CONDITIONALS

Complete the following sentences using the three types of

conditional sentences:

1) If I _____________ (know) the truth I wouldn’t have said those stupid

words. If I ________ (have) more money I would buy a new house.
2) John _____________ (come) if Mary calls (call) him.
3) If I ________ (be) you, I would visit Ann.
4) You ________________ (not arrive) on time unless you hurry up.
5) If I ________ (study) harder I will pass my two exams tomorrow.
6) Rose ___________________ (come) if you hadn’t been so stupid with
her. If you heat the water, it ________ (Zero type) (boil).
7) Maria’s baby _______________ (sleep) if you kept silence.
8) Vanessa _____________ (pass) her exams if she feels confident.

Complete the following conditional sentences using the correct

structure:

1) If the house hadn't burned I [bought/would have bought/buy] it. It was

big and beautiful.
2) I would have chosen exam B if I [had known/knew/know] it was much
easier. 3. If Sarah [come/came/had come/] I would be happier than
ever.
3) If you draw well you [will be/is/were/was] a great architect.
4) I [would drive/will drive/drive] better if you teach me well.
5) I would drink a beer if I [like/had liked/liked] it. I prefer fizzy drinks.
6) If she [fell down/fall down/had fallen down/] I would laugh very much.
7) I would have felt better if she [talk/had talked/talked ] to me. But she
didn't do it.

Complete the following conditional sentences using the correct

structure:

1) If you __________ (fight) harder you would win the competition.

2) If you forget to do the project you [will fail/would fail/fail ] your
academic year.
3) I [would have forgotten/will have forgotten/will forget/] her if she had
told me the whole truth.
4) If she ________ (get) her goals she will have money to go on holidays.
5) I would have gone at your place if I [had had/had/would have/] a good
GPS. It was impossible to find the street.
6) If George [would hide/hid/hadn't hidden/] my smartphone behind that
tree I would have found it.
7) I won't keep calm unless you ________ (tell) me I am right.
8) If you ________ (be) a liar you will hurt me.
 ZERO , FIRST AND SECO ND CO N DITIO N ALS

@ Com ple te the second sen tence so that it has

a sim ilar m eaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Use between two and five
Com ple te the sen te nces. Use the corre c t w ords. Do not change the word given.
form of the verbs in bracke ts.
0 She has to do this herself because she doesn’t
0 If she f h o v s e s (phone), I’ll let you know. have a secretary.
1‘ If I .............. (not be) busy, I’ll come. - HAVE
2 If h e ..............(be) careful, he wouldn’t break She .. Would/db have f o d p .. this herself if
so many things! she had a secretary.
3 If we didn’t have to work late, w e .............. 1 I’ll let you borrow my laptop if you promise
(join) you. to be careful.
'I If she breaks that vase, Grandma.............. LONG

(be) furious! You can borrow my laptop...................... to be

careful.
5 Unless y o u .............. (stop) wasting time, I’m
leaving right now! 2 I can’t help you with your homework because
I’m not very good at maths.
6 I can’t help you if y o u .............. (not give) me
COULD
more information.
If I were better at m aths,...................... you
7 If a fire .............. (start), the alarm goes off. with your homework.
H Y o u .............. (should / make) your own food 3 If we win the elections, we will build more
if you don’t like my cooking!
schools.
9 .............. (take) more exercise and you’ll feel PROVIDED
much better soon. We will build more schools...................... the
10 If it wasn’t raining, w e.............. (go) for a walk. elections.
4 They won’t let you into the theatre without a
W rite two se n t e nc es for each item. ticket.
UNLESS
0 we / leave at eight, we / arrive on time
They won’t let you into the theatre
likely: i f . We. .leave .a+. eigWf,. We.'ll. .avnriye
...................... a ticket.
pv\. +hy\e.....................................................................
5 Bring your sun cream because we may decide
less likely: I f . We. . l e f t .a+. eight,. We'd..........
to go for a swim.
!fl.'r.vT!Y©. &Y\. t ’w .e . ....................................................
CASE
1 I / not be busy, I / pick you up Bring your sun cream ...................... to go for a
likely:............................................................................ swim.
less likely:....................................................................
2 you / fall, you / break your leg
likely:............................................................................
less likely:....................................................................
I we / not leave now, we / be late
likely:............................................................................
less likely:....................................................................
<1 you / get the job, we / have a party
likely:............................................................................
less likely:....................................................................
'< Ilie questions / be easy, everyone / pass the test
likely:............................................................................
less likely:....................................................................
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Q W rit e third conditional sen te nces.

0 I felt tired. I went to bed early.
If X .-f elt.tivrad,..X.Wo wIcWt.bAv.e..gcws.,+e. .feed.eavdy-..
1 I didn’t have enough money. I didn’t take a taxi.
I f .................................................................................................................................
2- I wasn’t interested in the film. I didn’t go to the cinema.
I f ......................................................................................’ .........................................
3 We took the wrong turning. We arrived late.
I f ...................................................................................................................: ...........•
4 Romeo thought Juliet was dead. He committed suicide.
R om eo.......................................................................................................................
5 Oliver lied. He was punished.
O liver...................................................................................................................... ..
6 I didn’t go to the wedding. I wasn’t invited.
I ...................................................................................................................................
7 I was afraid o f the dark. I didn’t go downstairs.
I f .................................................................................................................................
8 You didn’t train hard enough. You didn’t win.
I f .................................................................................................................................
9 He didn’t apologise. She didn’t forgive him.
I f .................................................................................................................................
10 She didn’t have a car. She had to take a taxi.
I f ............................................................................................................................... ..

Q Com ple t e the article. Use one word in e ach gap.

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T h e m il l e n n iu m b u g
If you were around at the end of 1999, you’ve probably heard about the ‘millennium bug’
affecting the world’s computer systems and its catastrophic effects. We waited and nothing
happened. But what would <0)..KAy.e.. happened if there really had (1)............ a millennium
bug? Some experts claimed that i t (2)............ have created chaos on the Internet, the
whole system would have collapsed and all kinds of disasters would (3)............ followed:
there (4)............ have been massive power failures, telephones would (5).............. stopped
working, banks (6)............ have closed and so on.
What will happen if there (7)............ a similar bug in the future? Experts say that it is
unlikely, b u t(8)............ it did happen, i t (9).............. pose a serious problem. And if it
happened unexpectedly, technicians (10)............ not have time to take the necessary action
to prevent all possible problems. It is an unlikely scenario b u t(11)............ we plan ahead,
we may live to find out.
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Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !

1. I would have read the letter if I ____________________ (know) it was

from you.

2. If Tony doesn’t help in the garden I ____________________ (not finish)

my work in time.

3. If you ____________________ (not tell ) me about Maxwell’s birthday I

would forget it.

4. We _________________________ (catch) the train earlier if Mary had

found her purse.

5. If Susan ____________________ (learn) the poem she would have known

the answer.

6. If it ____________________ (be) too hot we will stop and get a cold

drink.

7. If it ____________________ (not rain) today I would stay it home.

8. If the Professor spoke clearly we __________________________

(understand) him better.

9. If you go on talking like that we ____________________ (throw) you out.

10. If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he would meet his own
brother.

11. If it rained , the streets ____________________ (be) wet.

12. If I ____________________ (not tell) Jim the address he wouldn’t have

found you.

13. The bird ___________________________ (die) if you had caught it.

14. What ____________________ (you, do) if you won the lottery ?

15. If the weather ____________________ (not change) we will reach the

top of the mountain.

16. Dinner ____________________ (be) fine if the meat weren’t cold.

17. I’m sure Benny ____________________ (come) if you wait a bit longer.

18. If you ring the bell, somebody ____________________ (answer) it.

19. If Bert ____________________ (see) you, he would have talked to you.

20. You ____________________ (find ) your ticket if you had looked into
your pockets.

21. You ____________________ (fall) ill if you eat so much.

22. What ____________________ (happen) if the door had not been

opened?

23. If Chris asked you for a cigarette, __________________________ (you,

give) him one?

24. If you ____________________ (buy) that big car, you would need a lot
of money.

25. ____________________ (You, change) the colour of your hair if I asked

you to do so ?

26. If you give me the letter, I ____________________ (post) it for you .

27. ____________________________ (You, post) the letter if I had given it to

you?

28. If the weather is fine, I ____________________ (go) swimming.

29. If you____________________ (not work) harder, you won't pass the

exam.

30. If they ____________________ (be) rich, they would travel around the
world.

31. The children ____________________ (go) skating if the lake were

frozen.

32. What would you have done, if you ____________________ (lose) your
handbag?

33. What will happen if you ____________________ (not know) the

answer?

34. She ____________________ (go) on holiday, if she hadn't been ill.

35. If I ____________________ (notice) you, I would have said hello.

36. If I ____________________ (be) like you, I wouldn't watch such films.

37. If you opened your eyes, you____________________ (see) a wonderful

world.

38. People ____________________ (live) in peace if they stop fighting.

39. If Tom drinks so much,he _____________________________ (cannot
drive) home.

40. If we ____________________ (not hurry) we would miss the train.

41. He ____________________ (not spend) so much money if he weren't a

happy person.

42. ____________________________ (You, come ) , if you had had more

time ?

43. If Jim ____________________ (study) the new words he would have got
a better mark.

44. If he were rich, he ____________________ (buy) the house.

45. If you don't hurry you ____________________ (be) late.

46. If it wasn't so hot, we ____________________ (play) football.

47. If I ____________________ (be) ill, would you visit me?

48. If Sean ____________________ (not be) driving so fast, the police would
not have stopped him.

49. If I had sold my house, I ____________________ (get) 4 million pounds.

50. If I ____________________ (be) you I would I would do it.

Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !

1. The burglars ________________________ (not do) so much damage if

you hadn´t locked all the

drawers.

2. If he had slipped he ________________________ (fall) 500 metres.

3. They would have forced their way into the house if I

___________________________ (not call) for help.

4. You ________________________ (not be) of any use to me unless you

learn to type.

5. I ____________________________ (bring) you some beer if I had known

that you were thirsty.

6. You´ll get a cold if you ________________________ (not change) your wet

clothes.

7. I´ll probably get lost unless he ________________________ (come) with

me.

8. I could repair the roof myself if I ________________________ (have) a

ladder.

9. If a train entered this tunnel, it ___________________________ (not

come) out again.

10. If you had told me earlier, I ________________________ (be able) to

help you.

11. If you ___________________________ (can/come)with us, we would

have been pleased.

12. You ___________________________ (not make) such a mistake if you

had been more careful.

13. If father ________________________ (be) alive he would be horrified.

14. If it ________________________ (be ) fine tomorrow we shall go for a

swim.

15. If he is out, I ________________________ (call) tomorrow.

16. You`ll miss the train if you ________________________ (not hurry).

17. If you had gone to the exhibition you ________________________

(enjoy) it.
18. If I ________________________ (be) in your position I would act
differently.

19. If he had had 50 euros, he ________________________ (go) to the

stadium.

20. If that ship ________________________ (sink) there will not be enough

life boats on board.

21. If he ________________________ (be) able to win that match he would

have made it to the finals.

22. If it ________________________ (clear) up we could still have a game of

tennis.

23. If he sends the letter off today Joan ________________________ (have)

it by Monday.

24. If I ________________________ (not smoke) like a chimney the curtains

would not get so yellow.

25. If my wife ________________________ (have) a dishwasher I would not

have to dry up daily.

26. If you are good I ________________________ (buy) you a box of

chocolates.

27. If John ________________________ (eat) those mushrooms he would

not have survived.

28. If the weather lasts for one more week the farmers
________________________ (be) able to bring in

the harvest.

29. He might have been happier at school if he ________________________

(be) good at sport .

30. If his French lessons at school ________________________ (be) more

interesting, he wouldn´t have

studied German.

31. If he hadn´t specialized in languages, he ___________________________

(might do) mathematics.

32. When he was 24, he was seriously ill. If he hadn´t been sent to a
very good hospital, he
________________________ (could die).

33. He wouldn´t have become a teacher if he ________________________

(not meet) a certain man.

34. If he hadn´t met a certain woman, he ____________________________

(might not go) to live abroad.

35. If he ________________________ (work) less hard, he might enjoy

himself more.

36. He would not have been so happy if he ________________________ (

not have) a very good life.

37. If I ________________________ (be) you I would go home immediately.

38. If you had married Peter you ________________________ (have) a very

unhappy life.

39. I would tell you the answer if I ________________________ (know) it.

40. If John ________________________ (smile) sometimes, he would be

more attractive.

41. I _____________________________ (learn) German if I had had more

time.

42. What will you do if I ________________________ (go) away ?

43. If you went away I ________________________ (invite) all my friends

and have a party.

44. I ________________________ (send) Jane a postcard if I had known her

address.

45. Would you still love me if I ________________________ (grow) a beard ?

46. If I have enough money I ________________________ (travel) round the

world