NAME _______________________________

CONDITIONALS DATE _______________________________

1st CONDITIONAL
S 2nd CONDITIONAL 3rd CONDITIONAL

If + present simple, If + past simple, If + past perfect,

WILL + infinitive WOULD + infinitive WOULD + have + past participle

We use the 1st Conditional for real We use the 2nd Conditional for future We use the 3rd Conditional for unreal
future possibilities. situations that are hypothetical. past situations.

If I had studied, I would have passed

If I study, I will pass the exam. If I studied, I would pass the exam.
the exam.

EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Transform the sentences. Use the first, second
verbs in brackets. Use the 1st , 2nd or 3rd conditional. or third conditional.

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

3. If I can, I.................................. (help). 2. You never check your writing so you make a lot of
mistakes.
4. I wouldn´t have known, if you................................ .(not phone) me. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Peter and Amy would get married, if they........................(can).
3. He didn´t know she was allergic to fish so he took her
6. We ....................... (have) a holiday next year, if we work hard to a seafood restaurant.
this year. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. What........................you ................ (do) if you saw a ghost?
4. Let´s run or we´ll miss the bus.
8. If we............................... (not can) get there tonight, we will have ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
have to stay in a hotel.
5. I have to look after my cousin. Otherwise, I won´t go
9. If your documents............................(be) in order you will leave at out with my friends next Saturday.
once. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
10. If he.............................. (help) us with the job, it will take us an
hour. 6. Eat healthy food or you´ll get ill.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. If your phone............................ (not work), you will use mine.
7. He didn´t buy the bike because he didn’t have enough
12. ...................Mary.................. (arrive) in time if she gets the ten
money.
o´clock train?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. If he had tried to leave the country, he ..................................
(stop) at the frontier.
8. I passed the exam only because Tom had helped me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. If you play the drums at night, the
neighbours..........................(complain).
9. I would wear my new shoes, but they aren’t comfortable.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. If you want to get a job, you.................................(need) a work
permit.
10. Sue didn’t miss the train because I woke her up in time.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. If I were in his shoes, I...........................(buy) the car.

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