SUBJECT : Conditionals

A) Choose the correct item and underline it:

1. If I move / I’ll move to Boston, I live / I’ll live on Main Street.

2. If you call / you’ll call your mother, she’ll be very happy.
3. If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / we’ll drive to Center ville.
4. If it rains / it’ll rain today, we won’t go to the park.
5. If I’m not in a hurry tonight, I write / I’ll write to her.
6. If she isn’t / won’t be sick, she’ll go to school.
7. If they’re / they’ll be tired tomorrow, they don’t go / won’t go to work.
8. If John doesn’t buy a new car, he buys / he’ll buy a motorcycle.

B) Find correct items and complete the following sentences:

1. If we ….. go …….. to London, …… we’ll ………. visit our cousin.

2. If they ………………. their homework tonight, their teacher ……………………. happy.
3. If the weather ………………… good, George ………………… swimming this weekend.
4. If he …………………. swimming this weekend,…………………. …...a wonderful time.
5. If you don’t eat your dinner tonight, ……………………………………………... hungry.
6. If .…………………………..tired, they’ll go to sleep early tonight.
7. If it ……………………………….. , she’ll wear her new raincoat.
8. If you ………………….. too many cookies after dinner tonight, …………………………
get a stomachache.
9. If I ………………………… too much coffee, …………………………... get a headache.

C) Discramble the sentences:

1. If / she / she’ll / misses / bus / the / the / walk

……… If she misses the bus, she’ll walk………………………………………………….
2. If / he / he’ll / concert / goes / his / suit / the / to / wear
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. If / she / she’ll / cook / isn’t / dinner / tired
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
4. If / I’m / I’ll / busy / not / you / visit
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. If / you / you’ll / be / don’t / school / finish / sorry
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
6. If / he / he’ll / a / get / good / hard / job / works
……………………………………………………………………………………………...

D) Complete the sentences with any vocabulary you wish:

1. If the weather is bad tomorrow, …………………………………………………………..

2. If we hitchhike to work, …………………………………………………………………..
 3. If I don’t sleep well tonight, ………………………………………………………………
4. If you don’t fix the broken window, ………………………………………………………
5. If he doesn’t cut his hair, ………………………………………………………………….
6. If ………………………………………………………..,they’ll go to a restaurant tonight.
7. If ………………………………………………………………., his mother will be happy.
8. If …………………………………………………………………., his mother will be sad.
9. If ………………………………………………………………….., her boss will fire him.
10. If ……………………………………………………………..., their friends will be angry.
11. If I study hard, ……………………………………………………………………………
12. If it’s sunny at the weekend, ……………………………………………………………..
13. If I become rich, ………………………………………………………………………….
14. If I go to London, ………………………………………………………………………...

E) Match the two halves of the sentences:

Sam is thinking about his camping holiday with Andy.

1. If it’s sunny, a) we’ll make a fire.

2. If it rains, b) we’ll be able to see the stars.
3. If the sky is clear, c) we’ll go skating.
4. If the lake freezes, d) we’ll sit outside.
5. If the sea is clean, e) we’ll need an umbrella.
6. If we get cold, f) we’ll go swimming.

1. ..d… 2. ……. 3. …… 4. ……. 5. …….. 6. ………

F) Complete the sentences with these phrases:

* If I had a motorbike * If I lost all my money * your English would improve

* If Peter ate less * I’m sure she’d tell me * If I were a famous model
* my uncle would stop too * my English teacher would be surprised

1. If you practiced more, ……. your English would improve. ………………………………

2. …………………………………………….., it would be easier to go and visit my friends.
3. ……………………………………………………………………., I would feel miserable.
4. If I started writing poetry, …………………………………………………………………
5. ……………………………………………………………………., he wouldn’t be so fat.
6. If my little sister did something wrong, …………………………………………………..
7. …………………………………………………, people would see my photo everywhere.

G) Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Example: I’m not ill, but if I ….. were ….. ill, I wouldn’t go ….. to school. (be / go)

1. The weather report says there will be snow tomorrow. If it ……………………………….,

I ………………………………………… at home. (snow / stay)
2. Do you need some money? Let me look in my pockets. If I ……………………………….
 some, I …………………………………………. you some. (have / lend)
3. No, sorry. I haven’t got any money with me. But you know I ……………………………..
it to you if I ……………………………………… any. (give / have)
4. I’m sure of it. You ……………………………………. the test next week if you ………...
………………………….. hard. (pass / study)
5. Would you like to go to the cinema? If you ………………………………… to go, I
……………………………………. with you. (want / come)

H) What would you do in each situation? Write UNREAL PRESENT situations.

* call an ambulance * complain to the manager * run away

* try to catch it * ring the police
* walk to the nearest garage to get some

1. You find a fly in your soup. If I found a fly in my soup, I would complain to the
manager.
2. You see a burglar breaking into your house.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. You see a mouse in your kitchen.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Your car runs out of petrol.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. You see an accident.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. You see a ghost in your room.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

I) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

Sarah is a bored teenager. If she …. joined… (join) a club, she ……………………… (make)
more friends. She ………………………………. (enjoy) herself if she …………………….. (go)
out more. Her schoolwork is suffering too. If she ………………………………….. (study) more,
she ………………………………….. (have) better marks and she ………………………. (enter)
university. Unfortunately, she is becoming overweight. She ………………………………. (feel)
fitter if she ……………………………….. (start) swimming, and she …………………….. (get)
thinner if she ……………………………… (stop) eating so much chocolate.

J) Read these situations. Say how you would feel:

Example: your boy / girlfriend leaves you

If my girlfriend left me I would feel miserable.
 1. you have nothing to do
…………………………………………………………………………….
2. you are lost in a foreign country
…………………………………………………………………………….
3. your pet dies
…………………………………………………………………………….
4. you see an enormous spider in the bathroom
……………………………………………………………………………
5. you split your jeans in the street
……………………………………………………………………………
6. someone steals your coat
……………………………………………………………………………
7. you fail an important test
……………………………………………………………………………
8. you win some money in a competition
…………………………………………………………………….……..

K) Use the correct tense:

1. The teacher will be very angry if you …………………………… (not do) your homework.
2. If he ……………………………….. (tell) me, I could help him.
3. If you don’t water the flowers, they ………………………………………… (die).
4. If you didn’t water the flowers, they …………………………………………(die).
5. I ……………………………………….. (come) if I had time.
6. If you don’t hurry, you ……………………………………….. (miss) the bus.
7. If I …………………………… (be) you, I wouldn’t buy that car.
8. He will play tennis if the weather …………………………………. (be) good.
9. I would be very happy if she …………………………………. (be) my sister.
10. She could win the race if she …………………………………. (try).
11. If he ……………………….. (go) to bed early, he will get up early.
12. If he touches this wire, he ……………………………….. (get) a shock.
13. You will get wet if it …………………………… (rain).
14. If I knew, I ………………………………… (come) earlier.
15. I wouldn’t say it if I ……………………….. (be) you.
16. What will you do if you ………………………………… (get) a bad mark?
17. If she ………………………….. (wear) a necklace, her dress will look better.
18. If you go near the dog, it ………………………………. (bite) you.
19. Bodrum ……………………… (be) ideal for a holiday if it weren’t so crowded.
20. He will be ill if he ……………………….. (eat) so much.
21. If she ……………………………. (read) the book carefully, she will understand it.
22. The children can stay up late if they ……………………….. (be) good.
 23. If the dinner isn’t ready, I ……………………………….. (go) out.
24. We would die if the plane ……………………………….. (crash).

L) Finish these sentences:

1. If you drive very fast, ………………………………………………………………………...

2. Would you give me some money if ………………………………………………………….
3. If she were my sister, ………………………………………………………………………...
4. I would spend every winter in Miami if ……………………………………………………..
5. If they have time tomorrow, …………………………………………………………………
6. Don’t give him anything if …………………………………………………………………..
7. We would go to the cinema if ……………………………………………………………….
8. If John worked harder, ………………………………………………………………………
9. They would find me if ……………………………………………………………………….
10. If I had a lot of money, ………………………………………………………………………
11. You could live more comfortably if …………………………………………………………
12. If she were a good girl, ………………………………………………………………………
13. If she goes to his office, ……………………………………………………………………..
14. She would enjoy the party if …………………………………………………………………
15. If I weren’t busy, …………………………………………………………………………….

WORKSHEET 31

SUBJECT : Conditionals

A) Use the correct tense:

1. He ……………………………… (not / live) in İstanbul if he ………………… (hate) it.

2. If you …………………………… (write) the letters, I ……………………… (post) them.
3. If you …………………………… (not / leave) immediately, I ……………………….
(call) the police.
4. If he …………………………….. (not / arrive) soon, we ………………………. (have to)
have dinner without him.
5. I …………………………………… (not / have to) borrow any money from you if I
…………………………… (get) my salary tomorrow.
 6. If you …………………………… (invite) her to the dance, she ………………………(be)
very pleased.
7. If you ………………………… (retire) soon, you …………………………….. (make
yourself ill.
8. If you ………………………………. (write) him a letter, he ………………………..
(know) our address.
9. If the policeman had seen the thief, he …………………………………………….. (arrest)
him.
10. The buildings wouldn’t have burned to ashes if the firemen ……………………………….
(come) in time.
11. People wouldn’t cross the Bosphorus, if they ………………………………………………
(not / build) those bridges.
12. If the family had saved enough money, they………………………………………… (buy)
a new flat.
13. If I had known that he was sleeping, I ……………………………………………. (not /
disturb) him.
14. If I had lost all my money, I …………………………………………... (be) very unhappy.
15. If you had phoned me before you came, you ………………………………………. (find)
me at home.

B) Complete the following sentences in column A using the correct choice from column B.

A B

1. You’ll get tired a) If you can’t have it.

2. If you go to a football match, b) If students make a lot of noise.
3. You can’t hear the teacher c) you must take your umbrella with you.
4. I’ll help you with your lesson, d) If you stand up for a long time.
5. If the soup is too hot, e) If you’re at home tonight.
6. If it rains, f) If you want to study.
7. His family may go on holiday g) you won’t find a seat.
8. A man can’t buy what he needs h) If they save enough money.
9. If you’re on a crowded bus, i) If he doesn’t have enough money.
10. We’ll come to visit you j) I’ll buy a car.
11. If they haven’t seen Topkapý Palace, k) we’d better go there this afternoon.
12. If I get a driving licence, l) I’ll come with you.

C) Complete the following sentences:

1. If you write me from England, ……………………………………………………………..

2. She can learn English if …………………………………………………………………….
3. We can catch the bus if ……………………………………………………………………..
4. If it doesn’t rain this afternoon, …………………………………………………………….
5. His family will be hungry if ………………………………………………………………..
 6. Your room will become untidy if …………………………………………………………..
7. A baby cries if ………………………………………………………………………………
8. If my girlfriend comes early, ……………………………………………………………….
9. If he doesn’t smoke, ………………………………………………………………………..
10. You can’t sleep well if ……………………………………………………………………..

D) Rewrite the sentences using UNLESS:

1. If you don’t go to Venice, you will never ride in a gondola.

……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. If it doesn’t rain, we will go to the cinema.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. If you don’t go to a Chinese restaurant, you’ll never taste a Peking Duck.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. If you don’t go to Bursa, you’ll never climb Uludag.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. If you don’t go to India, you’ll never see Taj Mahal.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
6. If you don’t answer my question, I won’t go anywhere.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I won’t let you go if you don’t give me my money back.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
8. I’ll call the police if you don’t go away.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. If you don’t complain the manager, you’ll always get bad service.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
10. If you don’t have enough money, you can’t buy this car.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
11. If he doesn’t work hard, he can’t pass his class.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
12. You won’t catch the bus if you don’t leave immediately.
……………………………………………………………………………………...

E) Choose the best one:

1. I ………………. very unhappy if my friends didn’t come to my party.

a) would have been b) will be c) would d) would be

2. If the old man …………………. some money, he would hire a taxi.

a) have b) had c) would have d) had had

3. If you had come in time, you ……………………. the lesson.

a) wouldn’t miss b) would miss
c) would have missed d) wouldn’t have missed
 4. I could have heard the telephone if I ……………………….. so deeply.
a) didn’t sleep b) hadn’t been sleeping
c) wouldn’t sleep d) wouldn’t have slept
5. If he doesn’t pay the bill, he ………………………. into trouble.
a) won’t get b) will get c) would get d) would have got

6. If the weather …………………… good, we would go swimming.

a) was b) would be c) were d) is

7. Your brother wouldn’t have found such a nice job if he ……………………. a university
diploma.
a) didn’t have b) doesn’t have c) hadn’t had d) hadn’t

8. You would have some money in your pocket if you ……………………. it so generously.
a) hadn’t spent b) didn’t spend c) couldn’t spend d) don’t spend

9. If you don’t succeed in the test, you …………………….. the job.

a) were not going to get b) wouldn’t get c) won’t get d) didn’t get

10. We wouldn’t be here now if we ……………………….. in that airplane crash.

a) were b) had been c) are d) had to be

F) Complete the following sentences in column A using the correct choice from column B.

A B
1. Everyone on board the plane would have died a) If I had not been to a doctor.
2. If the officials hadn’t stopped the poor man, b) if you had taken him to the fun-fair.
3. If the climbers had found an easy way, c) if the plane had crashed.
4. I would be in a hospital now d) she could have bought some expensive
clothes.
5. We would have got wet e) so many people wouldn’t have been
killed.
6. If he had had enough time last summer, f) he could have built his small house in
two days.
7. I might have come to your help g) if we hadn’t taken our umbrellas.
8. If the driver had not slept, h) they could have reached the top easily.
9. The young boy would have been very happy i) he would have gone on a holiday.
10. If her father had been rich, j) if I had had time last Sunday.