CONDITIONALS

zero - IF + PRES SIMPLE + PRES SIMPLE

1st - IF + PRES SIMPLE + WILL + INFINITIVE
2nd - IF + PAST SIMPLE + WOULD + INFINITIVE

1 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1 st or 2nd

1 He ……………………………………..……………..… (tell) you if he likes your idea.

2 If Peter is angry, his face always ………………...…………………………. (go) red.

3 Water freezes if the temperature …………………….……………………(fall) below zero.

4 My brother ……………………………………. (not clean) his bedroom if mum didn’t insist.

5 You get a free drink when you ………………………………………. (order) a large pizza.

6 If it rains tomorrow, we …………………………………………….(cancel) the barbecue.

7 What smartphone……………………………………. (you buy) if you had a lot of money?

8 The computer closes if you ……………………………………. (click) this button.

9 Tom, if you ………………………………………. (fail) your exam, I won’t be happy.

10 If I………………………………………………. (be) you, I would go to university.

11 Where …………………………………………………. (you live) if you didn’t live here?

12 They …………………………….(not sell) many tickets if the bands aren't famous.

13 If we gave you more money, …………………………… (you continue) in the job?

14 Call the police if you ………………………………………….. (see) anything strange.

2 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1st or 2nd

1 I ……………………….. (not paint) your room blue if I ………………………… (be) you.

2 When I …................(forget) my books, the teacher …………………... (become) irritated.

3 We ……………….. (see) Ken at the meeting if he …………….. (have) time to come.

4 What ……………….........…. (you do) if you …… ……. (lose) your keys?

5 If I …………………. (know) the answer I ……………………. (tell) you but I don’t know.

6 When we ………………… (be) late, we always …………………………… (get) a taxi.

3 Write conditonal sentences in the correct form – zero, 1st or 2nd

1 Mandy / lend / you / the money / if / you / ask / her

Mandy will lend you the money if you ask her. (first conditional)

2 I / not go / to the party / if / I / be / you

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3 When / it / snow / they / usually / build / a snowman

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4 What / you / do / if / you / win / a lot of money?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5 If / you / come / to the party tonight / you / see / Sandra

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6 We / do / an excursion / if / we / have / some money

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1 st or 2nd

1 The radio …………...…………… (not work ) if the battery ………………….. (be) flat.

2 If there …………. (not be) many students, we normally ……………… (cancel) the class.

3 What ……………………………. (you say) if I ……………………… (offer) you a job?

4 If the taxi ………………………. (not come), what ………………………….. (you do)?

5 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1st or 2nd

1 They ………………………………………….. (go) on holiday if they had the time.

2 If you ………………………………………… (put) air in a balloon, it rises.

3 If you ask John, he ……………………………………… (help) you.

4 Your car would be better if you …………………………………… (take) it to the mechanic.

ANSWERS

1 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1 st or 2nd

1 He WILL TELL you if he likes your idea.

2 If Peter is angry, his face always GOES red.

3 Water freezes if the temperature FALLS below zero.

4 My brother WOULDN'T CLEAN his bedroom if mum didn’t insist.

5 You get a free drink when you ORDER a large pizza.

6 If it rains tomorrow, we WILL CANCEL the barbecue.

7 What smartphone WOULD YOU BUY if you had a lot of money?

8 The computer closes if you CLICK this button.

9 Tom, if you FAIL your exam, I won’t be happy.

10 If I WERE you, I would go to university.

11 Where WOULD YOU LIVE if you didn’t live here?

12 They WON'T SELL many tickets if the bands aren't famous.

13 If we gave you more money, WOULD YOU CONTINUE in the job?

14 Call the police if you SEE anything strange.

2 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1st or 2nd

1 I WOULDN'T PAINT your room blue if I WERE you.

2 When I FORGET my books, the teacher BECOMES irritated.

3 We WILL SEE Ken at the meeting if he HAS time to come.

4 What WOULD YOU DO if you LOST your keys?

5 If I KNEW the answer I WOULD TELL you but I don’t know.

6 When we ARE late, we always GET a taxi.

3 Write conditonal sentences in the correct form – zero, 1st or 2nd

1 Mandy / lend / you / the money / if / you / ask / her

Mandy will lend you the money if you ask her. (first conditional)
2 I / not go / to the party / if / I / be / you

I wouldn't go to the party if I were you

3 When / it / snow / they / usually / build / a snowman

When it snows they usually build a snowman

4 What / you / do / if / you / win / a lot of money?

What would you do if you won a lot of money?

5 If / you / come / to the party tonight / you / see / Sandra

If you come to the party tonight, you will see Sandra

6 We / do / an excursion / if / we / have / some money

We would do an excursion if we had some money

4 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1 st or 2nd

1 The radio WON'T WORK if the battery IS flat.

2 If there AREN'T many students, we normally CANCEL the class.

3 What WOULD YOU SAY if I OFFERED you a job?

4 If the taxi DOESN'T COME, what WILL YOU DO?

5 Complete with the correct form of conditional – Zero, 1st or 2nd

1 They WOULD GO on holiday if they had the time.

2 If you PUT air in a balloon, it rises.

3 If you ask John, he WILL HELP you.

4 Your car would be better if you TOOK it to the mechanic.