him.
6 Would you mind if I _________________________ (close) the window?
7 If they________________________ (ask) me, I wouldn't have said no.
8 My friend _______________________ (meet) me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.
9 If I ______________________ (not/do) it, nobody would do it.
10 If my father ______________________ (not/pick) me up, I'll take the bus home.

7 Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type 0, I, II or III.

1 That was a bad decision. If I (be) ___________________ you, I would change it as soon as possible.
2 Sunshine - at last! Imagine if the English weather was like this all the time. (it/not/be)
_____________________ wonderful?
3 He's usually pleasant, but when he's tired he (be) _________________ pretty short-tempered. That's the
way he is.
4 If you (not/be) _____________________ so stubborn you would find it a lot easier to keep your friends.
5 Sorry I didn't call you and tell you I wasn't coming. I would have called you if I (have)
_____________________ your number with me.
6 He says that if he (not/be) ___________________ so busy he would go with you to the movie tomorrow.
As it is, he simply has too much work to do.
7 We (miss) ____________________ the bus unless you hurry.

8 Rewrite each of these sentences so they have the same meaning as the first. Use between 2 and 5
words, and do not change the word in brackets.
1 He doesn't understand because he never listens. __________________________________ understand. (if)
2 He was sick because he ate too much. He ________________________ if he hadn't eaten so much. (been)
3 She got lost because she didn't have a map. She wouldn't have got lost ____________________ a map. (if)

9 Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original one

1 She doesnt speak English, so she doesnt understand you.

If she _______________________ English, she ______________________ you.
2 She didnt give me her phone number, so I wasnt able to call her.
If she _________________________ her phone number, I ___________________________able to call her.
3 He cant drive, so he wont buy a car.
If he _________________________, he _____________________ a car.
4 He isnt rich, so he wont buy a beach house.
If he _____________________ rich, he ___________________ a beach house.
5 He wasnt able to open the wine bottle, so they didnt drink wine.
If he ________________________ able to open the wine bottle, they __________________________ wine.
6 He eats too much, so hes fat.
If he ________________________ too much, he ___________________ fat.
7 He didnt have his wallet with him last night, so he didnt buy the book.
If he ___________________________ his wallet with him, he ____________________________ the book.

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