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FIRST CONDITIONAL

Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
First Conditional.

1. If we ………………………………… (come) to the party, you


………………………………….(have) fun.
2. If the weather ………………………………………………(be) good, we
…………………………………………….. (go) for a picnic.
3. If you ………………………………………………..(eat) a lot of sweets, you
…………………………………………..….. (get) fat.
4. If she ………………………………………………. (call), I
……………………………………………(tell) her to come back earlier.
5. If Mary …………………………………………………….. (not/ study), she
……………………………………….(not pass) the exam.
6. If it ……………………………………………….. (rain), we
………………………………………….(stay) at home.
7. If you …………………………………………… (do) your homework now, we
……………………………………………..(go) to the park later.
8. If I ……………………………………….(buy) the book, I
……………………………………………….(lend) it to you.
9. If we …………………………………………….(not / leave) now, we
…………………………………………………(miss) the bus.
10. If we …………………………………………….(miss) the bus, we
…………………………………………(be) late.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
First Conditional.

1. Dad …………………………………………. (be) angry if we


……………………………………………...(get) home late.
2. If you ………………………………………….(come), we
……………………………………………….(have) a good time.
3. I …………………………………………(punish) you if you
…………………………………………(not/stop) fighting.
4. If …………………………………………. (break) anything, you
……………………………………………(have to) pay for it.
5. If I ………………………………………….. (miss) the bus, I
…………………………………………(take) a taxi.
6. You friend ……………………………………………(forgive) you if you
……………………………………….(apologize)

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7. If you ………………………………………. (not/leave) now, we
……………………………………………………(call) the police.
8. If we ………………………………………..(go) shopping we
…………………………………………(spend) a lot of money.
9. If they ……………………………………………. (not/invite) us we
……………………………………………..(not/go)
10. If you ………………………………………………(be/ not) careful you
………………………………………(break) the vase.

Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
First Conditional. (can / may / must/ imperative)

1. If you ………………………………………..(go) without calling first he


………………………………………..(may/not/be) there.
2. If we ………………………………………… (move) to a bigger house we
……………………………………………(can / have) a pet.
3. If he ……………………………………………………(call)
…………………………………………………… (tell) him to come.
4. If you …………………………………………(not / put on) your coat you
………………………………………..(may/catch) a cold.
5. If she ……………………………………………(not/feel) well, we
……………………………………………….(must/call) the doctor.
6. If you ………………………………………….(go) now
……………………………………………..(I/can/come) with you?
7. If the baby ………………………………………….(wake up)
…………………………………………….(give) me a call.
8. If you …………………………………………..(see) him
………………………………….(ask) him to tell you the truth.
9. You …………………………………………..(must /give) Tom his toy back if
he …………………………………….(ask) for it.
10. If you really ………………………………………….(want) pass the exam
you ………………………………………………(can/do) it.

Exercise 4: Write type 1 conditional sentences for the following


situations.
example: Please have some more ice cream (get / sick)
If I have more ice cream, I will get sick.

1. You should eat your breakfast. (be late for school)


……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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2. Why don’t you go out for a walk in the woods? (get lost)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Why don’t you sing with us? (everybody / leave the room)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Have some more wine. (get drunk)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. We should go to Italy for holidays (it/cost/a lot of money)


……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Let’s stay a little bit longer (we /miss the bus)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Why don’t you ask her to marry you? (she/say no)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Let’s order dessert. (we/not have enough money to pay the bill)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Let’s take dad’s car to go to the beach (Dad /be angry)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Let’s prepare dinner (mum/be/happy)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

SECOND CONDITIONAL
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
Second Conditional.

1. If you………………………………………………….(study) more you


……………………………………………..(have) better marks.
2. If we ……………………………………………(have) money, we
…………………………………………………(buy) a new car.
3. If he ………………………………………….(sleep) more hours, he
……………………………………..(not/be) so tired.
4. If I ……………………………………………(be) you, I
………………………………………………………(visit) a doctor.
5. If they ……………………………………….. (not/be) so rich, they
……………………………………………..(have to) find a job.
6. If dad ……………………………………………… (early) we
………………………………………………(go) to the cinema.
7. If I ………………………………………(have) a better memory I
…………………………………………(study) to become a doctor.
8. If my car ………………………………….(be) stolen I
…………………………………………………… (report) it to the police.

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9. If you ………………………………………… (love) me you
………………………………………………..(not/leave) me.
10. If I ……………………………………….(won) the lottery I
………………………………………… (travel) around the world.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
Second Conditional.

1. If you ……………………………………. (lose) your wallet, what


…………………………………………….(you/do)?
2. If he …………………………………….(talk) to me like that, I
……………………………………………(never/talk) to him again.
3. I …………………………………………… (not/have to) go to work by bus if I
…………………………………………….(have) a car.
4. I ………………………………………….. (not/trust) him If I
………………………………… (be) you.
5. If your house ………………………………………………(catch) fire, what
…………………………………………..(you/do)?
6. If my computer …………………………………………….(break down) I
……………………………………….. (not/be able to) finish my project.
7. If she ……………………………………… (come) to the jazz concert with us
she …………………………………………..(be) bored.
8. I ………………………………………….. (not/come) with you if I
………………………………………..(be) tired.
9. If you ………………………………………….. (exercise) more, you
……………………………………….(be) in better shape.
10. I he …………………………………………..(insult) you, what
…………………………………………….(you/do)?

Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
Second Conditional. (could / might)

1. If you ……………………………………………(talk) to him, he


………………………………………………..(might/listen) to you.
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2. If I …………………………………………… (know) her phone number, I
……………………………………………….(could/call) her.
3. If we ……………………………………….. (have) had some rest first, the
trip ……………………………………………..(might /be) less tiring.
4. If I ……………………………………………(speak) English, I
……………………………………………… (could / study) in England.
5. I …………………………………………(might/visit) them if I
…………………………………..(have) time.
6. If he ……………………………………………….(apologize) , I
……………………………………………..(could/forgive) him
7. If we ……………………………………………. (have) eggs, we
……………………………………………….(could) make an omelette.
8. She ……………………………………………..(might/feel)better if she
………………………………………….(go/out) more often.
9. If you …………………………………………..(ask) politely, I
…………………………………………………(might/give) it to you.
10. You …………………………………………..(not/be late) to work if you
………………………………………………(leave) home ten minutes earlier.

Exercise 4: First or Second Conditional? Put the verbs in the


correct tense.
1. If I forgot my friend’s birthday, he ……………………………………………….
(be) very angry.
2. If she ………………………………………….(fall) in love with me, I will be
happy.
3. If I ………………………………………………… (be) you, I wouldn’t talk to
him again.
4. If you …………………………………………….. (eat) more, you would gain
weight.
5. If I see her, I ………………………………………………… (ask) her to help.
6. If I had enough money, I ………………………………………………. (buy)
that dress.
7. If I were you, I ………………………………………………….. (give) him a
second chance.
8. If you work harder, you …………………………………………(make) more
money.
9. If I …………………………………… you the truth, you will hate me.
10. If you …………………………………….(not/hurry) you will miss the plane.

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Exercise 4: First or Second Conditional? Put the verbs in the
correct tense.
1. If I …………………………………. Greek, I would be proud.
2. If you ………………………………………… (do) what he says, you won’t
have a problem with him.
3. If I were you I ……………………………………………. (buy) a sports car.
4. If I ………………………………………………….(be) taller, I would become a
model.
5. If she …………………………………………………. (not / have the flu), she
would go to school.
6. If you don’t drive carefully, you ………………………………………(have) an
accident.
7. If they come to Greece, I ………………………………………….(visit) them.
8. If we ……………………………………………. (go) on holiday, we would go
to Rhodes.
9. If her husband were more polite, she …………………………………….
(divorce) him.
10. If I ……………………………………………(take) the car, I won’t be late

Exercise 5: Write type 2 conditional sentences for the following


situations.
example: I don’t want to eat because I’m not hungry
If were hungry I would eat.

1. I can’t come to the beach with you because I have to do my


homework.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I won’t invite him to the party because he is so rude.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. I won’t go to the cinema because I don’t like the film.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I can’t give you a lift because I don’t have a car.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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5. She won’t cook for us because she doesn’t have time
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. We won’t buy this computer because we can’t afford it.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I can’t visit her because I don’t have her address.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. She won’t get the job because she doesn’t speak French.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
.
9. She won’t marry him because she doesn’t love him.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
.
10. We can’t watch the movie because the DVD player is broken.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
..

THIRD CONDITIONAL
Exercise 1: 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).
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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.
7. If …………………………………………..(know) you would come, I
………………………………………….. (cook) something for you.
8. If you ………………………………………… (give) me your phone number, I
………………………………………… (call) you.
9. If we ………………………………………………….(leave) earlier, we
………………………………………………….. (not/miss) the train.
10. If we ……………………………………………….. (take) a map with us, we
………………………………………………..(get) lost.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
Third Conditional.
11. If you ………………………………………….. (ask) for my opinion, I
…………………………………………..(advise) you to keep away from him.
12. You ……………………………………………….(not /be) so tired during
the lesson if you …………………………………………… (go) to bed earlier
last night.
13. If you ………………………………………………..(call) earlier, you
………………………………………………..(be able to) book a table.
14. He ………………………………………………(forgive) you if you
………………………………………….(apologize) for your rude behaviour.
15. If you ………………………………………………. (help) me, I
…………………………………………….. (finish) the project earlier.
16. I ………………………………………………………(know) if they
………………………………………..(lie) to us.
17. If you……………………………………….. (repair) the car you
…………………………………………..(not /have to) call a taxi.
18. If the bomb …………………………………………………(go off), we
…………………………………………….. (die).
19. I ………………………………………………(tell) you if there
………………………………………(be) any changes in the plan.
20. If I …………………………………………(see) John, I
……………………………………………………..(tell) him you were looking
for him.

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Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the
Third Conditional. (could have/ might have)
1. If you ……………………………………………….(apologize) you
……………………………………………..(could/avoid) punishment.
2. The police ……………………………………………….(might/catch) the thief
if they ……………………………………………..(arrive) earlier.
3. If you ……………………………………………….(board) that plane, you
…………………………………………………..(might/die)
4. If you ……………………………………………….(offer) her the job, she
………………………………………….(might/accept)
5. I ………………………………………….(could/made) a cake if I
………………………………………….(know) the recipe.
6. If he ……………………………………………..(not/lose) his job, he
…………………………………………(might/buy) a new house.
7. If she ……………………………………………..(finish) her work , she
……………………………………………….. (could /go) home earlier.
8. If you ………………………………………………….(save) enough money, you
…………………………………………..(could/buy) a car.
9. If I …………………………………………………(know) how to swim I
…………………………………………….(might/save) the drowning man.
10. If he ……………………………………………..(not/be grounded), she
……………………………………………(could/come) to the celebration.

Exercise 5: 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.
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…………………………………………………………………………………………
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.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I missed the train because I overslept.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
9. She slapped him because he insulted her.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. He broke his leg because he jumped from the roof.
…………………………………………………………………………………………

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