CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1. Conditional sentences: Type 1

- Structure: If + S + Vs/es , S + will/can/may… + V(inf)
- Example: If he runs, he will get there in time.
The cat will scratch you if you pull her tail.
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. David will leave for Ren tomorrow if the weather .......is................... (be) fine.
2. What will you do if you ....doesn’t go........................ (not / go) away for the
weekend?
3. The game ......starts.................................... (start) if you put a coin in the slot.
4. If you ....are............................... (be) scared of spiders, don’t go into the garden.
5. We’ll have to go without John if he (not arrive) …doesn’t…………. soon.
6. Please don’t disturb him if he .......is............................... (be) busy.
7. If she ....accepts....... (accept) your card and roses, things will be very much
hopeful.
8. If a holiday ..falls.................................. (fall) on a weekend, go to the beach.
9. If she (come)……comes……………………. late again, she’ll lose her job.
10. If he (wash) …washes……………………….. my car, I’ll give him $20.
11. He’ll be late for the train if he (not start) …doesn’t start………………………..
at once.
12. If I lend you $100, when will you (repay)………repay………………… me?
13. Unless I have a quiet room I (not be able) won’t be able……………..... to do
any work.
14. If we leave the car here, it (not be) …won’t be………………….. in anybody’s
way.
15. Someone (steal)… might steal………………………. your car if you leave it
unlocked.
16. Unless he (sell)…sells………………. more, he won’t get much commission.
17. If you come late, they (not let) …won’t let ……………………. you in.
18. If you (not go) …don’t go…………………….. away I’ll send for the police.
19. If he .......eats.............................. (eat) all that, he will be ill.
20. What ....will....happen.......................... (happen) if my parachute does not open?

2. Conditional sentences: Type 2

- Structure: If + S + Ved, S + would/could/… + V(inf)
- Example: If I had a map, I would lend it to you.
If I were you, I’d plant some trees around the house.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. If I knew his address, I (write).....would write........ to him.
2. If the sun (be).....was........... shining now, we would go to the beach
3. If you (paint)…painted………….the walls white, the room would be much
brighter.
4. If he knew that it was dangerous he (not come)……would not
come………………….
5. I (buy)…bought………………..shares in that company if I had some money.
6. If you drove more carefully, you (not have)…wouldn’t have……….. so many
accidents.
7. If I (be)…were…….. you, I (not worry)……wouldn’t worry…...............about
going to university.
8. If I (have)…had………………any money, I would give you some.
9. Mary doesn’t study hard. She (not pass)…wouldn’t pass…… the examination
unless she worked harder.
10. What would you (buy)…buy………………….if your father gave you $200?
11. If I ( know)…knew……..his phone number, I would call him.
12. We would need less money if we ( live)……lived……….in the country
13. How (you/ feel)…would you feel…………. if you were in my position?
14. If he ..got.......................... (get) up earlier, he’d get to work on time.
15. If I ...were.................... (be) you, I .....would tell................. (tell) them the truth.
16. They would go to the beauty spot if they ......had..................... (have) time.
17. If we ......had........................ (have) a car, we would drive to work everyday.
18. Where would you ...choose........ (choose) if you could live anywhere in the
world ?
19. You ...could catch............................. (catch) the train if you left earlier.
20. If I .....passed................................. (pass) the exam, he would be astonished.
21. I wouldn’t agree with him if he ......told...................... (tell) me about his plan.
22. If she ...elected.......(elect) the Prime Minister, she would invest more on
education.
23. If I ......was......................... (be) rich, I would live in a castle.
24. If you ...didn’t work.......................... (not – work) so hard, you would find the
time.
25. If he ....worked.............................. (work) harder, the result would be better.

3. Conditional sentences: Type 3

- Structure: If + S + had + PII, S + would/could/… + have + PII
- Example: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
If I had saved enough money, I could have bought a new car.
Exercise 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. If I had known my friend was in hospital, I (go) …could have
gone………………. to see her.
2. I did not see you in the pool yesterday. If I had seen you, I (swim) …would have
swam………………. with you.
3. My mother did not go to the gym yesterday. She (go) could have
gone…………………. if she had not been so tired.
4. She (not/ leave) ……would not have left……. home if her father had not
disturbed her.
5. If he had been looking in front of himself, he (not/walk) …would not have
walked………………. into the wall.
6. The view of the mountain was wonderful. If I had had a camera, I (take) ………
would have taken…………. some pictures.
7. She was not thirsty. If she had been thirsty, she (drink) …would have
drunk………………. some water.
8. If my grandmother had gone to the university, she (study) would have
studied…………………. science. She likes science a lot.
9. If I had known how to swim, I (swim) …would have swam………………. when
we went to the beach.
10. If you had given a direct address to me, I (find) …would have
found………………. that museum easily.
11. If I had had enough money, I (buy) …would have bought………………. a big
house for myself.
12. We (go) …would have gone………………. for the picnic yesterday if the
weather had not been rainy.
13. If the weather (to be) …had been………………. nice, they (to play) …would
have played………………. football.
14. If we (to go) …had gone………………. to a good restaurant, we (to have) …
would have had………………. a better dinner.
15. If John (to learn) had learnt…………………. more words, he (to write) …
would have written………………. a good report.
16. If the boys (to take) …had taken………………. the bus to school, they (to
arrive) …would have arrived………………. on time.
17. If the teacher (to explain) …had explained………………. the homework, I (to
do) …would have done………………. it.
18. If they (to wait) …had waited………………. for another 10 minutes, they (to
see) …would have seen………………. the pop star.
19. If the police (to come) …had came………………. earlier, they (to arrest) ……
would have arrested……………. the burglar.
20. If you (to buy) …had bought………………. fresh green vegetable, your salad
(to taste) ……would have tasted……………. better.
21. If Alex (to ask) ……had asked……………. me, I (to email) ……could have
emailed……………. the documents.
22. If he (to speak) ……had spoken……………. more slowly, Peggy (to
understand) …would have understood him………………. him.
23. If you (study) …………………. had studied for the test, you (pass)
…………………. would have passed it.
24. If you (ask) …had asked………………. me, I (help) ……could have
helped……………. you.
25. If we (go) …had gone………………. to the cinema, we (see) …would have
seen………………. my friend Jacob.