Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II and III

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to
express that the action in the main clause ____________________ (without if) can only take
place if a certain condition ____________________ (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are
three types of Conditional Sentences.

Conditional Sentence Type 1

→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 2

→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I ____________________ (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 3

→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II ____________________ (= would + have + Past

Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

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 1. Complete the Conditional Sentences ____________________ (Type I) by putting the
verbs into the correct form.

If you ____________________ (send) this letter now, she ____________________ (receive) it

tomorrow.

If I ____________________ (do) this test, I ____________________ (improve) my English.

If I ____________________ (find) your ring, I ____________________ (give) it back to you.

Peggy ____________________ (go) shopping if she ____________________ (have) time in the

afternoon.

Simon ____________________ (go) to London next week if he ____________________ (get) a

cheap flight.

If her boyfriend ____________________ (phone / not) today, she ____________________

(leave) him.

If they ____________________ (study / not) harder, they ____________________ (pass / not)

the exam.

If it ____________________ (rain) tomorrow, I ____________________ (have to / not) water

the plants.

You ____________________ (be able/ not) to sleep if you ____________________ (watch) this
scary film.

Susan ____________________ (can / move / not) into the new house if it

____________________ (be / not) ready on time.

2. Complete the Conditional Sentences ____________________ (Type II) by putting the

verbs into the correct form.

If we ____________________ (have) a yacht, we ____________________ (sail) the seven seas.

If he ____________________ (have) more time, he ____________________ (learn) karate.

If they ____________________ (tell) their father, he ____________________ (be) very angry.

She ____________________ (spend) a year in the USA if it ____________________ (be) easier

to get a green card.

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If I ____________________ (live) on a lonely island, I ____________________ (run) around
naked all day.

We ____________________ (help) you if we ____________________ (know) how.

My brother ____________________ (buy) a sports car if he ____________________ (have) the

money.

If I ____________________ (feel) better, I ____________________ (go) to the cinema with

you.

If you ____________________ (go) by bike more often, you ____________________ (be / not)
so flabby.

She ____________________ (not / talk) to you if she ____________________ (be) mad at you.

Complete the Conditional Sentences ____________________ (Type III) by putting the verbs
into the correct form.

If you ____________________ (study) for the test, you ____________________ (pass) it.

If you ____________________ (ask) me, I ____________________ (help) you.

If we ____________________ (go) to the cinema, we ____________________ (see) my friend

Jacob.

If you ____________________ (speak) English, she ____________________ (understand) .

If they ____________________ (listen) to me, we ____________________ (be) home earlier.

I ____________________ (write) you a postcard if I ____________________ (have) your

address.

If I ____________________ (not / break) my leg, I ____________________ (take part) in the

contest.

If it ____________________ (not/ start) to rain, we ____________________ (walk) to the

museum.

We ____________________ (swim) in the sea if there ____________________ (not / be) so

many sharks there.

If she ____________________ (take) the bus, she ____________________ (not / arrive) on

time.

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 3. Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I or II.

If they go to Washington, they ____________________ (see) the White House.

If she ____________________ (have) a hamster, she would call him Fred.

If he gave her a sweet, she ____________________ (stop) crying.

If he ____________________ (arrive) later, he will take a taxi.

We would understand him if he ____________________ (speak) slowly.

Andy ____________________ (cook) dinner if we buy the food.

I will prepare breakfast if I ____________________ (wake up) early.

If they shared a room, they ____________________ (fight) all day long.

If you hate walking in the mountains, you ____________________ (enjoy / not) the tour.

Janet would go jogging if she ____________________ (have / not) to do her homework.

4. Complete the Conditional Sentences ____________________ (Type I, II or III) by

putting the verbs into the correct form.

If they ____________________ (have) time at the weekend, they will come to see us.

If we sneak out quietly, nobody ____________________ (notice) .

If we ____________________ (know) about your problem, we would have helped you.

If I ____________________ (be) you, I would not buy that dress.

We ____________________ (arrive) earlier if we had not missed the bus.

If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life ____________________ (not / be) complete.

Okay, I ____________________ (get) the popcorn if you buy the drinks.

If I ____________________ (tell) you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.

She ____________________ (go) out with you if you had only asked her.

I would not have read your diary if you ____________________ (not hide) it in such an obvious
place.