CRISTHIAN DANIEL PEREZ RAMIREZ

CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
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) were worried, she (phone)
would phone or something.

2.- I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I (manage) manage to finish before 4.30, I (do) will do
the shopping on my way back.

3.- Tom missed his flight. He (get) would have got to the airport on time if he (not oversleep) hadn’t
overslept.

4.- If I (have) had such a large house as yours, I (invite) would invite all my friends for the weekend.

5.- If the child (not be playing) hadn’t been playing with matches, he (not burn) wouldn’t have burnt
himself. Now he’s in hospital.

6.- She’s so shy. If she (talk) talked to people, she (make) would make friends.

7.- So, you’re seeing Terry tonight. If he (ask) asks you about me, (not, tell) don’t tell him I’m going out
with John.

8.- If a machine (be) is properly maintained, it (fail, never) never fails.

9.- We (invite) would have invited him if we (know) had known his address, but he never gave it to us.

10.- Unless I (have) have a problem, I (bother, never) never bother my friends.

11.- You’re very strong. If you (try) try, you (win) will win your opponent.

12.- Look what you’ve done. If you (be) had been careful, you (not, break) wouldn’t have broken all
those glasses.

13.- I was so stupid! Nothing (happened) would have happened if I (not, moved) hadn’t moved to his flat
Victoria love Alexander.

14.- She’s a bit short. If he (be) were taller he (can) could play basket.

15.- Sorry. I (lend) would lend you the money you need if I (have) had it.

16.- The bus is full up. If there (be) were an empty seat, I (sit) would sit down.

17.- Why didn’t you go to the police station? If you (report) had reported the theft, they (can arrest)
could have arrested the robbers.

18.- I (leave) will leave him a message is he (not, be) isn’t home when I phone.
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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN WORDS AND WRITE WICH TYPE IT IS:

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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.
I won’t know anything about my friends unless they write to me.

3.- They wouldn’t have bothered you if they hadn’t needed your help.
They wouldn’t have bothered you unless they had needed your help.

4.- If there isn’t a traffic jam, we’ll be home by five o’clock.

I’ll be home by 5 o’clock unless there’s a traffic jam.

5.- People don’t go to the doctor if they aren’t ill.

People don’t go to the doctor unless they are ill.

6.- I’ll punish you if you don’t tell me the truth.

I’ll punish you unless you tell me the truth.

7.- They won’t invite you to their party if they don’t know your phone number.
They won’t invite you to their party unless they have your phone number.

8.- They won’t give you the job if they don’t like your appearance.
They won’t give you the job unless they like your appearance.

9.- If you don’t finish your homework now, I won’t let you watch TV.
I won’t let you watch TV unless you finish your homework.

10.- I won’t phone you if there isn’t anything urgent.

I won’t phone you unless there’s something urgent.

11.- I wouldn’t invest all this money if I weren’t sure I would get it back.
I wouldn’t invest all this money unless I was sure I would get it back.

12.- If you don’t get up early, you’ll miss your train.

You’ll miss your train unless you get up early.

13.- I wouldn’t have asked him any questions if he hadn’t been ready to answer them.
I wouldn’t have asked him any questions unless he had been ready to answer them.

14.- We won’t go fishing if the weather isn’t fine.

We won’t go fishing unless the weather is fine.

15.- I won’t ask him to write if he doesn’t want to.

I won’t ask him to write unless he wants to.

16.- I never hitch-hike if it isn’t absolutely necessary.

I never hitch-hike unless it is absolutely necessary.

17.- If I don’t know anything about him in two days, I’ll report his disappearance to the police.
 I’ll report his disappearance to the police unless I know something about him in two days.

18.- She wouldn’t save any money if she didn’t want to buy a house of her own.
She wouldn’t save money unless she wanted a house of her own.

WRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS AND
USING ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE BOX INSTEAD OF ‘IF’:

Unless as long as provided (that) providing (that ) on condition that

1.- I (not phone) again tonight if there isn’t anything urgent.

I won’t phone again tonight unless there is something urgent.

2.- I (give) them a hand only if they promised to help me in return.

I’ll give them a hand on condition that they promise to help me in return.

3.- If he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he (not care) about anything else.

As long as he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he doesn’t care about anything
else.

4.- He would probably have gone on wrestling if he (not have) any health problems.

He would probably had gone on wrestling as long as he hadn’t had any health problem.

5.- If we (have) enough rainfall this spring, our crops will be as good as last year’s.

Provided we have enough rainfall this spring, our crops will be as good as last year’s.

6.- I wouldn’t bother him if it (be) necessary.

I wouldn’t bother him unless it were necessary.

7.- We won’t worry if our customers (be) satisfied.

We won’t worry as long as our customers are satisfied.

8.- She would get married only if she (meet) a millionaire candidate.

She would get married on condition that she met a millionaire.

9.- If you (change), you will have a lot of problems in life.

You will have a lot of problems in life unless you change.

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

1.- If you’d be more sensible, you didn’t think about such stupid things.

If you were more sensible, you wouldn’t think such stupid things.

2.- Unless I don’t have any problem, I won’t bother you.

Unless I have a problem, I won’t bother you.

3.- Would you help me if you can?

Would you help me if you could?

4.- I’d have bought her a present if she invited me to her birthday party.

I’d have bought her a present if she had invited me to her birthday party.

5.- Nobody had noticed if you left the party before the others.

Nobody would notice if you left the party before the others.

6.- If he had been a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat.

If he were a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat.

7.- If you came to my party, you’ll enjoy yourself.

If you came to my party, you would enjoy yourself.

8.- I wouldn’t look up his phone number in the directory if I know it.

I wouldn’t look up his phone number if I knew it.

9.- She wouldn’t spend her savings unless it weren’t necessary.

She wouldn’t spend her savings unless it were necessary.

10.- Would he win de contest if he had entered for it?

Would he win the contest if he entered for it?

11.- I’ll give up smoking if I had a cold.

I would give up smoking if I had a cold.

12.- If she works harder, she would pass her exams.

If she works harder, she will pass her exams.

13.- If she hadn’t a dog, she would feel lonely.

If she didn’t have a dog, she would feel lonely.

14.- They’d had understood if you’d explained it to them clearly.

They would have understood if you had explained it to them clearly.