CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

(1ST AND 2ND)

Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

PART A
1. If you keep going in the rain, you (catch) 11. You (be) .................... healthier if you have a
.................... a cold. good diet.
2. If you were a king, what you (do) ....................? 12. What (happen) ................... if the moon
3. You would feel better if you (take) .................... a disappeared?
short rest. 13. If cats had wings, they (be) ................... able to
4. If you are asked by your parents, you (tell) fly.
................... the truth? 14. If he (fail) .................... the coming exam, his
5. If she (be) .................... two years older, she (take) parents will be very sad.
................... part in the contest. 15. If she (have) .................... any difficulties, she
6. The table (collapse) ................... if you stand on it. will ask for your help.
7. She will give him your regards if she (see) 16. He (look) .................... better if he didn’t have
.................... him. his hair dyed.
8. They (be) .................... angry if you didn’t inform 17. Will we cancel our picnic if it (rain)
them. ................... tomorrow?
9. The teacher (not be) ................... disappointed if I 18. What would you do if you (be) .................... a
weren’t be like this. millionaire?
10. Your grade will be higher if you (study) 19. He (fail) .................... again if he doesn’t study
................... harder. harder.
20. Life would be much better if there (be)
................... no war in the world.
PART B
1. What (happen) .................... if the sun (stop) .................... shining?
2. You (choose) .................... this university if you (be) .................... me?
3. If I (be) ................... you, I (phone) ................... her now to tell her the good news.
4. There (be) .................... more jobs for the local young people in the future if we (build) .................... more
factories here.
5. He doesn’t have a typewriter. He (type) .................... the report himself if he (have) ................... one.
6. If he (not make) .................... a decision when he comes back, we (do) .................... as we have planned.
7. If he (see) .................... her tomorrow, he (give) .................... her more information about the job she is
going to apply for.
8. She doesn’t know his address. If she (know) .................... his address, she (give) .................... it to you.
9. What you (do) .................... if your house (be broken) ................... into?
10. If he (have) ................... an opportunity to go to England someday, he (visit) .................... the Stonehenge,
Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument, on Salisbury Plain in southern England.
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences using the first or second conditionals:
1. Because there is a traffic jam, I can’t come on time. 11. He is very poor, so he can’t send his children to school.
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2. Do it now, or you will not finish it on time. 12. Don’t make a sharp turn, or the car behind will hit you.
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3. He often gets bad marks because he is lazy. 13. Don’t drive too fast and you can avoid having an accident.
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4. Do as I say, and everything will be fine. 14. Because you don’t speak clearly, they don’t understand you.
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5. He doesn’t apply for the job because he doesn’t have enough 15. Come early, or else you won’t find a seat.
qualifications. ..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................. 16. Her father is not here now, so he can’t help her do it.
6. She can’t come, so he is disappointed. ..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................. 17. Be quiet, or you won’t understand the lesson.
7. Hurry up, or we will late for the exam. ..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................. 18. I don’t often talk to my friend because I am so busy with my
8. They don’t understand you because you don’t often talk to work.
them. ..............................................................................................
.............................................................................................. 19. Nick can’t find the way because he doesn’t have a map.
9. Stop thinking about bad things, your life will be much ..............................................................................................
happier. 20. Don’t be impatient, or you will make regrettable mistakes.
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10. I’m not a doctor so I can’t help you.
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Exercise 2: Conditional Sentences type 1 and 2 - Fill in the correct forms of the verbs.
1. If I were you, I __________ (start) now.
2. If Charles __________ (ask) me, I would lend him my tools.
3. If I __________ (be) at home, I will study the new words.
4. If Sam has a hammer, he __________ (lend) it to me.
5. If Mary helped in the kitchen, she __________ (get) more pocket money.
6. If you __________ (come), you would see her.
7. If we go to London, we __________ (see) the Tower.
8. Susan will help you if she __________ (get) more pocket money.
9. I __________ (tell) you if you asked me.
10. He __________ (wash) his hands if you give him some soap.
11. If you close the door, nobody __________ (see) you.
12. If we __________ (eat) too much, we would get fat.
13. I will travel to the USA if I __________ (have) enough money.
14. If you __________ (get) up early, you would catch the bus.
15. If I have some money, I __________ (buy) a new car.
Exercise 2: Conditional Sentences type 1 and 2 - Fill in the correct forms of the verbs
1. We_______________ a new apartment if we have enough money. (buy)
2. If we _______________ time tomorrow, we will pick you up at the airport. (have)
3. I would contact him immediately if I _______________ his email address. (know)
4. The meat _______________ better if you add some spices. (taste)
5. We _______________ this matter in more detail if we had access to that information. (research)
6. The mechanic would fix your car if he _______________ more experienced. (be)
7. If Nick_______________ the project, he will get a higher score. (complete)
8. If the weather was rainy, we _______________ an umbrella. (take)
9. If they _______________ a power plant here, the river will get polluted. (build)
10. If James_______________ English every day, he will soon speak fluently. (study)