Conditionals

Exercise 1
1. I don’t think she’s worried about us. If she had been worried, she would have
phoned or something. *
2. I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I manage to finish before 4.30, I will do
the shopping on my way back.
3. Tom missed his flight. He would have got to the airport on time if he hadn’t
overslept.
4. If I had such a large house as yours, I would invite all my friends for the weekend.
5. If the child hadn’t been playing with matches, he wouldn’t have burned himself.
Now he’s in hospital.
6. She’s so shy. If she talked to people, she would make friends.
7. So, you’re seeing Terry tonight. If he asks you about me, don’t tell him I’m going out
with John.
8. If a machine had been properly maintained, it would have never failed. **
9. We would have invited him if we had known his address, but he never gave it to us.
10. Unless I have a problem, I will never bother my friends. ***
11. You’re very strong. If you try, you will win your opponent.
12. Look what you’ve done. If you had been careful, you wouldn’t have broken all
those glasses.
13. I was so stupid! Nothing would have happened if I hadn’t moved to this flat.
14. He’s a bit short. If he were taller, he could play basketball.
15. Sorry. I would have lent you the money you need if I had had it. ****
16. The bus is full up. If there was an empty seat, I would sit down. *****
17. Why didn’t you go to the police station? If you had reported the theft, they could
have arrested the robbers.
18. I
*You should have used II conditional because of the first sentence which is in Present
Simple (don’t think she is worried) If she were worried, she would phone or
something.
** You should have used Zero conditional because we do not know which machine it
is talked about (indefinite article a is used) so this is a fact. If a machine is properly
maintained, it never fails.
*** You should have used Zero conditional because this is a personal characteristic (a
fact) Unless I have a problem, I never bother my friends.
**** You should have used II conditional because of the first sentence (Sorry- it’s
present), that means that the action is in present, so the conditional must be present
too. I would lend you the money you need if I had it.
***** Be careful with was/were. Even though it is third person singular, were is used.
If there were an empty seat, I would sit down.
Exercise 2
1. She would have never left her job if she had felt happy working there.
2. The workers would go on strike if they weren’t paid their salary.
3. They won’t come to the wedding if they don’t get the invitation.
4. If there weren’t so much traffic, they would get to the airport on time.
5. If Harry had got up earlier, he would have arrived to the meeting.
6. If little children have pets, they will learn how to deal with responsibilities. *
7. You will improve your English if you use it every day.
8. People call the fire brigade if they smell a fire. **
9. Everybody will stare at you if you come in that dress.
10. You’ll need a lawyer if you want to avoid going to jail.
11. He would have asked her out if he had been in love with her.
12. If you want to know the meaning of a word, you find it in a dictionary.
13. If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared a dinner.
14. If that model of car had been cheaper, I would have bought it.
15. If I were you, I would stop smoking.
16. Everybody would like to travel abroad if it were more affordable.
17. If you behave like that, you will be punished.
18. If they had thought before doing anything, they wouldn’t have got into trouble.
19. If she read the book, she would know what happened in the end.
20. Everybody would have enjoyed themselves if they had been confident enough.
21. I’ll accept your invitation if I get it on time.
22. I would eat fish if you prepared it nicely.
23. You should take the dress back to the shop if it isn’t the right size.
24. If you haven’t got any more questions, you can go home.
25. Lock the front door if you leave the house.
26. If you can’t come to the meeting on time, you should tell me.
27. There will be a lot of problems if you forget to make that appointment.
28. Nobody would have got killed in the accident if the driver hadn’t been drunk.
29. If there had been an alarm in the museum, all the visitors would have been
evacuated on time.
30. If you want the children to be quiet, you should give them toys.
*Zero conditional should have been used because it is a fact. If little children have
pets, they learn how to deal with responsibilities.
** Just the article issue. You mustn’t use a before fire

Exercise 3
I won’t know anything about my friends unless they write to me.
They wouldn’t have bothered you unless they had needed your help.
We will be home by five o’clock unless there is a traffic jam.
People don’t go to the doctor unless they are ill.
I’ll punish you unless you tell me the truth.
They won’t invite you to their party unless they know your phone number.
They won’t give you the job unless they like your appearance.
I won’t let you watch TV unless you finish your homework now.
 I won’t phone you unless there is something urgent.
I wouldn’t invest all this money unless I were sure I would get it back.
You’ll miss your train unless you get up early.
I wouldn’t have asked him any questions unless he had been ready to answer them.
We won’t go fishing unless the weather is fine.
I won’t ask him to write unless he wants to.
I never hitch-hike unless it’s absolutely necessary.
I’ll report his disappearance to the police unless I know something about him in two days.
She wouldn’t save any money unless she wanted to buy a house of her own.

Exercise 4
1. I won’t phone again tonight unless there is something urgent.
2. I would give them a hand on condition that they promised to help me in return.
3. As long as he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he won’t care about
anything else.
4. He would probably had gone on wrestling unless he had had some health problems. *
It’s my mistake, there should be had instead of have, sorry
5. As long as we have enough rainfall this spring our crops will be as good as last year’s,
6. I wouldn’t bother him unless it were necessary.
7. We won’t worry as long as our customers are satisfied.
8. She would get married only on condition that she met a millionaire candidate.
9. On condition you change, you will have a lot of problems in life. **You will have a
lot of problems in life unless you change.

Exercise 5
1. If we TAKE / WILL TAKE a taxi, we WILL ARRIVE / ARRIVED sooner.

2. You WOULDN’T GET / DIDN’T GET wet if you WOULD HAVE WORN / WERE
WEARING a coat.

3. If our team HAD SCORED / SCORED more goals, it HAD WON / COULD HAVE
WON.

4. I HAD GIVEN / WOULD HAVE GIVEN you the news if you PHONED / HAD
PHONED me yesterday.

5. If you TOO K / WOULD HAVE TAKEN more exercise, you MIGHT FEEL / HAD
FELT better
6. If Tim DROVE / HAD DRIVEN more carefully, he WOULDN’T HAVE CRASHED /
DIDN’T CRASH.

7. If we ARE/WOULD BE LATE for class, our teacher WILL BE / WAS angry.

8. If we LIVED / WOULD LIVE on another planet, we WOULD SEE / WILL SEE the
Earth in the sky.

9. If we WERE / ARE birds, we WOULD BE ABLE / ARE ABLE to fly.

10. If you DON’T WEAR / WOULDN’T WEAR your pullover, you WILL FEEL / FELT
cold.

11. If I HAD / WOULD HAVE lots of money, I WOULD GIVE / GAVE some to all my
friends.

12. If I HAD KNOWN / WOULD KNOW it was your birthday, I WOULD SEN / WOULD
HAVE SENT you a card.

13. If you HAD COME / CAME to see the film, you WOULD HAVE ENJOYED/ HAD
ENJOYED it.

Exercise 6
1. If you were less sensible, you wouldn’t think about such stupid things.
2. If I don’t have any problem, I won’t bother you.
3. Would you help me if you could?
4. I’d have bought her a present if she had invited me to her birthday party.
5. Nobody would notice if you left the party before the others.
6. If he were a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat.
7. If you come to my party, you’ll enjoy yourself.
8. I wouldn’t look up his phone number in the directory if I knew it.
9. She wouldn’t spend her savings unless it were necessary.
10. Would he win the contest if he entered for it?
11. I would give up smoking if I had a cold.
12. If she works harder she will pass her exams.
13. If she didn’t have a dog, she would feel lonely.
14. They would have understood if you had explained it to them clearly.