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CONDITIONALS

TYPE 0

Use the conditions and results in the box to complete the phrases below.

Conditions Results
you've got a headache you get pink
you don't wear a crash helmet A dog bites
you heat it to 100 ºc the dvd player comes on
she comes home very late Butter melts
you leave gates open in the country it scratches you
you add sugar You have more chance of being killed

1 Water boils if _______________________________________________ .

2 If you mix red and white _______________________________________________ .

3 _______________________________________________ if you leave it in the sun.

4 If _______________________________________________ , take an aspirin.

5 If _______________________________________________ , it tastes sweet.

6 _______________________________________________ if you go near its food when it's eating.

7 If you pull a cat's tail, _______________________________________________ .

8 _______________________________________________ if you don't wear a seat belt.

9 You can end up brain damaged if _______________________________________________ .

10 If you press this switch, _______________________________________________ .

11 If _______________________________________________ , her folks get very angry.

12 Farmers get very angry if _______________________________________________ .

TYPE 1
1. If you …………….(not give) me an excuse, I ………………..(not be) your friend any more.
2. I …………………..(accept) your excuse only if you …………….(tell) me the truth.
3. I ………………..(tell) you the truth only if you ………………..(not tell) anyone else.
4. What ………………..(happen) if everybody ………………(know) your secret?
5. What …………………..(you/say) if I …………………(not say) anything?
6. If you ………………(put) me under pressure, I ……………….(not say) anything.

1. If you ………………..(not study), you …………………….(fail) the test.


2. We ……………………..(die) if we ……………………….(not get) help soon!
3. If you ……………………….(look) in the fridge, you …………………..(find) some cold drinks.
4. If there ………………….(be) no oil in the engine, the car …………………..(break) down.
5. I …………………….(lend) you my umbrella if you …………………….(need) it.
6. The sea level …………………….(rise) if the planet ……………………(get) hotter.

7. If you ……………………(eat) your sandwiches now, you …………………….(have) anything for lunch!
8. You …………………….(be) safe in an accident if you ……………………(wear) your seatbelt.
9. If he ………………….(save) all his money, he ………………….(be able to go) on holiday to Canada.
10. I ………………..(not come) with you if you …………………….(not bring) John!

TYPE 2

1.- If he ………………………(study) harder, he …………………..(not/fail) his exams.


2.- We ………………………(wait) for you if we …………………..(know) you were coming.
3.- What ……………………….(happen) if he ……………………..(not/phone) back?
4.- If he ……………………..(not/drive) so fast, the police ………………….(not/fine) him.
5.- You ……………………..(have) a great time if you …………………….(come) with us.

1. If you (stay) ………………….., we would play tennis.

2. If we met at three, we (have) ………………….plenty of time to play tennis the whole afternoon.

3. If you don't practice, you (fail) ………………….again.

4. If the children (come) ………………….., we will play football.

5. If the children (come) ……………………, we would play football.

6. If you (have) ……………………….time, call me.

7. If I won the lottery, I (buy) ………………………a sports car.

8. If Laura (call) ………………………., I will tell you.

9. If we (live) ……………………….in London, we would eat British food.

10. If Adam comes, please (tell) ………………………him to wait for me.

TYPE 3

1 I wouldn't be angry if you _____________________ my chocolate mousse. (to eat)


2 If he had known you were in hospital, he _____________________ you. (to visit)
3 We wouldn't have come by taxi if we _____________________ the right bus. (to find)
4 We would have visited the Prado gallery if we _____________________ time. (to have)
5 If you hadn't been asking me questions all the time, I _____________________ the film.(to enjoy)
6 If I _____________________ your number, I would have phoned.(to know)
7 If just one person had remembered my birthday, I _____________________ sad. (to be)
8 I would have understood the film if it _____________________ in German. (to be*)
9 They _____________________ to see you if they hadn't been away. (to come)
10 If she  _____________________ on a double yellow line, she wouldn't have got a fine. (to park)
11 If I'd known you were coming, I _____________________ a cake. (to bake)
12 If she _____________________ the shed unlocked, they wouldn't have stolen her bike. (to leave)
13 If you had told me about the concert, I _____________________. (to go)
14 The storm _____________________ a lot of damage if it had come this way. (to do)
15 The holidays would have been great if the weather _____________________ better. (to be)

Complete the sentences.

1) type II: If I ………………….(to study), I …………………….(to pass) the test.

2) type II: If the sun ………………………..(to shine), we ………………………(to go) swimming.


3) type III: If I …………………..(to study), I ……………………(to pass) the test.

4) type I: If I ………………………(to study), I …………………..(to pass) the test.

5) type I: They ……………………..(to fly) to Canberra if they ……………….(to have) more money.

6) type II: They …………………..(to fly) to Canberra if they ……………………(to have) more money.

7) type I: If the sun …………………….(to shine), we ………………….(to go) swimming.

8) type III: If the sun …………………….(to shine), we ………………….(to go) swimming.

9) type III: They …………………(to fly) to Canberra if they ……………….(to have) more money.

MIXED

1.That was a bad decision. If I (be) ………..you, I would change it as soon as possible.

2.Sunshine - at last! Imagine if the English weather was like this all the time. (it/not/be)
………..wonderful?

3.He's usually pleasant, but when he's tired he (be) ………..pretty short-tempered. That's the way he is.

4.If you (not/be) …………….so stubborn you would find it a lot easier to keep your friends.

5.Sorry I didn't call you and tell you I wasn't coming. I would have called you if I (have) ………….your
number with me.

6.He says that if he (not/be) ………….so busy he would go with you to the movie tomorrow. As it is, he
simply has too much work to do.

7.We (miss) ………….the bus unless you hurry. 02

8.If only I (have) ……………more free time. All the things I would do. All I ever do is work.

1. If I ________ you, I would apologize to her right away. (to be)


  was
  were
  have been
2. If I run into her, I ________ her that you're looking for her. (to tell)
  would tell
  tell
  will tell
3. If you ________ that again, I will call the police. (to do)
  to do
  do
  will do

4. He would never have asked her out on a date if she ________ him first. (to kiss)
  hadn't kissed
  didn't kiss
  will not kiss
5. If you were her, what ________? (to do)
  would you do
  did you do
  do you do
6. If she hadn't gone to England, she ________ Orlando Bloom. (to meet)
  would not meet
  did not meet
  would not have met
7. If it doesn't start snowing, we ________ this evening. (to go skiing)
  won't go skiing
  wouldn't go skiing
  don't go skiing
8. If you had saved some money earlier, you ________ broke right now. (to be)
  would not have been
  will not be
  are not
9. If I ________ at the airport so late, I would not have missed my flight. (to arrive)
  didn't arrive
  hadn't arrived
  would not arrive
10. If you buy one t-shirt, you ________ the second one free.
  will have gotten
  would get
  get

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