PRACTICE!
Put in the correct phrases and form a conditional sentence.
1. If we meet at 9:30, we ____________ (to have) plenty of time.
2. Lisa would find the milk if she ____________ (to look) in the fridge.
3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she ____________ (to feed) the
animals.
4. If you spoke louder, your classmates ____________ (to understand) you.
5. Dan ____________ (to arrive) safe if he drove slowly.
6. You ____________ (to have) no trouble at school if you had done your homework.
7. If you ____________ (to swim) in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.
8. The door will unlock if you ____________ (to press) the green button.
9. If Mel ____________ (to ask) her teacher, he'd have answered her questions.
10. I ____________ (to call) the office if I was/were you.
ASSIGNMENT!
Provide all the three types of conditional sentences of each sentence.
1. We ___ (go) to Japan, if you ___ (arrive) home.
A. ________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________
C. ________________________________________________
2. If he ___ (love) his aged mother, he ___ (not leave) her.
A. ________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________
C. ________________________________________________
3. The son ___ (follow) the road, if he ___ (know) the way
A. ________________________________________________
B. ________________________________________________
C. ________________________________________________
4. If the despotic leader ___ (fear) weakness, he ___ (announce) his last junction.
A. _________________________________________________
B. _________________________________________________
C. _________________________________________________
5. The governor ___ (listen) carefully, if I ___ (tell) him the real story.
A. _________________________________________________
B. _________________________________________________
C. _________________________________________________
TAKE THE QUIZ! Complete the conditional sentences.
THE CAT AND THE MOUSE
1. Once upon a time the cat bit the mouse's tail off. “Give me back my tail,” said the mouse.
And the cat said, “Well, I (give) ____________ you back your tail if you fetched me some
milk. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
2. The mouse, however, went to the cow. “The cat (give / only) ____________ me back my
tail if I fetch her some milk.”
3. And the cow said, “Well, I would give you milk if you (get) ____________me some hay. But
that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
4. The mouse, however, went to the farmer. “The cat will only give me back my tail if the cow
(give) ____________ me some milk. And the cow (only / give) ____________ me milk if I get
her some hay.”
5. And the farmer said, “Well, I would give you hay if you (bring) ____________ me some
meat. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
6. The mouse, however, went to the butcher. “The cat will only give me back my tail if the
cow (give) ____________ me milk. And the cow will only give me milk if she (get)
____________ some hay. And the farmer (only / give) ____________ me hay if I get him
some meat.”
7. And the butcher said, “Well, I would give you meat if you (make) ____________ the baker
bakes me a bread. But that's impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
8. The mouse, however, went to the baker. “The cat (give / only) ____________ me back my
tail if I fetch her some milk. And the cow (give / not) ____________ me milk if I don't get her
hay. And the farmer will only give me hay if the butcher (have) ____________some meat for
him. And the butcher will not give me meat if you (bake / not) ____________him a bread.”
9. And the baker said, “Well, I (give) ____________ you bread if you promise never to steal
my corn or meal.” The mouse promised not to steal, and so the baker gave the mouse bread,
the mouse gave the butcher bread. The butcher gave the mouse meat, the mouse gave the
farmer meat. The farmer gave the mouse hay, the mouse gave the cow hay. The cow gave
the mouse milk, the mouse gave the cat milk. And the cat gave the mouse her tail back.
10. But imagine what would have happened otherwise: If the mouse ____________never to
steal corn or meal, the baker ____________the mouse bread.
11. If the baker _______the mouse bread, the butcher _______ to give her meat for the
farmer.
12. If the butcher ________her any meat, the farmer ________willing to give the mouse hay.
13. If the farmer _______willing to give the mouse hay, the mouse ________ milk from the
cow.
14. If the mouse ____________milk from the cow, she ____________back her tail.