Zero conditional - exercise 2
Complete the sentences with verbs in brackets.
Peter, what do you do if your parents are at home?
If my parents .................. at home at weekends, I have to help with housework. (stay)
If my mother .................. at home, I do the washing up or hoovering. (be)
If she .................. at home, I wash the car or work in the garden with my dad. (not be)
If they .................. at home on weekdays, I do my homework first and then go out. (be)
If my father .................................. in the evening, we play games on his computer. (not work)
And what do you and your sister do if your parents are not at home?
We ............................... the housework if they leave the house. (not do)
I just .............. in bed if there is nothing to watch on TV. (lie)
Or I ................ with my friends on Skype if they feel like chatting. (chat)
My little sister usually .................. with her best friend if she comes to our place. (play) But
she ................................ what to do if her friend can't come. (not know)
First conditional - exercise 2
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
We ................................. dinner if we arrive so late. (not have)
I'll sell the piano in case I ................................. some money. (need)
Sue will be unhappy if she ................................ any present. (not get)
I can lend you some money on condition that you ................................. it back soon. (give)
I ................................ you know if you don't take you mobile phone with you. (not let) Even if
I .......................... to talk to him, he won't listen. (try)
It won't be possible unless they .............................. us. (support)
If you ................................ a bath, there will be no hot water left. (have)
She won't be slim if she .................................... eating so much chocolate. (not stop)
The tea ................................... strong enough if you don't use three teabags. (not be)
Second conditional - exercise 2
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
I can't tidy my room now. If I ............................ more free time, I .................................. it. (have | tidy)
My job isn't well-paid. Provided that I ........................... a lot of money, however, I ............................... round
the world. (earn | travel)
I spend a lot of time learning English. If I ................................ English, I ................................. studying
Spanish or French. (not learn | try)
I have to meet my business partner. But if I .............................. some time to spare, I ............................. a
museum. (have | visit)
I don't know if my friend needs help. Suppose he ............................... my help, I .................................... (need
| not refuse)
I can't imagine that there would be someone in my bedrrom. I ................................ if I .......................... a
stranger in it. (scream | find)
My teachers are OK. If I ................................. my teachers, however, I ......................................... them. (can't
stand | never tell)
I've never won a lottery. But I ............................... my job if I ........................ a million. (not quit | win)
You can rely on Jim. But if he ........................... about it, I ................................... him. (forget | remind)
Do you want me to pay in advance? I ................................ in advance on condition that I ...................... a
discount. (pay | get)
Third conditional - exercise 1
Rewrite the sentences and use the third conditional. Keep the same meaning.
Example
My car was out of order. I did not drive her there.
If my car had not been out of order, I would have driven her there.
She did not give me her phone number. I could not call her.
If she ............................................. me her phone number, I could have called her.
He was at work. He could not go with us.
If he had not been at work, he ............................................. with us.
My dad did not buy any sugar. My mum did not make any cake.
If my dad ..................................... some sugar, my mum would have made some cake.
I travelled round the world because I had won the lottery.
I wouldn't have travelled round the world if I ................................................ the lottery. We did not have
enough money. We could not afford to eat in restaurants.
If we .................................. enough money, we could have afforded to eat in restaurants. You were not
prepared. You could not pass the exam.
If you had been prepared, you .................................................... the exam.
I came back home late because I had worked long hours.
I would not have come back home late if I .................................................. long hours.
I was so young. I had no experience.
If I .......................................... so young, I would have had some experience.
They did not go on holiday. They did not have any rest.
If they had gone on holiday, they .................................... some rest.
You did not know what to do because you had not listened to me.
You would have known what to do if you .............................................. to me.
