Zero, First, Second & Mixed

Conditionals Practice Exercises:

Complete the conditional sentences, and state which conditional is

being used. The first one has been done for you.

1. If ​it’s​ a powerful message, it’s likely to be thought-provoking, and at the very

least it ​will​ leave some kind of impression.

Conditional used: ​First conditional

2. If a person _____ (wear) a lot of sports brands like Nike, Adidas or Puma, I
think it’s safe to assume that that person is fairly sporty or enjoys watching
sports!

Conditional used: ______________

3. If​ ​machines _______ (can/ do) the same job at a lower price, I _____ (do/
not) see teachers competing.

Conditional used: ______________

4. In my family, we try to keep in touch as much as possible.. we spend the

holidays together, and if anyone _____ (need) a hand with anything, we all
_____ (help) out.

Conditional used: ______________

5. If the economy ______ (crash) and times ____ (get) tough again, maybe
families ________ (be/ limit) to one or two children.. Who knows?

Conditional used: ______________

 6. If a family in the future _____ (do/ not) have huge
financial worries, perhaps they ____ (be) have more
kids..

Conditional used: ______________

7. I think having a healthy diet contributes massively to having a healthy

mindset! I say, if you ____ (eat) crap, you ____ (be) feel like crap!

Conditional used: ______________

8. If their job ______ (stress) them out, they can _____ (make) a career move..

Conditional used: ______________

9. If they _____ (drink) or _____ (smoke), they can _____(quit) or cut down on
their intake..

Conditional used: ______________

10. If I ___ (have) to choose, I ________ (be/ lean) more to the elderly not
doing quite enough exercise, but I don’t think they’re a million miles away
either!

Conditional used: ______________

11. If they are in fact able to fix all of these neurological conditions like
Alzheimer's, Dementia, spinal cord injuries and so on, ______ ( be/ not) that
be something!!

Conditional used: ______________

 12. You can even _____ (save) up enough money if you
____ (be) on minimum wage and ____ (get) yourself a
pretty good computer.

Conditional used: ______________

13. If you ________ (be) a conservative your whole life for example, you
____ (be) probably paint certain conservative news stories in a positive light
and paint democratic news stories in a negative light.

Conditional used: ______________

14. I would say that the internet can ___ (be) safe for children if there ___
(be) some kind of parental controls implemented.

Conditional used: ______________

15. If people do _____ (start) opting to get microchipped, who knows, maybe
we ____ (be) receive our news instantly without watching or hearing it!
Anything is possible with technology!

Conditional used: ______________

16. If they ___ (do) something in pop culture, most people ____ (be)
recognize them, but if they ___ (do) something in a niche like gardening,
perhaps only those who are interested in gardening _____ (be) be able to
recognize them!

Conditional used: ______________

 Answers​:
1. If ​it’s​ a powerful message, it’s likely to be thought-provoking, and at the very least ​it will/ it’ll
leave some kind of impression.

(First conditional)

2. If a person ​wears​ a lot of sports brands like Nike, Adidas or Puma, I think it’s safe to assume
that that person is fairly sporty or enjoys watching sports!

(Zero conditional)

3. If​ ​machines ​can do​ the same job at a lower price, I ​don’t​ see teachers competing.

(Zero conditional)

4. In my family, we try to keep in touch as much as possible.. we spend the holidays together, and
if anyone ​needs​ a hand with anything, we all ​help​ out.

(Zero conditional)

5. If the economy ​crashes​ and times ​gets​ tough again, maybe families ​will be limited​ to one or
two children.. Who knows?

(First conditional)

6. If a family in the future ​doesn’t​ have huge financial worries, perhaps ​they’ll​ have more kids..

(First conditional)

7. I think having a healthy diet contributes massively to having a healthy mindset! I say, if you ​eat
crap, ​you’ll​ feel like crap!

(First conditional)

8. If their job ​stresses​ them out, they can ​make​ a career move..

(Zero conditional)

9. If they ​drink​ or ​smoke​, they can ​quit​ or cut down on their intake..
(Zero conditional)

10. If I ​had​ to choose, ​I’d lean​ more to the elderly not doing quite enough
exercise, but I don’t think they’re a million miles away either!

(Second conditional)

11. If they are in fact able to fix all of these neurological conditions like Alzheimer's, Dementia,
spinal cord injuries and so on, ​wouldn’t​ that be something!!

(Mixed conditional)

12. You can even ​save​ up enough money if you ​are​ on minimum wage and ​get​ yourself a pretty
good computer.

(Zero conditional)

13. If you ​have been​ a conservative your whole life for example, you ​will​ probably paint certain
conservative news stories in a positive light and paint democratic news stories in a negative
light.

(Mixed Conditional)

14. I would say that the internet can ​be​ safe for children if there ​are​ some kind of parental controls
implemented.

(Zero conditional)

15. If people do ​start​ opting to get microchipped, who knows, maybe ​we’ll​ receive our news
instantly without watching or hearing it! Anything is possible with technology!

(First conditional)

16. If they ​do​ something in pop culture, most people ​will​ recognize them, but if they ​do​ something
in a niche like gardening, perhaps only those who are interested in gardening ​will​ be able to
recognize them!

(First conditional)