CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
ZERO - IF + PRESENT ¬ PRESENT
If I feel all right, I don’t go to the doctor
FIRST - IF + PRESENT ¬ FUTURE / IMPERATIVE / CAN, MUST, ETC.
If I know anything before Tuesday, I will phone you
SECOND- IF + PAST SIMPLE ¬ CONDITIONAL SIMPLE
If I knew the answer, I wouldn’t ask you
THIRD - IF + PAST PERFECT ¬ CONDITIONAL PERFECT
If I had know all the answers, I wouldn’t have failed the exam
FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM:
1.- I don’t think she’s worried about us. If she (be) ............................. worried, she (phone)
........................... or something.
2.- I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I (manage) .............................. to finish before
4.30, I (do) ................................ the shopping on my way back.
3.- Tom missed his flight. He (get) ....................................... to the airport on time if he
(not oversleep) ...................................................
4.- If I (have) ..................................... such a large house as yours, I (invite) ............................
all my friends for the weekend.
5.- If the child (not be playing) ........................................................ with matches, he (not burn)
........................................ himself. Now he’s in hospital.
6.- She’s so shy. If she (talk) ............................. to people, she (make) .......................... friends.
7.- So, you’re seeing Terry tonight. If he (ask) ................................ you about me, (not, tell)
............................... him I’m going out with John.
8.- If a machine (be) ............... properly maintained, it (fail, never) ...........................................
9.- We (invite) ............................................ him if we (know) ..................................................
his address, but he never gave it to us.
10.- Unless I (have) ....................... a problem, I (bother, never) ................................ my friends.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN WORDS AND WRITE WICH TYPE IT IS:
1.- She would have never left her job if ...
2.- The workers would go on strike if ...
3.- They won’t come to the wedding if ...
4.- If there weren’t so much traffic, ...
5.- If Harry had got up earlier, ...
6.- If little children have pets, ...
7.- You’ll improve your English if ...
8.- People call the fire brigade if ...
9.- Everybody will stare at you if ...
10.- You’ll need a lawyer if ...
11.- He would have asked her out if ...
12.- If you want to know the meaning of a word, ...
WRITE THEknown
13.- If I had SENTENCES
you were USING
coming, THE
... CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS AND
USING ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE BOX INSTEAD OF ‘IF’:
14.- If that model of car had been cheaper, ...
15.- If I were you, ...
IF TO UNLESS CONVERSION
1.- If nobody helps me, I’ll get into trouble.
I’ll get into trouble unless somebody helps me.
2.- I won’t know anything about my friends if they don’t write to me.
3.- They wouldn’t have bothered you if they hadn’t needed your help.
4.- If there isn’t a traffic jam, we’ll be home by five o’clock.
5.- People don’t go to the doctor if they aren’t ill.
6.- I’ll punish you if you don’t tell me the truth.
7.- They won’t invite you to their party if they don’t know your phone number.
8.- They won’t give you the job if they don’t like your appearance.
9.- If you don’t finish your homework now, I won’t let you watch TV.
10.- I won’t phone you if there isn’t anything urgent.
Unless as long as provided (that) providing (that ) on condition that
1.- I (not phone) again tonight if there isn’t anything urgent.
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2.- I (give) them a hand only if they promised to help me in return.
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3.- If he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he (not care) about anything else.
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4.- He would probably have gone on wrestling if he (not have) any health problems.
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5.- If we (have) enough rainfall this spring, our crops will be as good as last year’s.
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6.- I wouldn’t bother him if it (be) necessary.
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7.- We won’t worry if our customers (be) satisfied.
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8.- She would get married only if she (meet) a millionaire candidate.
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9.- If you (change), you will have a lot of problems in life.
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CIRCLE THE RIGHT OPTION:
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 TOOK / 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.
