CONDITIONAL SENTENCES HANDOUT 1

CONDITIONALS : TYPE I

I . Put the verbs into the correct tense.

1. If it ............... cold tomorrow, we will stay at home. GET
2. If I find your passport, I ......................... you. PHONE
3. If he ................... all that food, he will be ill. EAT
4. The police ............................... him if they .................. him. ARREST CATCH
5. If you ......................... any breakfast, you ....................... hungry. NOT EAT BE
6. I ...................him a candy if he .................. my car. GIVE WASH
7. If he ................. late, we ................. without him. BE GO
8. If you ................... my dog a bone, he ...................... it at once. GIVE BURY
9. If you ........................away, I ...................... the police. NOT GO CALL
10.If you .................... Tom, tell him I have a letter for him. SEE
11.I ..................... you only if you .................. me. HELP PAY
12.If you .................. a pill, you ................. a headache. TAKE NOT HAVE
13.Take care of my dog if I ................... DIE
14.What will happen if my parachute ............................ ? NOT OPEN
15. She ................... very angry if you ....................... her the truth. BE TELL
16.If I lend you 10 $, when .............. you ................. me ? REPAY

II. Finish the sentences.

1. If I see him again, ..........................................
2. What will happen if ...............................................
3. If you don't hear from me by next Friday, .............................
4. .................................................................... only if you promise not to tell anyone.
5. What will he say if ................................................
6. If someone breaks into your house, ..........................................
7. What will you do if ...................................................................
8. Don't tell her the truth even if .....................................................
9. If it's cold tomorrow, ................................................
10.She will marry you if ....................................................
11.If you don't leave me alone, ...............................................................
12........................................................... if he doesn't agree to help us ?
13.If you don't turn down that silly music, ..........................................
14.Unless you promise to be a good boy, ................................................
15.If John goes mad, ..............................................
16.If your fingerprints are on the knife, ..........................................
17.We will catch the train if ..............................

CONDITIONALS : TYPE II

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. If I ................................. his address I'd give it to you. KNOW
2. He ................................. a lot better if he shaved more often. LOOK
3. If he worked more slowly he ............................. so many mistakes. NOT MAKE
4. More tourists would come to this country if it ........................ a better climate. HAVE
5. I .............................shares in that company if I had some money. BUY
6. If I ......................... a big prize I ............................... up my job. WIN GIVE
7. If someone ....................... you a helicopter, what would you do with it ? GIVE
8. I .......................... ruined if I ............................. her everything she wants. BE BUY
9. What .................... you ................. if you found a burglar in your house ? DO
10. What ................. she ...................... if I proposed to her ? SAY
11. If you ................ more sense you ....................... out with this guy. HAVE NOT GO
12. If I ................. a lot of money I ....................... champagne with every meal. HAVE DRINK
13. If only we ......................... a light ! It's terrible to sit in darkness. HAVE
14. If I were sent to prison, ...................... you ...................... me ? VISIT
15. I ............................ this wine if I ................................ you. NOT DRINK BE
16. If I .................... you I ............................ there by myself. BE NOT GO

II. Rewrite the sentences, using IF - constructions.

e.g. She is very busy, that's why she doesn't go out very often
If she weren't so busy she would go out more often.
1. He doesn't take any exercise, that's why he is so fat.
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2. She is very shy, so she doesn't go to parties.
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3. My phone number isn't in the directory, so people don't ring me up.
_______________________________________________________
4. I have no dog so I'm often afraid at night.
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5. I don't know his address so I can't write to him.
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6. I haven't much free time so I read very little.
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7. They don't clean the windows so the room looks rather gloomy.
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8. People drive very fast so there are many road accidents.
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III. Finish or complete the sentences.

1. If you changed your job ................
2. If we bought a house in the country ......................
3. What ......................... if he proposed to you ?
4. What would happen if .........................................
5. How would he react if .........................................
6. If you helped me ...................................................
7. Even if he were rich and handsome ................................

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. If Mary _________________________________________________(have) enough money, she'll come with us on vacation.
2. I ______________________________________________________ (make) some coffee if you boil some water.
3. If you __________________________________________________ (work) hard, you'll finish the project in time.
4. Unless he _______________________________________________ (be) late, we'll meet at six o'clock.
5. If I tell you a secret, _______________________________________ (you promise) not to tell anyone?
6. She ____________________________________________________ (not attend) unless he makes the presentation.
7. If Joe cooks dinner, I ______________________________________ (make) dessert.
8. Jane ___________________________________________________ (play) the violin if you ask her nicely.
9. Our children won't eat vegetables if they _______________________________________________ (not have) orange juice.
10. If David _______________________________________________________ (not be) late, we will make the decision soon
11. If he ___________________________________________________ (work) more, he would finish in time.
12. They would do well on the test if they _________________________________________________________ (study) more.
13. If I ____________________________________________________ (be) you, I would run for president!
14. Mary __________________________________________________ (buy) a new jacket if she had enough money.
15. If Jason flew to New York, he ________________________________________________ (visit) the Empire State Building.
16. We ____________________________________________________ (take) a break, if our boss weren't so nervous today.
17. If Sally _________________________________________________ (go), she wouldn't return!
18. Alan wouldn't know if you _________________________________ (ask) him.
19. Jennifer ________________________________________________ (refer) you for the position if she thought you were qualified.
20. Alison wouldn't help them if they _______________________________________________________________ (not ask) for help.
21. If she knows the time, she __________________________________ (come) to the meeting.
22. She ____________________________________________________ (attend) the meeting if she had the time.
23. Peter __________________________________________________ (say) yes if you ask him.
24. Unless he ______________________________________________ (finish) soon, we won't be able to come.
25. If he ___________________________________________________ (be) president, he would invest more in education.
26. What __________________________________________________ (you do) if you were president?
27. She ___________________________________________________ (fly) Northwest Airlines if she has a choice.
28. If I ___________________________________________________ (think) I could do it, I would do it!
29. Alan would invite Mary if it ____________________________________________________________________ (be) his party.
30. She won't marry Peter if he _______________________________ (ask) her.