Conditional exercise (first / second / third conditionals)

№1 Make the conditional sentence and translate.

1. (First conditional) If we __________________ (not / work) harder, we __________________ (not

pass) the exam.
2. (Third conditional) If the students __________________ (not be) late for the exam, they
__________________ (pass).
3. (Third conditional) If the weather __________________ (not be) so cold, we __________________
(go) to the beach.
4. (Second conditional) If she __________________ (have) her laptop with her, she
__________________ (email) me.
5. (First conditional) If she __________________ (not go) to the meeting, I __________________ (not
go) either.
6. (Third conditional) If the baby __________________ (sleep) better last night, I __________________
(not be) so tired.
7. (First conditional) If the teacher __________________ (give) us lots of homework this weekend, I
__________________ (not be) happy.
8. (Second conditional) If Lucy __________________ (have) enough time, she __________________
(travel) more.
9. (First conditional) If the children __________________ (not eat) soon, they __________________
(be) grumpy.
10. (First conditional) If I __________________ (not go) to bed soon, I __________________ (be) tired
in the morning.
11. (Second conditional) If I __________________ (want) a new car, I __________________ (buy) one.
12. (Second conditional) If José __________________ (not speak) good French, he
__________________ (not move) to Paris.
13. (First conditional) If John __________________ (drink) too much coffee, he __________________
(get) ill.
14. (Third conditional) If we __________________ (tidy) our flat, we __________________ (not lose)
our keys.
15. (Third conditional) If Luke __________________ (not send) flowers to his mother, she
__________________ (not be) happy.
16. (Second conditional) If the children __________________ (be) in bed, I __________________ (be
able to) have a bath.
17. (Second conditional) If you __________________ (not be) so stubborn, we __________________
(not have) so many arguments!
18. (Third conditional) If Julie __________________ (not go) to Sweden, she __________________ (go)
to Germany.
19. (First conditional) If she __________________ (go) to the library, she __________________ (study)
more.
20. (Third conditional) If we __________________ (not have) an argument, we __________________
(not be) late.
21. (Second conditional) If you __________________ (arrive) early, it __________________ (be) less
stressful.
22. (Third conditional) If I __________________ (not go) to the party, I __________________ (not
meet) Amanda.

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 23. (Second conditional) If Julie __________________ (like) chocolate, I __________________ (give)
her some.
24. (Second conditional) If Luke __________________ (live) in the UK, I __________________ (see)
him more often.
25. (Third conditional) If the children __________________ (not eat) all that chocolate, they
__________________ (feel) sick.
26. (First conditional) If they __________________ (not / arrive) soon, we __________________ (be)
late.
27. (Third conditional) If she __________________ (study) Mandarin, she __________________ (go) to
Beijing.
28. (Second conditional) If we __________________ (not be) so tired, we __________________ (go)
out.
29. (First conditional) If you __________________ (buy) the present, I __________________ (wrap) it
up.
30. (First conditional) If Lucy __________________ (not quit) her job soon, she __________________
(go) crazy.

№2 Fill in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets, according to the type of the IF-sentence shown at the
end!

1. If he __________________ (EAT) everything he _____________________ (BE) ill. (3)

2. The police __________________ (ARREST) him if they __________________ (CATCH) him (1)
3. What __________________ (HAPPEN) if my parachute __________________ (NOT OPEN) ? (1)
4. I __________________ (BE) angry if he __________________ (MAKE) more mistakes . (2)
5. If he __________________ (NOT BE) late we __________________ (GO) without him (3).
6. If I __________________ (LEND) you 10 pounds, __________________ (YOU, GIVE) it back to
me ? (1)
7. If you __________________ (NOT LIKE) this one, I __________________ (BRING) you another
one. (1)
8. If I __________________ (KNOW) that I __________________ (VISIT) you . (3)
9. I __________________ (NOT DRINK) that wine if I __________________ (BE) you. (2)
10. If we __________________ (HAVE) more rain our crops __________________ (GROW) faster (3)
11. If you __________________ (PAINT) the walls white the room __________________ (BE) much
brighter (1).
12. I __________________ (CAN REPAIR) the roof myself if I __________________ (HAVE) a ladder.
(3)
13. You __________________ (NOT HAVE) so many accidents if you __________________ (DRIVE)
slower (2).
14. What __________________ (YOU, DO) if you __________________ (HEAR) the alarm ? (2)
15. If you __________________ (GO) to Paris where __________________ (YOU STAY ) ? (1)
16. I __________________ (BRING) you something to drink if I __________________ (KNOW) you
were thirsty (2).
17. If anyone __________________ (ATTACK) me, my dog __________________ (JUMP) at him (3).
18. If everybody __________________ (GIVE) me 3 pounds we __________________ (HAVE) enough.
(1)

№3 Put the verbs in brackets into their correct tense!

1. The burglars ____________________ (NOT DO) so much damage if you had locked all the drawers.
2. If he had slipped, he ____________________ (FALL) 500 metres.
3. They would have forced their way into the house if I ____________________ (NOT CALL) for help.

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 4. You ____________________ (NOT BE) of any use to me unless you learn to type.
5. If I ____________________ (NOT BE) so busy I would have invited him earlier.
6. If he ____________________ (STOP) smoking, he would put on some weight.
7. I ____________________ (BRING) you something to drink if I had known that you were thirsty.
8. You ́ll get a cold if you ____________________ (NOT CHANGE) your wet clothes.
9. If I ____________________ (BE) president I would raise the taxes at once.
10. If a thief ____________________ (ATTACK) me my dog will jump at him quickly.
11. I ́ll probably get lost unless he ____________________ (COME) with me.
12. I could repair the roof myself if I ____________________ (HAVE) a ladder.
13. If people didn’t have cars they ____________________ (WALK).
14. If there were no TVs I ____________________ (READ) more books.
15. If the story hadn’t been true they ____________________ (NOT PRINT) it in the newspaper.
16. We ____________________ (HAVE) a long way to walk home if we run out of petrol.
17. If I ____________________ (BE) you I wouldn’t go there.
18. What would you have done if you found out that one of the pupils ____________________
(CHEAT).
19. What would I do if the alarm ____________________ (GO) off ?
20. If you ____________________ (CAN COME) with us , we would have been pleased.

№4 Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms !

1. I would have read the letter if I ____________________ (know) it was from you.
2. If Tony doesn’t help in the garden I ____________________ (not finish) my work in time.
3. If you ____________________ (not tell ) me about Maxwell’s birthday I would forget it.
4. We _________________________ (catch) the train earlier if Mary had found her purse.
5. If Susan ____________________ (learn) the poem she would have known the answer.
6. If it ____________________ (be) too hot we will stop and get a cold drink.
7. If it ____________________ (not rain) today I would stay it home.
8. If the Professor spoke clearly we __________________________ (understand) him better.
9. If you go on talking like that we ____________________ (throw) you out.
10. If Sasha ____________________ (go) home now he would meet his own brother.
11. If it rained , the streets ____________________ (be) wet.
12. If I ____________________ (not tell) Jim the address he wouldn’t have found you.
13. The bird ___________________________ (die) if you had caught it.
14. What ____________________ (you, do) if you won the lottery ?
15. If the weather ____________________ (not change) we will reach the top of the mountain.
16. Dinner ____________________ (be) fine if the meat weren’t cold.
17. I’m sure Benny ____________________ (come) if you wait a bit longer.
18. If you ring the bell, somebody ____________________ (answer) it.
19. If Bert ____________________ (see) you, he would have talked to you.
20. You ____________________ (find ) your ticket if you had looked into your pockets.
21. You ____________________ (fall) ill if you eat so much.
22. What ____________________ (happen) if the door had not been opened?
23. If Chris asked you for a cigarette, __________________________ (you, give) him one?
24. If you ____________________ (buy) that big car, you would need a lot of money.
25. ____________________ (You, change) the colour of your hair if I asked you to do so ?
26. If you give me the letter, I ____________________ (post) it for you .
27. ____________________________ (You, post) the letter if I had given it to you?
28. If the weather is fine, I ____________________ (go) swimming.
29. If you____________________ (not work) harder, you won't pass the exam.
30. If they ____________________ (be) rich, they would travel around the world.
31. The children ____________________ (go) skating if the lake were frozen.
32. What would you have done, if you ____________________ (lose) your handbag?
33. What will happen if you ____________________ (not know) the answer?

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 34. She ____________________ (go) on holiday, if she hadn't been ill.
35. If I ____________________ (notice) you, I would have said hello.
36. If I ____________________ (be) like you, I wouldn't watch such films.
37. If you opened your eyes, you____________________ (see) a wonderful world.
38. People ____________________ (live) in peace if they stop fighting.
39. If Tom drinks so much,he _____________________________ (cannot drive) home.
40. If we ____________________ (not hurry) we would miss the train.
41. He ____________________ (not spend) so much money if he weren't a happy person.
42. ____________________________ (You, come ) , if you had had more time ?
43. If Jim ____________________ (study) the new words he would have got a better mark.
44. If he were rich, he ____________________ (buy) the house.
45. If you don't hurry you ____________________ (be) late.
46. If it wasn't so hot, we ____________________ (play) football.
47. If I ____________________ (be) ill, would you visit me?
48. If Sean ____________________ (not be) driving so fast, the police would not have stopped him.
49. If I had sold my house, I ____________________ (get) 4 million pounds.
50. If I ____________________ (be) you I would I would do it.

№5 Translate into English the following sentences:

1. Если бы она усерднее училась в прошлом году, то сегодня она блестяще сдала бы экзамены.
2. Если бы я увидел тебя вчера, то пригласил бы в кино.
3. Если погода солнечная, мы ходим на пляж.
4. Он приедет вовремя, если выйдет из дома в 5 вечера.
5. Дима помог бы мне, если бы у него было сейчас время.
6. Они не простудились бы, если бы надели теплые свитера.
7. На твоем месте, я был бы благодарен.
8. Если я не устал, я иду куда — нибудь гулять.
9. Если бы они встретили меня завтра, то предложили бы мне принять участие в конкурсе.
10. Если бы ты был лучшим оратором, то в понедельник презентация прошла бы успешнее.
11. Если бы у меня был отпуск сейчас, я бы поехал на озеро Байкал.
12. Я посмотрю этот фильм, если он понравится тебе.
13. Если бы ты подписал документы вчера, мы бы отослали их сегодня.
14. Если бы Джон не потерял номер телефона, он бы позвонил ей.
15. Марк был бы здоровым мужчиной, если бы не курил.
16. Если я пойду в магазин, я куплю новый телефон.
17. Он так изменился! Если бы вы его встретили, вы бы его не узнали.
18. Если бы я был на вашем месте, я бы посоветовался с родителями.
19. Если бы сейчас подошел трамвай, мы бы не опоздали.
20. Если бы он знал, что это вас расстроит, он был бы осторожнее.
21. Если бы вы мне помогли решить эту задачу, я был бы вам очень благодарен. 
22. Если бы он регулярно не посещал спортивные тренировки, он не добился бы такого успеха на
состязаниях.
23. Если бы ты предупредил меня заранее, я бы уже был в Москве. 

№6 Make Conditional Sentences using each Type for every sentence.

1. If I am not too busy, I shall go to the concert. 2. They will all be surprised if I make such a mistake. 3. If he
doesn’t come in time, shall we have to wait for him? 4. If no one comes to help, we shall be . obliged to do the
work ourselves. 5. If you put on your glasses, you will see better. 6. What shall we do if they are late? 7. Will
you be very angry if we don’t come? 8. Will he be very displeased if I don’t ring him up?