CONDITIONALS

If I have enough money , I will go to Japan.

conditional clause         main clause
I will go to Japan, if I have enough money
main clause         conditional clause

First, Second, and Third Conditional

1. First conditional: If I have enough money, I will go to Japan.

2. Second conditional: If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.
3. Third conditional: If I had had enough money, I would have gone to Japan.

Conditional clause Main clause

1. If + Present Tense // will + stem / modal + stem / imperative
a. If you help me with the dishes , I will help you with your homework. (will + stem )
b. If you feel ill, you can go home. (modal + stem ).

c. If you see Mr Fox tonight, tell him I am ill. (imperative).

2. If + Past Tense // would + stem
Eg. If I was rich, I would travel around the world.
3. If + Past Perfect Tense // would have + past participle
Eg. If you had studied harder, you would have passed your test.
We do not normally use will or would in the conditional clause,

EXERCISE ONE : Write the correct form of verbs
in brackets. ( TYPE 1 )
1/ If I ……… (go) out tonight, I …………….(go) to the
cinema.
2/ If you……… (get) back late, I……………(be) angry.
3/ If he …………. (come), I……………. (be) surprised.
4/ If the weather ………………….. (not / improve), we
……………………. (not / have) a picnic.
5/ If we ………. (eat) all this cake, we ………….. (feel)
sick.
6/ .If you …………………… (not / want) to go out, I
…………………….. (cook) dinner at home.
7/ I ……………… (come) early if you …..……. (want).
8/ She ……………. (stay)in London if she …...… (get) a
job.
9/ She ……………… (take)a taxi if it …………. (rain).
10/ .I ……………..…. (not / go) if you …………..……. (not /
come)with me.
EXERCISE THREE : Write the correct form of
verbs in brackets. ( TYPE 3 )
1/ If you ……………………….………. (not / be) late, we
…………………………………………..(not / miss) the bus.
2/ If we ……………………………. (arrive) earlier, we
EXERCISE TWO : Write the correct form of verbs
in brackets. ( TYPE 2 )
1/ If I ………….. (be) you, I ……………………….. (get) a new
job.
2/ If he ……… (be) younger, he …………..……… (travel)
more.
3/ If we ………………. (not / be) friends, I ………………………
(be) angry with you.
4/ If I ………… (have) enough money, I ……………………..
(buy) a big house.
5/ If I ……………… (speak) perfect English, I
…………………….. (have) a good job.
6/ We …………………………….. (buy) a house if we ……….
………. (decide) to stay here.
7/ They ………………………..... (have) more money if they
…………………………………. (not / buy) so many clothes.
8/ She …………………. (call) him if she ……………(know)
his number.
9/ She ……………………. (pass) the exam if she
………………….. (study) more.
EXERCISE FIVE : Rewrite the sentences .
( Use conditional 1 )
1/He wants to pass the test. He has to work harder.
…………………………………………. (see) John.
3/ If they ……………………… (go) to bed early, they
…………………………………………………… (not / wake) up
late.
4/ If she ……………………… (go) to university, she
…………………………………………. (study) French.
5/ If he ………………………… (take) the job, he
……………………………………………………… (not / go)
travelling.
6/ He …………………………………. (be) happier if he
…………………………………….. (stay) at home.
7/ They ………………………………….. (be) late if they
……………………………. (not / take) a taxi.
8/ I ………………………….……………(call) you if I
………………………………………… (not / forget) my phone.
9/ We ………………………………. (come) if we
………………….(be) invited.
10/ She …………………………………………..(not / do) it if
she ………………………………….. (know) you were ill.
EXERCISE FOUR : Write the correct form of
verbs in brackets. ( MIXED )
1/ If you ………. (be) a professional basketball player,
who would you play for?
2/ If he ……………… (not study) now, he won’t have
time later.
3/ If Susan had taken the map, she
…………………………….. (not get) lost.
4/ The teacher ………………..(be) angry if you didn’t do
your homework.
5/ What ……………………….. (you/ give) me if it were
my birthday tomorrow?
6/If we recycle more, there ……………….. (not be) so
much rubbish.
7/ If they had something to eat, they ……………………….
(not be) hungry.
8/ If we ………………. (hear) the weather forecast, we
wouldn’t have gone to the beach.
9/ If they ……………………(not hurry) up, they will miss
the film.
10/ If the bus …………………... (not arrive) soon, we’ll
be late.
11/ If they had phoned me yesterday, I
…………………………………. (give) them the news.
12/ If I ……… (be) you, I wouldn’t eat so many sweets.
If……………………………………………………………………………….
2/ You may meet him. Then please ask him to come over
here.
If……………………………………………………………………………….…………
3/ You should work hard. Then you will get good marks.
If………………………………………………………………………..……….
4/ You have to invite her. She will come.
If………………………………………………………………………………….
5/ Obey the rules. Otherwise, you will be persecuted.
If………………………………………………………………………………….
EXERCISE SIX : Rewrite the sentences .
( Use conditional 2 )
1/ His marks aren’t good because he doesn’t work
hard.
If………………………………………………………………………………
If……………………………………………………………………………..
2/ I’m busy, so I won’t come with you.
If………………………………………………………………………………..
3/ It’s cold, so we won’t go to the beach.
If………………………………………………………………………………
4/ He won’t lend you his camera because he needs it.
If……………………………………………………………………………….
5/ He walks to school because she hasn’t got a bike.
If……………………………………………………………………………….
EXERCISE FIVE : Rewrite the sentences .
( Use conditional 3 )
1/ We didn’t go to the beach because it rained.
If……………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..
2/ We didn’t go out to dinner because Dad finished
work late.
If……………………………………………………………………………….
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3/ You dropped the vase because you weren’t careful.
If……………………………………………………………………………….
If……………………………………………………………………………….
4/ He didn’t pass the exam because he was nervous.
If………………………………………………………………………………
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5/ We were late because our car broke down.
If………………………………………………………
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