Unit 6 Grammar practice 

First, second and third 4 Complete the second sentence using the information
conditionals in the first sentence. Use the first, second or third
conditional.
1 Complete the dialogue. Use the first, second or third We didn’t eat breakfast, so we were hungry by 11 o’clock.
conditional.
If we had eaten breakfast, we wouldn’t have been hungry
A Are you coming to the football match on Saturday? by 11 o’clock.
B I can’t. If I don’t study all weekend, I 1 Jamie failed his exam. He didn’t work hard.
(1) my history exam on If Jamie
Monday.
A You always make excuses. 2 Stella hasn’t got time to cook, so she eats a lot of
B It’s not an excuse. If I (2) fast food.
badly in the exam, I (3) a If
place at university. 3 Tom might come this evening. We’ll play tennis with him.
A OK. What about swimming club tonight? I’m sure your If Tom
school results (4) better
if you (5) more exercise. 4 I had an important exam, so I didn’t do the charity walk.
B If I (6) too much I would
homework, I (7) you at

the pool at 7 o’clock.
5 It may rain. If it does, not many people will go on the
A You’re becoming really boring. If you always protest march.
(8) invitations to go out, Not many people
you (9) all your friends.

B That isn’t a very nice thing to say! If I
6 I spent all evening in front of the computer. My eyes
(10) you were going to be were very sore.
so rude, I (11) the phone.
If I
2 Rewrite the sentences. Use the second conditional.
My brother gets bored because there’s nothing interesting 7 Mary might get a summer job. She’ll buy a moped.
to do here. If Mary
If there was something interesting to do here, my brother 8 I forgot to invite Sam. He didn’t come to the party.
wouldn’t get bored. Sam would
1 She feels tired because she doesn’t get enough sleep.

She
2 I can’t play tennis because I haven’t got enough time. 5 Correct the sentences. Two sentences are correct.
I If you will take this medicine regularly, you will soon recover.
3 He doesn’t perform well because he doesn’t train If you take this medicine regularly, you will soon recover.
regularly. 1 You need to exercise regularly if you want to get fit.
If he
4 The gym is very expensive, so he can’t join it. 2 You didn’t hurt yourself if you’d been more careful.
He
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same 3 I’ll be really disappointed if our team would lose today.
meaning as the first sentence. Use the third conditional.
I was late, so I didn’t go out. 4 We won’t save the rainforests unless we don’t protect
them better.
I would have gone out if I hadn’t been late.

1 He didn’t buy a drink because he didn’t have any money.
5 I’d have been very surprised if she’d passed her driving
If he
test the first time.
2 She became a champion because she trained every day.

If she
6 If we won’t have to work, we would all go to the festival
3 She remembered Toby’s birthday because Ben reminded on Saturday.
her.

If Ben

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