REVISION of CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

First Conditional

Exercise 1:
Complete with the verbs in the SIMPLE PRESENT or WILL+INFINITIVE.

a) If it ___________________ (snow) tomorrow, we ____________________ (stay) at home.

b) If our team __________________ (win) the match, we ___________________ (be) happy.
c) If you ___________________ (help) me with my homework, I _____________________ (buy) you a present.
d) If Lisa __________________ (pass) her test, she ___________________ (be) happy.
e) If Lisa __________________ (not pass) her test, she _________________ (not be) happy.
f) If you __________________ (not hurry), you _________________ (miss) the school bus.

Exercise 2.
Match the two halves of the sentences.

a)If you are tired, I'll travel to Southamerica

b)If I win the lottery. she'll give us a ride
c)If you do your homework quickly, we'll have to move to another city
d)If my dad find s new job, you won't come to the party tonight
e)If Susie buys a new car, you will have more free time

Exercise 3
Finish the conditional sentences using your own ideas.

If you travel to London next summer, you ........................................................

If my friends don't invite me to their party, I .....................................................
If your parents give you some pocket money, you ........................................

Second conditional

Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tense.

a) If Sally _______________ (live) in London, she __________________ (be) near her parents.
b) If Peter ________________ (not live) in a flat, he _________________ (have) a dog.
c) If people ___________________(do)more exercise, there ________________ (be) less heart disease.
d) Children __________________ (have) better teeth if they _________________ (eat) fewer sweets.
e) Paul ___________________ (learn) French if he __________________ (get) a job in France.

Exercise 2
Complete with the verbs in the correct tense.

a) If we __________________________ (know) you were in big trouble, we _____________________________ (help)

you.
b) They __________________________ (come) to your party if you _________________________ (invite) them.
c) Sarah _____________________________ (find) a good job if she ________________________ (work) harder at
university.
d) If your dad _____________________________ (not lose) his job,
_________________ you _____________________ (move) to a different city?
Mixed Review
I- Choose the most suitable tense

1- I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone treats / will treat / treated me like that, I am / will be / would be
extremely angry.
2- If you help / helped me with this exercise, I will do / would do the same for you one day.
3- According to the timetable, if the train leaves / lef on time, we will / would arrive at 5.30.
4- If it is / will be fine tomorrow, we go / will go to the coast.
5- If we find / found a taxi, we will get / would get there before the play starts.
6- It’s quite simple really. If you take / will take / took these tablets every day, then you lose / will lose / lost / would lose
weight.
7- I don’t like this flat. I think I will be / I am / I’d be happier if I lived / live / will live / would live in a house in the country.
8- I can’t play football, but I’m sure that if I will do / do / did, I play / will play / would play a lot better than anyone in this
awful team.
9- I phone / will phone / phone you tonight, are you / will you be / would you be in?
10- Why didn’t you tell me? – If you told / had told me, I had / would have helped you.
11- If Bill didn’t stea l/ hadn’t stolen the car, he weren’t / wouldn’t be / hadn’t been in prison now.
12- If Ann weren’t driving / didn’t drive / hadn’t driven so fast, her car didn’t crash / wouldn’t crash / wouldn’t have
crashed into a tree.
13- Let me give some advice. If you smoked / would smoke / had smoked less, you didn’t feel / wouldn’t feel / wouldn’t
have felt tired.
14- What bad luck! If Alan didn’t fall / hadn’t fallen / wouldn’t fall over, he won / would win / would have won the race.
15- If you invited/had invited me last week, I was able/had been able/would have been able to come.
16- I’m sure your letter hasn’t arrived yet. If it came/had come, I’m sure I noticed/had noticed/would have noticed it.
17- We have a suggestion to make. How do you feel/would you feel if we offered/would offer/had offered you the job of
assistant manager.
18- If you lent/had lent us the money, we paid/would pay/had paid you back next week.
19- I wish Peter doesn’t live/didn’t live/wouldn’t live so far away from the town center. We’ll have to take a taxi.
20- I feel rather cold. I wish I brought/had brought my pullover with me.
21- I wish you tell/had told/told me about the test. I haven’t done my revision.
22- I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. I really wish I come/came/had come/would come.
23- I like my new boss but I wish she gave/would give/could give me some more responsibility.
24- Having a lovely time in Brighton, I wish you are/were/had been here. Love, Mary.
25- A cheque is all right, but I’d rather you pay/paid me cash.
26- If only I have/had/would have a screwdriver with me.
27- If you want to catch the last train, it’s time you leave/lef
28- I’d rather you don’t tell/didn’t tell anyone about our conversation.
29- It’s high time you learn/learned to look after yourself.
30- Jean thinks that everyone likes her. If only she knows/knew what people say behind her back.

II- Put each verb in bracket into a suitable tense

1- It’s a pity you missed the party. If you (come)…….you (meet)………….. my friend from Hungary.
2- If we (have)……..some tools, we (be)……….able to repair the car, but we haven’t had any with us.
3- Thank you for your help. If you (not help)………me, I (not pass)……….the examination.
4- It’s a beautiful house, and I (buy)……….it if I (have)………the money, but I can’t afford it.
5- I can’t imagine what I (do)………..with the money if I (win) ……….the football pools or a lottery.
6- Mark isn’t a serious athlete. If he (train)…………harder, he (be)…….quite a good runner.
7- If Claire (listen)………to her mother, she (not marry)……….David in the first place.
8- It rained every day in our holiday. If we (not take)………..the TV with us, we (not have) anything to do.
9- Jim is so untidy! If he (buy)………some new clothes, he (not look) so bad.
10- I wish I(have)…….. the money to buy some new clothes, but I can’t afford it at the moment.
11- I wish the government (do)………something about the air pollution in this city.
12- I’m getting really soaked! I wish I (not forget)………..my umbrella.
13- That was a lovely meal, but I wish I (not eat) ……….so much.
14- Come on children! It’s time you (be)………..in bed.
15- Actually, I’d rather you (not smoke)………..in here.
16- Suppose you (see)………..a ghost, what would you do?
17- I’m so annoyed about my car accident. If only I (be)………… more careful!
18- I’d rather you (not put)………your coffee on the top of the book.

III- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown

1- I didn’t have an umbrella with me so I got wet. I wouldn’t……………………………

2- I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone. Unless………………………………..
3- In the snowy weather we don’t go to school. If………………………………………
4- Without Jack’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to move this table. If…………………
5- You drink too much coffee, that’s why you can’t sleep. If you………………………..
6- Make me some coffee, and I’ll give you some sweets. If……………………………..
7- If you hadn’t told me about Sue’s hair, I wouldn’t have noticed her. Unless……….
8- If you see Peter, tell him he should be here at 8 00. Should…………………………
9- I wouldn’t accept if you ask me to marry you. If you were…………………………
10- What would you do if there were an earthquake? Supposing……………………
11- If you do the shopping, I’ll cook lunch. You………………………………………….
12-What would you do if you found some buried treasure? If you were……………..
13- If Paul hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned. But for….
14- If by any chance you find my wallet, could you let me know? If you happen……..
15- I might be late. If so, start without me. If I……………………………………………
16- The fire was brought under control thanks to the night watch-man. If it hadn’t…...
17- Dick is in prison because a detective recognized him. If a…………………………...
18- If you want my advice, I’d think twice about buying a car like that. If I…………….
19- If the painting is finished by Saturday, we’ll pay you extra. Finish…………………
20- Getting up early makes me feel hungry. If …………………………………………..
21- Please don’t eat in the classroom. I’d rather……………………………………
22- I think we should leave now. I think it’s time……………………………….
23- What a pity we ate all the food. If only we…………………………………………..
24- It’s a shame we don’t have a TV. I wish………………………………………………

IV- Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the word in the capital
1- If you do have any free time, could you give me a ring? SHOULD
2- We won’t go away if the weather is bad. UNLESS
3- I didn’t have the money, so I didn’t buy a new suit. WOULD
4- If you hurry up, you won’t be late. GOING
5- If they offered you the job, would you accept? WERE
6- If you are in London by any chance, come and see me. HAPPEN
7- Without you, I would have given up years ago. BEEN
8- Please take a seat, and I’ll inquire for you. WILL
9- Don’t take this job if you don’t really want it. UNLESS
10- I wasn’t tall enough to reach the shelf. TALLER
11- If the ship sank, what would you do? WERE
12- If you should notice what’s on at the cinema, let me know. HAPPEN
13- If you hadn’t encouraged me, I would have given up. BUT
14- I don’t have any money, so I can’t lend you any. IF
15- But for Helen, the play would be a flop. WERE
V- Choose the best option

1- It would have been a much more serious accident………..fast at the time.

A- had she been driving B- was she driving C- she had driven D- she drove
2- Can I borrow your car for this evening? – Sure, but Nora’s using it right now. If she ….. it back, you are welcome to borrow
it.
A- brought B- would bring C- will bring D- brings
3- I didn’t get home until well after midnight last night. Otherwise, I……..your call.
A- returned B- had returned C- would returnD- would have returned
4- If energy………inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A- is B- will be C- were D- would be
5- We………..the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
A_ might have won B- won C- had won D- will win
6- I………Alan with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other.
A_ hadn’t brought B- didn’t bring
C- wouldn’t have brought D- won’t bring
7- The lecturer last night didn’t know what he was talking about, but if Dr. Mason………,
I would have listened carefully.
A- had been lecturing B- was lecturing C- would lecture D- lectured
8- If you………to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
A- listen B- will listen C- had listened D- listened
9- ………….. interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
A- Were I B- Should I C- I was D- If I am
10- If I………the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
A- have B- would have C- had had D- should have
11- I…………you sooner had someone told me you were in hospital.
A- would have visited B- visited C- had visited D- visit
12- ……….more help, I could call my neighbor.
A- Needed B- Should I need C- I have needed D- I should need
13- ………..then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
A- Had I known B- Did I know C- If I know D- If I would know
14- I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I…………..so much noise when I came in.
A- didn’t make B- wouldn’t have made c- won’t make D- don’t make
15- When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he………… my mind.
A- would read D- had read C- reads D- can read
16- If you………., I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn’t want to bother
you.
A- had studied B- studied C- hadn’t been studying D- didn’t study
17- I wish I………..you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A- can lend B- could lend C- would lend D- will lend
18- “Are you lost?” – “I think so. I wish we………..the map with us today.”
A- were bringing B- brought C- had brought D- would bring
19- If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I…………..in a bank.
A- work B- will work C- have worked D- would be working
20- What………..today if you hadn’t come here this weekend?” – “I guess I’d be putting on extra hours at my office.”
A- did you do - can you do C- will you be doing D- would you be doing