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4º e S o Conditionals 1
4º e S o Conditionals 1
4º E.S.O.
A conditional sentence expresses the idea that one thing depends on another one.
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B) Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. If the train ………………………. (be) late, we ……………………………. (walk).
2. She ………………………………. (call) you if she …………………………….. (have) time.
3. What ……………………………………………….. (you, do) if the taxi ……………………………………………… (not come)?
4. ………………………………………………… (you, phone) me if there ………………………………… (be) any problems?
5. I ………………………………….. (go) next week if I ……………………………… (can) get a train ticket.
6. If it …………………………….. (snow) this winter, we ……………………………….. (go) skiing.
7. If he …………………………………… (see) me, he ………………………….. (be) really angry.
8. I …………………………….. (buy) a new dress if it ……………………………. (not cost) too much.
Further uses
-- If you go to Paris, you must visit the Eiffel Tower. (modal)
-- If you need my help, call me! (imperative)
D) Jill and Sue are waiting at the bus stop: they are on their way to the cinema. Complete their story. Use the
end of the previous sentence to make the beginning of the next sentence.
Oh, dear, the bus is late. If the bus doesn't arrive soon, we'll be late.
1. If we ................................................................, we'll miss the beginning of the film.
2. If we ................................................................, the film, we won't understand the story.
3. If ................................................................, the story, we'll be bored.
4. If ................................................................, we'll probably fall asleep.
5. If ................................................................, we'll miss the end of the film. So, let’s not go to the cinema!
UNLESS = IF NOT
-- We'll call a taxi if you don't have a car -- we'll call a taxi unless you have a car.
-- That dog won't bite if you don't kick him. -- That dog won't bite unless you kick him.
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SECOND CONDITIONAL (Improbable – Hypothetical – Unreal)
Point out! The choice of first or second conditional often depends on the speaker’s view of the situation.
F) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use SECOND CONDITIONAL.
3. If they ...................................... (save) enough money, they would take us all on holiday.
5. I don’t know what to do. What .................................................... (you, do) if you ........................................ (be) me?
G) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use first, second or zero conditional.
1. If they offer me the job, I .................................... (accept) it.
2. If you see Susan, ........................... (tell) her about the party.
3. If I had a lot of money, I ................................... (give) some to charity.
4. If you heat water to 100º C, it ................................ (boil)
5. I won’t finish the exercises on time unless someone ........................... (help) me.
6. What ............................................ (you, do) if you saw a fly in your soup?
7. You are not fit. If you .......................... (eat) less fattening food, you ............................ (feel) much better.
8. If she .................................. (post) the letter now, they .............................. (receive) it tomorrow.
9. This room is very untidy. If you .................................. (tidy up) your room once a week, it ........................ (not look) like this
and your mum ................................ (be) happier.
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10. If I .................................. (be) you, I ................................. (not do) that again.
H) Match the sentence beginnings, 1-8, to the endings, a-h. Are they first, second or zero conditionals?
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THIRD CONDITIONAL (Impossible – Unreal Past)
-- If you had been here, you would have enjoyed the meal.
-- If I hadn’t been ill, I’d have come to school.
-- If I hadn’t won the lottery, I wouldn’t have bought a yacht.
I) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use THIRD CONDITIONAL.
1. If we ______________ (go) to London for our holiday last year, we ______________ (see) the Tower of London.
2. I ______________ (speak) to Clement at the party if he ______________ (apologise) for what he said to me.
3. If I ______________ (know) Rob's address in New York, I ______________ (visit) him.
4. If Ben ______________ (not tease) the cat yesterday, it ______________ (not scratch) him and he
______________ (not have) to go to hospital.
5. Marianne _____________ (not go) to the theatre with Tom last night even if he ______________ (ask) her.
J) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Use FIRST, SECOND THIRD or ZERO
CONDITIONAL.
1. If you ______________ (go) away, please ______________ (write) to me.
2. If she ______________ (be) in, I ______________ (give) it to her. Now, it's too late.
3. My aunt ______________ (be able to) help us if she ______________ (be) on time last night.
4. If my brother ______________ (eat) another cake, he ______________ (get) sick soon, that's why he won't.
5. If you ______________ (heat) butter, it ______________ (melt).
6. They would have done it if they ______________ (know) how.
7. I think Diane ______________ (look) much nicer if she ______________ (have) a new hair style.
8. She ______________ (look) better if she ______________ (wear) a dress to go to the concert last night.
9. John ______________ (not get) such poor marks if he ______________ (work) harder.
10. If Kathy ______________ (be) taller, she ______________ (play) in the ladies' volleyball team.
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K) Rewrite these sentences using CONDITIONALS.
If ….
If ….
If …..
4. He may be late, then he will meet us at the Blue Note café. (First)
If ……
If ......
If .....
7. She works too much so she cannot go out with her friends.
If ......
If .......