Conditionals: First, Second, Third and Zero

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms. There are examples of first, second,
third and zero conditionals.

a) If you _______________ (go) away, you _______________ (write) to me, won’t

you?

b) Unless house plants _______________ (water) regularly, they

_______________(die) quite quickly.

c) What noisy neighbours you’ve got! If mine _______________ (be) as bad as

yours, I _______________ (go) crazy.

d) You’re late again! If you _______________ (be) late again tomorrow, your pay

_______________ (stop)!

e) The passengers at the front of the plane were all killed, but Alice, who was sitting

at the back, survived. If she _______________ (sit) nearer the front, she

_______________ (kill).

f) I eat meat once or twice a day, but I _______________ (not like) it if it

_______________ (undercook).

g) Eat your soup. If you _______________ (not hurry) up, it _______________ (get)

cold.

h) There are mice in your kitchen. If you _______________ (have) a cat, the mice

_______________ (disappear) immediately.

i) The style of that dress is lovely, but I’m not so keen on the colour. If the blue

_______________ (be) a bit lighter, it _______________ (look) better.

j) A: We’re penniless. Did you know that?

B: It’s because our holiday cost so much. You should have listened to me. If we

_______________ (go) where I wanted to go, it _______________ (be) a lot

cheaper. And we _______________ (have) some money in the bank now.

k) She was badly hurt when the car in which she was a passenger hit another car. If

she _______________ (wear) her seat belt, she _______________ (not hurt) so

badly.

l) Give me that message for Peter. If I _______________ (see) him this afternoon, I

_______________ (give) it to him.

m) Mmm! This meal’s delicious! If I _______________ (can) cook as well as this, I

_______________ (open) a restaurant.

n) My wife and I met on a cruise. I was on it because I was recovering from an

illness, and she was the ship’s doctor. Just think! If I _______________ (not be)

ill, and she _______________ (not be) the doctor, we _______________ (not

meet), we _______________ (not get) married, and our children

_______________ (not be) born! What a thought!

o) If you _______________ (be able) to do this exercise, you _______________ (be)

very clever!