Andrea Neira

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CONDITIONALS PRACTICE

1. Use Zero and First Conditional Clauses to complete the sentences.

1)  If he __has_________ (have) got a temperature, __call_______ (call) the doctor.

2)  ______________ (take) your umbrella if it ________________ (rain).

3)  If you ______________ (heat) water to 100ºC, it _______________ (boil).

4)  ______________ (take) a taxi if you ________________ (be) in a hurry.

5)  If it ________________ (be) too late when you get home, ________________
(not/wake) me up.

If you ______________ (put) butter near the fire, it _______________ (melt). 

2.  Complete the following sentences.

1)  If we don’t hurry, we ___will be____________ (be) late.

2)  If I see her, I _____________________ (give) her your message.

3)  If you’re hungry, I _____________________ (make) you a sandwich.

4)  If he _____________________ (not/come) to the party, I will be very upset.

5)  If she ____________________ (go) to Paris, she’ll send me a postcard.

6)  If we _____________________ (not/be) busy, we’ll come with you.

7)  If he does that again, dad ____________________ (be) very angry.

8)  If he ______________________ (not/finish) his homework, he won’t go out.

9)  If he ______________________ (come), I’ll talk to him.

10)  If she _______________________ (hurry), she won’t be late.

11) If it rains, we ___________________ (not/go) out.

12)  If they are late, they ______________________ (miss) the bus. 

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3.  Complete with the First Conditional.

1)  If I ___am not_________ (not/be) busy, I __will come____ (come) with you.

2)  If it __________________ (rain), we __________________ (stay) at home.

3)  I ____________________ (call) you if I ___________________ (have) time.

4)  If she ___________________ (not/study) hard, she ____________________

(not/pass) the test.

5)  If the weather ___________________ (be) nice, we ___________________ (go) to

the beach.

6)  You ______________________ (get) fat if you ___________________ (not/stop)

eating so much.

7)  If I ______________________ (see) John, I ______________________ (tell) him

about the party.

8)  Mum _______________________ (be) very angry if I ____________________

(not/tidy) my room.

9)  If we _______________________ (not/leave) now, we _____________________

(miss) the bus.

10)  You ________________________ (not/go) to the party if you

_________________ (not/do) your homework. 

4.  Match and make sentences.

1) wear a coat a) get wet

2) go to bed late b) have an accident

3) touch that hot pan c) not be cold

4) take an aspirin d) be tired tomorrow

5) not take an umbrella with you e) feel better

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6) not hurry f) burn yourself

7) drive too fast g) lose it

8) leave your bag here h) be late

1)  If you wear a coat, you aren’t

cold.____________________________________________________

2)  If you
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3)  If you
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4)  If you
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5)  If you
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6)  If you
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7)  If you
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8) If you
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5.  Complete the sentences.

1)  If Liam doesn’t shave (not/shave) off his beard, Sharon won’t go out with him.
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2)  Will you take me with you if you _______________________________ (go) to the
beach?

3)  If Kelly invites me to the party, I _______________________________ (go).

4)  The man will hurt himself if he _______________________________ (jump) from

that height.

5)  If you clear up this mess now, I ______________________________ (not/tell)

Mum.

6)  ____________________________________ (you/look) after my dog if I go away

on holiday?

7)  If they ______________________________ (not/come) out of the sun, they will get
burnt!

8)  Rosie will get into trouble is she _______________________________ (not/go)

home soon.

9)  If Peter __________________________________ (not/like) the sweater, will Mrs

Hardy give it to Tom?

He ______________________________ (stay) for lunch if she asks him.

6.  Rewrite these sentences using the word given.

1)  If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late for school. (unless)

Unless we leave now, we’ll be late for school.

2)  Unless they stop that noise, I’ll call the police. (if)

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3)  She won’t find tickets for the concert if she doesn’t book them soon. (unless)

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4)  If I don’t borrow Patrick’s lawn mower, it will take me ages to cut the grass. (unless)
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5)  The mirror will fall unless you use a strong nail. (if)

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6)  Unless it rains, we’ll go to the football match. (if)

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7)  They’ll stay in a hotel if their relatives don’t have a spare room. (unless)

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8)  Unless you remind me, I’ll forget to post the letter. (if)

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7.  Complete the First Conditional sentences.

1)  You will feel (feel) better if you take (take) an aspirin.

2)  If they ______________________ (come) with us, we _______________________

(have) a great time.

3)  If it _______________________ (rain), I _______________________ (might / stay)

at home.

4)  ________________________ (you / post) this letter for me if you

______________________ (not / be ) too busy?

5)  You __________________________ (should / apologise) if it _________________

(be) your fault.

6)  If David ________________________ (invite) Janice, I _____________________

(not / go) to his party.
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7)  If you _________________________ (not / know) the answer,
__________________ (ask) Mr Walters.

8)  Jack _________________________ (move) to Scotland if he

____________________ (find) a good job there.

9)  If the pain ________________________ (not / stop), I _____________________

(see) a doctor.

10)  If you _______________________ (not / like) that dress,

________________________ (not / wear) it.

11)  What _________________________ (you / tell) Andrew if he

_____________________ (ask) you?

12)  Anne ________________________ (can / borrow) her brother’s car if she

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(ask) him nicely.

8.  Rewrite the sentences using the word given.

1)  You won’t finish on time if you don’t start now. (unless)

You won’t finish on time unless you start now.

2)  Unless you read the instructions, you won’t know what to do. (if)

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3)  We’ll go to the cinema tonight if I’m not too tired. (unless)

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4)  Unless you study harder, you’ll fail the test. (if)

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5)  If the neighbours don’t stop making that awful noise, I’ll call the police. (unless)
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6)  Mum won’t let him go out if he doesn’t finish his homework first. (unless)

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7)  The headache won’t go away unless you do something about it. (if)

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8)  She won’t hear you if you don’t speak louder. (unless)

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9)  I’ll be back at six unless I have to work late. (if)

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10)  He will never find a job unless he starts looking for one now. (if)

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9.  Complete with the Second Conditional.

1)  If he __________________________ (exercise), he would be healthier.

2)  If I __________________________ (be) you, I would call the police.

3)  I _________________________ (buy) a new jacket if I had some money.

4)  I _________________________ (help) him if I were you.

5)  I would travel round the world if I ___________________________ (win) the lottery.

6)  If she had time, she __________________________ (go) to the gym.

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7)  If I __________________________ (meet) an alien, I wouldn’t be scared.

If I __________________________ (go) to New York, I would visit the Empire State

building. 

10.  Peter is ill in bed. Give him some advice. Begin with “If I were you”.

1. make a cup of tea                      5. stay in bed all day

2. call the doctor                            6. take an aspirin

3. not go to school tomorrow        7. stay in bed for two days

4. eat some soup                          8. drink some orange juice

1)  If I were you, I would make a cup of tea.

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12.  Read and write sentences beginning with “I wish”.

1.  not have a headache

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2.  not be ill

3.  Mary not make so much noise

4.  Mum be here

5.  can go to the park

6.  feel better

7.  can eat some ice-cream

1)  I wish I didn’t have a headache.

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13.  Read and write Third Conditional sentences.

1)  Helen forgot to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s. She cut her hair herself.
She looked awful at the party.

If she hadn’t forgotten to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s, she wouldn’t

have cut herhair herself. If she hadn’t cut her hair herself, she wouldn’t have
looked awful at the party.
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2)  Peter ate three bars of chocolate. He had a terrible stomach ache. He couldn’t go to
the cinema with Stanley and Leslie.

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3)  Mary sat in the sun too long. She was red and sore. She didn’t enjoy herself at the
barbecue that evening.

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4)  Pauline watched TV until three o’clock in the morning! She was late for the school
bus. She missed the school excursion.

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5)  Mr Davis tried to lift a heavy suitcase. He hurt his back. He couldn’t play golf.

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14.  Complete the Third Conditional sentences.

1)  If I __________________________ (hear) the weather forecast, I

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(take) an umbrella with me.

2)  If you ___________________________ (come) to the party last night, you

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(meet) James.

3)  If I __________________________ (listen) to her, this

________________________ (not / happen).

4)  If I ____________________________ (know) you were at home, I

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(call) you.

5)  What ________________________ (you / do) if he

____________________________ (not / lend) you his car?

6)  If you _____________________ (not / be) so rude, she

__________________________ ( not / get) so upset.

7)  If Raymond _________________________ (not / miss) the bus, he

___________________________

( not / be) late for work.

8)  If someone ___________________________ (tell) me that there was no milk in the

house, I

______________________ (go) to the supermarket.

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9)  She _____________________________ (not / refuse) if you
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(ask) her nicely.

10)  ___________________________ (you / come) with us if we

____________________________ (tell)

 you about the concert? 

15.  Rewrite the sentences. Use the Third Conditional.

1)  I didn’t say hello because I didn’t see her.

If I had seen her, I would have said hello.

2)  We didn’t go out to dinner because Dad finished work late.

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3)  She was angry because you didn’t call her.

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4)  We didn’t hear about the accident because we didn’t watch the news.

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5)  You dropped the vase because you weren’t careful.

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6)  He didn’t pass the exam because he was nervous.

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7)  We didn’t go to the beach because it rained.

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8)  I had a good time because you were there with me.

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9)  They didn’t get a taxi because they didn’t have enough money.

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10)  We were late because our car broke down.

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11)  She didn’t follow my advice, so she didn’t make a profit.

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12)  You didn’t put the milk in the fridge, so it went bad.

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