BASIC LEVEL

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TEACHER: Mahidevran Connor

TAKEN FROM:
http://www.eflmagazine.com/teaching-resources/grammar-2/pre-
intermediate/conditionals-zero-first-and-second/zero-first-and-second/
https://www.e-grammar.org/conditional-1-exercises-pdf/
https://services.viu.ca/sites/default/files/reading-and-language-
review.pdf

ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONAL

We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true, like a
scientific fact.
Take some ice. Put it in a saucepan. Heat the saucepan. What happens? The ice melts (it
becomes water). You would be surprised if it did not.

if
condition result
Present Simple Present Simple
If you heat ice, it melts.
Notice that we are thinking about a result that is always true for this condition. The result of
the condition is an absolute certainty. We are not thinking about the future or the past, or
even the present. We are thinking about a simple fact. We use the Present Simpletense to
talk about the condition. We also use the Present Simple tense to talk about the result. The
important thing about the zero conditional is that the condition always has the same result.
Look at these example sentences:

if condition result
Present Simple Present Simple
If I miss the 8 o'clock bus, I am late for
work.
If I am late for work, my boss gets
angry.
If people don't eat, they get hungry.
If you heat ice, does it melt?

result if condition
Present Simple Present Simple
I am late for work if I miss the 8 o'clock bus.
My boss gets angry if I am late for work.
People get hungry if they don't eat.
Does ice melt if you heat it?

First Conditional
We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in
the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will
happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this
afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do?

condition result
if
Present Simple will + base verb
If it rains, I will stay at home.
 Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is
cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the
possible future condition. We use will + base verb to talk about the possible future result.
The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the
condition will happen.

Here are some more examples (do you remember the two basic structures: [if condition
result] and [result if condition]?):

if condition result
Present Simple will + base verb
If I see Mary, I will tell her.
If Tara is free tomorrow, he will invite her.
If they do not pass their exam, their teacher will be sad.
If it rains tomorrow, will you stay at home?
If it rains tomorrow, what will you do?

result if condition
will + base verb Present Simple
I will tell Mary if I see her.
He will invite Tara if she is free tomorrow.
Their teacher will be sad if they do not pass their exam.
Will you stay at home if it rains tomorrow?
What will you do if it rains tomorrow?

1. There is ONE missing or extra word in each of these sentences.

1 I tell John you asked about him if I see him.

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2 Please call one of the managers this phone starts ringing.
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3 Metal does expands if you heat it enough.
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4 If I will feel stressed, I have a hot shower.
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5 You must leave the building as soon as you can if the alarm will sound.
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6 The bus is very late today! If it doesn't come soon, I be late for work.
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7 I will call for a takeout pizza if there nothing in my fridge tonight.
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8 Diane is very nervous about this exam. If she does fails it, she might lose her job.
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2. Match the second halves of the sentences with the first halves.

1 If you put the light on, ____ a you won't feel lonely
2 If you turn on the electric heate, ____ b you'll feel warmer
3 If you have something to eat, ____ c you'll pass the exam
4 If you go to bed earlier, ____ d you won't get lost
5 If you take an umbrella today, ____ e you won't be hungry
6 If you ask the teacher about the ____ f you'll see better
grammar you don't understand,
7 If you use a map, ____ g you'll feel better in the morning
8 If you buy a cat or a dog, ____ h you won't get wet

3. Use either the Present Simple or "will"

1 You don't have a ticket, do you? If I see one for sale, I ______ (buy) it for you.
2 We ______ (catch) the early train if we get to the station at 6am.
3 Whenever my skin goes red in the sun, I just ______ (use) some of this cream and it feels better.
4 I always ______ (ask) for directions if I get lost in a new city.
5 If there isn't a place at the conference for you, Harry ______ (organize) another one.
6 When Shirly ______ (go) to the cinema, she buys a big bag of popcorn
7 The opposition ______ (call) for a new election if the President wins again.
8 If you earn more money, you ______ (pay) more taxes.

4. Put these words into the correct order

1 if / wild / are / scared / . / bite / they / animals

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2 if / stove / you / . / hot / burn / your / touch / a / , / you / finger
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3 if / get / too / eat / much / , / you / . / you / fat
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4 when / language / go / . / good / learn / some / vacation / , / of / it's / you / on / to / the
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5 if / doesn't / oxygen / burn / no / paper / there / . / is
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6 unless / big / for / . / you / a / car / family / , / enough / a / have / is / big / small / you
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7 hydrogen / . / water / if / mix / get / and / oxygen / , / you / you
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8 if / usually / . / hungry / are / , / cry / they / babies
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5. underline the mistake and put the correct word

1 Sarah doesn't come to the party if you don't invite her. _______________
2 If we'll order the new TV set tomorrow, we'll get it on Friday. _______________
3 Nobody will like you if you won't change your behavior. _______________
4 You won't be able to use grammar correctly unless you don't understand it. _______________
5 As long as you won't make a mess in my bedroom, you can share it with me. _______________
6 You'll get a discount providing you'll have their loyalty card. _______________
7 Suppose they will win the match, will they be in the finals? _______________
8 I get rid of my old car if you don't need it. _______________
9 We'll take some sandwiches with us in case we'll be hungry. _______________
10 He'll speak to us on condition that we won't mention his name in the article. _______________

6. Fill in the blank with the correct answer

1 My brother likes to practice his English by talking to ______________________.

2 James wasn’t careful and he cut ______________________ with a knife.
3 My sister and I looked at ______________________ in the mirror.
4 The repair shop was closed, so I fixed the car ______________________.
5 Did you enjoy ___________________________ at the party last night?
6 Cats can get clean by licking ___________________________.
7 (A) Did the cleaners clean the house? (B) No, I did it ______________________!
8 Mr. Smith burned ______________________ while he was cooking.

7. Write the correct forms

1 Give it to him if you ................................. him.

a) meet b) will meet
2 Unless she ..................................... a rest, she'll have a headache.
a) has b) doesn´t have
3 What will you do if Bob ..........................................?
a) don´t come b) won´t come
4 If we ............................. a car, we can visit a lot of places.
a) Will refuse b) Refuses
5 He'll join us on Monday as long as he ................................. a day off.
a) rent b) will rent
6 If the weather is nice tomorrow, we .................................... the trees.
a) ´ll have c) he has
7 You will get the job on condition that you ......................................... hard.
a) Plan b) I´ll plan

8. Choose the beginnings of the sentences to complete the text.

1 If a lion joins a group of other lions ______ a , it can be heard over five miles away.
2 If lions go hunting ______ b . it usually stays with them for three years.
3 If a lion roars ______ c They work in teams.
4 If lions are active ______ d . they establish their territory.
5 If male lions use cent marking ______ e . it is usually at night.

9. Make zero conditional sentences.

1 If __________________________________________________________________________________________
(evaporate | you | water | heat | it)
2 I ___________________________________________________________________________________________
(a pill | take | have | if | I | a headache)
3 Kim ________________________________________________________________________________________
(be | sleep | if | stressed | cannot | she)
4 If __________________________________________________________________________________________
(I | sick | by | feel | bus | travel | I)
5 If __________________________________________________________________________________________
(the | advice | you | use | internet | need)
6 Our kids .___________________________________________________________________________________
(not watch | books | if | read | they | TV)
7 If __________________________________________________________________________________________
(two hours | take | charge | you | the battery | it)

10. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1 We _____________________ dinner if we arrive so late. (not have)

2 I'll sell the piano in case I _____________________ some money. (need)
3 Sue will be unhappy if she _____________________ any present. (not get)
4 I can lend you some money on condition that you _____________________ it back soon. (give)
5 I _____________________you know if you don't take you mobile phone with you. (not let)
6 Even if I _____________________ to talk to him, he won't listen. (try)
7 It won't be possible unless they _____________________ us. (support)

11. Complete the sentences with first conditional.

1 If you eat greasy food _______________________________________________________

2 . If your sister goes to Paris, _______________________________________________________
3 If I leave now, _______________________________________________________
4 if you don't study. _______________________________________________________
5 if you don´t tell them. _______________________________________________________
6 If I bake a cake, _______________________________________________________
7 If he calls you, _______________________________________________________
8 If you get a haircut, _______________________________________________________

12. Fill in the blanks with a reflexive pronoun.

1 If it ____________________ (to rain), the children____________________ (not/to go) for a walk.

2 If she________________(not/to read) the novel, she ______________ (not/to pass) the literature test.
3 If I _____________ (not/to argue) with my father, he ________________ (to lend) me his motorbike.
4 If we ____________________ (to take) the bus, we ____________________ (not/to arrive) in time.
5 If Dick ________________(not/to buy) the book, his friends _______________ (to be) angry with him.
6 If you ____________________ (to eat) too much junk food, you ______________(not/to lose) weight.
7 If I _____________ (not/to make) breakfast tomorrow, my girlfriend _____________ (not/to love) me
8 If they ____________________ (not/to hurry), they____________________ (not/to catch) the train.

13. Choose the best option according to the reading.

many
A Daily Record

A diary is a daily personal record. In it the writer is free to record anything at all. This may include
events, comments, ideas, reading notes, or any subject on one’s mind. Diaries may be kept for
various purposes – to record the experiences of one’s life so as not to forget them, to record ideas
that might prove useful, or simply to express oneself through the medium of the printed word. In past
centuries people in public life often kept diaries. These have become valuable sources of fact and
interpretation for later historians. The private candid observations set down in these personal journals
often provide truer pictures of an age than do records or other books, which may have been
censored during that time. For the most part, these diaries were never intended to be read by
others. The entries were made simply as aids to memory or as a form of relaxation.

In modern times, however, politicians and other people realize that their diaries will likely be read by
historians or, in published form, by the public. Thus they may make entries with these readers in mind.
As a result, their diaries may lose the confidential, intimate nature of the older ones. On the other
hand, their entries may tend to be more complete and self-explanatory. The most famous diary ever
written in English was that kept by Samuel Pepys. A civilian official of the British army, Pepys made
regular entries between 1660 and 1669.

His diary starts at the beginning of the Restoration period in English history and describes many of
the court intrigues and scandals of his day. The diary reveals Pepys as a man with many human
weaknesses but one who was honest with himself. He wrote his entries in a combined code and
shorthand that was not solved until more than 100 years after his death. The most famous diary of
the 20th century was published with the simple title Diary of a Young Girl. It was more commonly
known as The Diary of Anne Frank. Anne was a young Jewish girl whose diary records the two years
her family spent in hiding, mostly in the Netherlands, trying to escape the Nazi persecutors of the
Jews. She and her family were finally caught in August 1944. She was imprisoned and died at a
concentration camp in Germany in March 1945.

1 A diary is
A) a report on world B) a daily personal record C) a documentary
events
2 The most famous diary ever written in English was kept by
A) Samuel Johnson B) Samuel Pepys C) Anne Frank
3 Diary of a Young Girl was written
A) during the civil B) in the 1940s C) during the 19th century
war
4 Anne Frank’s diary describes
A) the years her B) a concentration camp C) the life of an average
family were hiding young girl
5 Diaries of the past may give a truer picture of an age than published books because
A) diaries are B) published books give C) amateur writers were
uncensored only one point of view more professional

14. Read the following text and answer

There are several things that every defensive driver should learn. To begin with, the defensive driver
should learn to drive courteously. That is, he should always let the other person have the right-of-way
if there is any doubt. Also, the defensive driver should learn to anticipate, or guess, what the other
driver is going to do next. This gives him time to get his car into a safer position, if necessary.
Furthermore, every defensive driver should learn to give the proper signal before changing
directions, allowing enough time for other drivers to react to it. Lastly, every defensive driver should
learn to keep a safe distance between his car and the car ahead.

1 A defensive driver is
a courteous
b an aggressive driver
 c a slow driver
d a night driver

2 The motto of the defensive driver should be:

a If you drink, don’t drive.
b A safe driver is a relaxed driver.
c Safe driving does not just happen; you have to work at it.
d When in doubt, give the other person the right-of-way.

3 A defensive driver
a should learn to anticipate the actions of others
b should maintain a steady speed at all times
c never stops to pick up hitchhikers
d always checks the tires for air pressure

15. Read the text and answer the questions

Of all the farm animals a person might own, the goat is the best personal pet. For one thing, you
can keep it for a longer time than other farm animals. Even after a doe is fully-grown and you are
milking her, she will remain your pet. She will not lose her love of adventure or her “sense of humour”.
Goats nose over everything they see and they eat so many different things that people long ago
thought that goats ate tin cans.

A doe, often called a nanny goat, usually has a single birth. Sometimes, however, twins or even
triplets are born. By the time a young kid is five months old it may be taken from its mother and kept
as a pet.
1 The writer implies that most farm animals
a are hard to train
b enjoy being with people
c become independent as they grow older
d like to live with other animals

2 The above paragraph suggests that goats are

a stubborn
b patient
c curious
d intelligent

3 According to the paragraph, the idea that goats can eat tin cans
a is based on a fact
b was argued many years ago
c is untrue
d is certainly possible

16. Write a paragraph

What do you do at weekends? Write a paragraph about yourself.

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17. Write a letter for your best friend

Imagine you’re in your first day in the school. How are you spending your time? What Are you
having a good time? Write part of a letter to a friend.

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17. Write a story

Write a story about the perfect holyday. Use the questions in the box to help you: What are the best
activities to do? Why? Why? Do you want to do something more?

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