Nguyen Nhut Minh, M.A. Con.Sen.

(Type 1)

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - TYPE 1

A. Forms:
a. Affirmative
If + S1 + Vo/s/es+ O, S2 + will/ can + Vo + O.
Ex: If you eat all that food, you will be ill.
b. Negative
If + S1+ don't/ doesn't + Vo + O, S2 + will/ can+ not + Vo + O.
Ex: If you don't know her address, I can tell you.
c. Interrogative
If + S1 + Vo/s/es + O, (wh) + will/ can+ S2 + Vo + O?
Ex: If you have a long holiday, where will you go?
d. Commands
If + S1 + Vo/s/es + O, V + O.
Ex: If you meet your parents, send them my regards.

B. Practice
Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs.
1. If she ....................(work) hard, she .....................(pass) the exam.
2. If I ..................(come) soon, I ................(phone) you.
3. She ...................(feel) sad if you ....................(not, give) her a gift.
4. If Peter ......................(go) to work late again, he .................(be) sacked.
5. No one ......................(know) the truth if you …….....(not, reveal).
6. If the boy ....................(eat) that apple, he ..................(be) ill.
7. If you .....................(not, hurry), you ...................(miss) the bus.
8. Tell him about this story if you .........................(see) him.
9. If you ..........................(have) a day off where you..............(go)?
10. If he ..................(cook) the meal himself, help him.
11. If few people .....................(come) to the meeting, please postpone to the other
day.
12. If it .......................(not, be) warm this afternoon, we ...................(put off) the
game.
13. Your father ...............(pick) you up if you ..................(come) back late?
14. What you ..................(speak) if you ....................(meet) a foreigner?
15. Unless he .................(answer) all my questions, I ...................(not, help) him.