CONDITIONALS

S 1st CONDITIONAL

If + present simple,
WILL + infinitive

We use the 1st Conditional for real future possibilities.

If I study, I will pass the exam.

2nd CONDITIONAL

If + past simple,
EXERCISES
WOULD + infinitive

We use the 2nd Conditional for future situations that are hypothetical.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Transform the sentences. Use the first, second
If I studied, I would pass theorexam.
verbs in brackets. Use the 1st, 2nd or 3rd conditional . third conditional.

1. If we were famous, we ............................. (earn) a lot of money. I didn´t go to the café so I didn’t see Roger.
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2. Jane ................................ (not tell) me, if I hadn´t asked her. ………………………………………………………………………………………

3. If I can, I.................................. (help). 3rd CONDITIONAL

You never check your writing so you make a lot of mistakes.
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4. I wouldn´t have known, if you................................ .(not phone)
If +me.
past ………………………………………………………………………………………
perfect,
WOULD + have + past
5. Peter and Amy would get married, if they........................(can).
participle
He didn´t know she was allergic to fish so he took her to a
seafood restaurant.
6. use
We We the
.......................
3rd Conditional (have) afor
holiday
unrealnext year,
past if we work hard
situations. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
this year. ………………………………………………………………………………………
If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.
7. What........................you ................ (do) if you saw a ghost? Let´s run or we´ll miss the bus.
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8. If we............................... (not can) get there tonight, we will have
have to stay in a hotel. I have to look after my cousin. Otherwise, I won´t go out with my
friends next Saturday.
9. If your documents............................(be) in order you will leave at ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
once. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

10. If he.............................. (help) us with the job, it will take us an Eat healthy food or you´ll get ill.
hour. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

He didn´t buy the bike because he didn’t have enough money.

11. If your phone............................ (not work), you will use mine.
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12. ...................Mary.................. (arrive) in time if she gets the ten o
´clock train?
I passed the exam only because Tom had helped me.
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13. If he had tried to leave the country, he ..................................
(stop) at the frontier.
I would wear my new shoes, but they aren’t comfortable.
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14. If you play the drums at night, the neighbours..........................
(complain). Sue didn’t miss the train because I woke her up in time.
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15. If you want to get a job, you.................................(need) a work
permit.

16. If I were in his shoes, I...........................(buy) the car.