GRAMMAR

 PRACTICE  UNIT  5:  CONDITIONAL  SENTENCES  

 
FIRST  AND  SECOND  CONDITIONALS  
1) Complete  the  sentences  with  the  first  conditional  form  of  the  verbs  in  brackets.  
a. If  the  ice  caps  _______________,  sea  levels  _____________________  (melt/  rise)  
b. The  climate  ______________________  hotter  if  we  _____________________  something  about  it.  (get/  not  do).  
c. If  we  ___________________  our  old  paper  to  the  paper  bank,  they  _________________  us  for  it!  (take/  pay).  
d. More   countries   ________________________   from   droughts   if   global   warming   _________________   (suffer/   not  
stop).  
e. We  ____________________________  a  new  campaign  if  this  one  ______________________  (start/  be)  
f. If  we  __________________________  something  soon,  the  problems  _______________________  (not  do/  grow).  
2) Underline  the  correct  words.  
a. If  everyone  had/  would  have  enough  to  eat,  the  world  is  /  would  be  a  better  place.  
b. People  helped  /  would  help  the  environment  if  they  recycled  /  would  recycle  more.  
c. If  renewable  energy  was  /  is  more  accessible,  more  people  used  /  would  use  it.  
d. The  climate  doesn’t  /  wouldn’t  change  so  quickly  if  we  would  use  /  used  fewer  chemicals.  
e. If  GM  products  would  be/were  less  controversial,  more  people  would  buy/  bought  them.  
f. The  world  is/would  be  a  cleaner  place  if  developed  countries  would  care  /  cared  more  about  the  
environment.  
g. We  protected/  would  protect  the  environment  more  if  we  all  acted  /  would  act  responsibly.  
3) Complete  the  sentences  with  the  first  or  second  conditional  form  of  these  verbs.  
SUFFER  –  GROW  –  RECYCLE  –  NOT  PROTECT  –  ACT  –  BUY  –  BE  
a. If  you  _____________________  your  glass,  plastic  and  paper,  you’ll  help  the  environment.  
b. __________________  you  ___________________  greener  products  if  they  were  cheaper?  
c. If  terrible  floods  happen  every  year,  the  economy,  ____________________________.  
d. If  people  ___________________  GM  crops,  they  wouldn’t  suffer  from  famines.  
e. If  world  leaders  ______________________________  now,  we  will  start  to  solve  these  problems.  
f. If  we  _______________________  our  environment,  global  warming  will  continue.  
g. If  people  recycled  more,  ____________________  there  __________________  less  pollution?  
4) Read  Frank’s  answers  to  the  questions.  Then  write  sentences  about  Frank.  
1. What  would  you  do  if  you  won  the  lottery?  
  a.  spend  the  money     ✓     b.  give  the  money  away.  
2. What  would  you  do  if  you  found  50  euros?  
  a.  keep  it  ✓         b.  take  it  to  the  police.  
3. If  you  could  be  famous  for  a  day,  what  would  you  be?  
  a.  an  actor           b.  a  singer  ✓  
4. If  you  could  speak  any  language  fluently,  which  language  would  you  speak?  
  a.  Chinese           b.  Arabic  ✓  
5. Where  would  you  go  on  holiday  if  you  could  go  anywhere  in  the  world?  
  a.  Africa           b.  India  ✓  
 6. What  would  you  do  if  you  saw  a  UFO?  
  a.  run  away    ✓       b.  tell  the  newspapers.  
ü If  Frank  won  the  lottery,  he’d  spend  the  money.  
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5) Read   the   questions   in   exercise   4   again   and   answer   the   questions   for   yourself.   What   would  
you  do  in  those  situations?  
ü If  I  won  the  lottery  I  _________________________________________________________________  
 
THIRD  CONDITIONAL  
1) Match  the  beginning  of  the  sentences  with  their  endings.  
1. If  we  hadn’t  arrived  at  the  station  on  time,   a. we  could  have  made  an  omelette.  
2. If  I  had  studied  a  bit  more,      
3. What  would  you  have  done   b. we  would  have  missed  the  train.  
4. If  you  hadn’t  eaten  all  of  the  eggs,   c. if  they  had  known  it  was  so  expensive?  
5. Would  they  have  gone  to  Rome     d. if  you  had  lost  the  tickets?  
e. I’m  sure  I  would  have  passed  the  exam.  
 
2) Underline  the  correct  words.  
a. If  she  would  have  got  up/  had  got  up  earlier,  she  wouldn’t  have  /  hadn’t  arrived  late.  
b. If  we  had/  would  have  known  the  truth,  w  wouldn’t  have  /hadn’t  supported  the  project.  
c. If  you  would  have/  had  seen  the  film,  you  had/  would  have  cried  too.  
d. What  had  she/  would  she  have  said  if  she  would  have  /  had  seen  you?  
e. What  would  we  have/  had  we  done  if  they  would  have  /  had  asked  us  for  our  opinion?  
f. If  they  hadn’t  /  wouldn’t  have  found  the  letter,  they  hadn’t  /  wouldn’t  have  known  the  truth.  
3) Complete  the  sentences  with  the  third  conditional  form  of  the  verbs  in  brackets.  
a. If  we  ________________________,  they  ________________________  down  all  the  trees.  (not  demonstrate/  cut)  
b. If   you   ___________________________   all   that   glass,   they   ________________________   it   to   make   new   bottles  
(recycle/  use).  
c. If  they  ___________________________  so  much  electricity,  they  ___________________  fewer  problems  now  (not  
use/  have)  
d. We   _________________________________   in   such   a   difficult   situation   now   if   you   __________________________   a  
map!  (not  be/  bring)  
e. I   _____________________________________   you   if   ________________________________   you   were   so   sensitive.   (not  
tell/  know)  
 
 4) Write  sentences  using  the  third  conditional.  
a. If/  I/  know  before  /  I  /  recycle  more  
  If  I  had  known  before,  I  would  have  recycled  more.  
b. if  /  people  /  protect  bears  in  Spain  /  they  /  not  become  /  extinct.  
 
c. If  /  they  /  listen  to  the  experts  /  they  /  not  build  /  the  power  plant.  
 
d. If  /  he  /  come  with  us  /  he  /  speak  to  the  demonstrators.  
 
e. If  /  we  /  understand  the  consequences  of  our  actions  /  we  /  act  sooner  to  save  the  planet.  
 
f. If  /  people  /  use  less  oil  /  it  /  not  start  to  run  out.  
 
g. If  /  I  /  pay  more  attention  /  I  /  learn  more  about  genetic  engineering  in  food.  
 
MIXED  SENTENCES  
5) Error  correction:  Correct  the  sentences.  
a. If  we  won’t  use  renewable  energy,  we’ll  run  out  of  oil  
 
b. She  would  helps  me  if  I  went  to  her  house.  
 
c. If  my  English  would  be  better,  I’d  go  to  London.  
 
d. What  do  you  do  if  you  had  a  million  euros?  
 
e. If  I  played  better,  the  team  would  have  won.  
 
f. He  wouldn’t  have  gone  to  university  if  he  didn’t  study  hard  at  school  
 
g. If  you  had  lived  in  the  last  century,  what  would  you  do  and  where  would  you  go?  
 
h. Would  the  sea  had  been  polluted  if  the  ship  had  been  more  secure?  
 
6) Read  the  dialogue  and  underline  the  correct  words.  
MOLLY:  Did  you  throw  this  glass  bottle  in  the  bin?  
BRAD:  Yes,  why?  
MOLLY:  Brad,  if  we  don’t  recycle,  we  don’t  help/  won’t  help  to  protect  the  environment.  
BRAD:  But  I  do  recycle  sometimes!  
MOLLY:  Sometimes  isn’t  enough.  If  everybody  was  as  lazy  as  you,  it  will  be/  would  be  impossible  to  clean  
up  the  world.  
BRAD:  Hey!  I’m  not  lazy.  I  do  my  bit  for  the  planet.  I’ll  tell  you  about  it  if  you  want  /  wanted  me  to.  
MOLLY:  I’m  listening!  
BRAD:   If   you   hadn’t   been   studying   all   week,   you   would   have   noticed   /   you   would   had   noticed   that   I’ve  
started  to  build  an  organic  waste  box  in  the  garden.  
MOLLY:  Really?  
BRAD:   Yeah!   If   I   had   known   you   were   so   interested   in   recycling,   I   would   have   asked   /   would   ask   you   to  
help  me.  
MOLLY:  I’ll  help  you  now  if  you  show/  will  show  me  what  to  do.  
BRAD:  Great!  Come  on!