Zero Conditional
1. Make the zero conditional.
(I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
(my husband / cook / he / burn the food)
(Julie / not wear a hat / she / get
sunstroke)
(children / not eat well / they / not be
healthy)
(you / mix water and electricity / you / get
a shock)
2. Make the zero conditionals.
If I (wake up) late, I (be) late for work.
If my husband (cook), he (burn) the food.
If Julie (not/wear) a hat, she (get) sunstroke.
If children (not/eat) well, they (not/be) healthy.
If you (mix) water and electricity, you _ (get) a shock.
If people (eat) too many sweets, they (get) fat.
If you (smoke), you (get) yellow fingers.
If children (play) outside, they (not/get) overweight.
If you (heat) ice, it (melt).
If I (speak) to John, he (get) annoyed.
3. Choose the correct sentence for zero conditionals.
If you eat fast food, If you study hard, When she works early,
a. you will gain weight. a. you get good grades. a. she woke up early.
b. you gains weight. b. you got good grades. b. she will wake up early.
c. you gain weight. c. you getting good grades. c. she wake up early.
d. you gained weight. d. you will get good grades. d. she wakes up early.
When the radio plays, I always wear a jacket
a. it's hard to hear you speak.
a. when it will be cold.
b. it was hard to hear you speak.
b. when it is cold.
c. it is hard to hear you spoke.
c. when it was cold.
d. it's hard to hear you will speak.
d. when it is being cold.
First Conditional
4. Match the sentence halves.
1. I’ll be disappointed if you don’t come to the party.
If you eat too much, I’ll be disappointed
2._______________________________________________
if it doesn’t rain tomorrow I’ll be happy
if I pass my final exam you’ll feel unwell
3.__________________________________________________
4.__________________________________________________
5.__________________________________________________
6.__________________________________________________
5. Choose the best answer, a or b.
1. If I find the book you want, I’ll send you a text message.
a) I’ll definitely find the book b) I might find the book
2. If the tickets are too expensive, Sam won’t buy them.
a) Sam might buy the tickets b) Sam will definitely buy the tickets
3. I’ll tell Jane the news if she comes to the party.
a) Jane might come to the party b) Jane’s definitely coming to the party
4. John’s parents will give him a car if he passes the exam.
a) He might have a car b) He’ll definitely have a car
6. Complete these superstitions
1. If a cat ______________ (wash) behind its ears, it ______________ (rain).
2. If the bride ___________ (make) her own dress, it_________________ (bring) bad luck.
3. You ______________ (catch) a cold if a cat _____________ (sneeze) three times.
4. If you ____________ (open) an umbrella indoors, it ____________ (bring) bad luck.
5. Something bad _________________ (happen) to you if you ____________ (walk) under the ladder.
6. If you ________ (take) the last piece of bread on the plate, you ____________ (be) unlucky.
7. If you ___________ (have) an itchy nose, you ______________ (have) an argument with someone soon.
7. Complete the first conditional sentences with your own ideas.
1. I’ll be happy ____________________________________________________________________________
2. If it rains all weekend,____________________________________________________________________
3. If I forget my best friend’s birthday, _____________________________________________________
4. I’ll pass all my exams ____________________________________________________________________
5. If I don’t feel well tomorrow morning, ____________________________________________________
6. I’ll go to bed early _______________________________________________________________________
7. I’ll be disappointed ______________________________________________________________________
Second Conditional
8. Use the words below to complete the second conditional sentences.
1. If I were _______________________________________________________________________________
( the Browns / I / let / the dog / sit / at the table )
2. If it was/were __________________________________________________________________________
( sunny / John / stay / at home )
3. Sarah would buy _______________________________________________________________________
( that dress / if / she / be / thinner )
4. Kate could ____________________________________________________________________________
( go / to the cinema / if / Sam / invite / her )
5. If Jake had ____________________________________________________________________________
9. Complete the second conditional questions with the verbs in brackets.
1. What age ____________ (you / be) if you _________ (can) be any age right now?
2. If you _________ (be) an animal, what animal ___________ (you / be)?
3. Which year _____________ (you / go) to if you ___________ (can) travel backwards in time?
4. If you ______________ (find) a purse full of money in the street, what ______________ (you / do)?
5. How much money _______________ (you /give) to charity if you _________ (win) 1 million pounds?
6. If you ___________ (stop) studying English, ______________your life (change)?
7. _________ (you / cheat) if you __________ (not know) the answer in an exam and nobody was looking?
10. Underline the mistakes in the second conditional sentences and write the correct words on the right.
1. What would you do if you would see a big hairy spider in your bed? ______ saw ______
2. If I spilled orange juice on my English homework, I will be upset. _________________
3. Did you explore a desert island if you were alone on it? __________________
4. What did you do if I forgot your birthday? __________________
5. Would Adam come to the party if we would send him an invitation? __________________
6. If I lived not far from you, we can walk to school together. __________________
7. If you could be anyone in the world, who will you choose to be? _________________
8. Which one item would you rescue if your house is on fire? _________________
9. If you have a special power, what would you be able to do? _________________
Third Conditional
11. Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Third Conditional.
1. If I ……………………………………………(have) the time I ……………………………………………..…
(visit) you yesterday.
2. If you …………………………………………(take) me to the hospital, I ………………………………….
……………………………(die).
3. If they …………………………………………………(invite) me to the party, I………………………….…
……………………………(go).
4. If I ………………………………………………………(have) enough money, I ……………………………
……………………………(buy) the other dress.
5. If he ………………………………………………..(not/break) his leg, we…………………….……………
……………………………(won) the match.
6.If you………………………………………………(study) harder, you ……………………………………….
……………………………(pass) the test.
12. Write type 3 conditional sentences for the following situations.
Example: I didn’t go to the supermarket because I didn’t know we had run out of any milk
If I had known we had run out of milk, I would have gone to the supermarket.
1. She didn’t give me a lift because she didn’t have any petrol.
2. I didn’t go to the school celebration because I was ill.
3. Dad didn’t go to the theatre because he didn’t like the play .
4. Mum didn’t make a cake because she was at her office until late.
5. Steve didn’t participate at the concert because his guitar was broken.
6. I didn’t read the article because I had work to do.
7. She didn’t go to the doctor because the metro was out of order.