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    Conditional Exercises

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    This document provides examples and exercises to practice using conditionals in English, including: 1) The zero conditional to describe general truths using "if" and simple present verbs. 2) The first conditional to talk about possible or probable future events using "if" and "will/won't". 3) The second conditional to talk about unlikely or imaginary future events using "if" and "would/wouldn't". 4) The third conditional to talk about regrets about the past using "if only" or "wish" plus "would/wouldn't have". The exercises provide blanks to fill in with appropriate verbs based on conditional structures. Additional examples are also provided for practice

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    This document provides examples and exercises to practice using conditionals in English, including: 1) The zero conditional to describe general truths using "if" and simple present verbs. 2) The first conditional to talk about possible or probable future events using "if" and "will/won't". 3) The second conditional to talk about unlikely or imaginary future events using "if" and "would/wouldn't". 4) The third conditional to talk about regrets about the past using "if only" or "wish" plus "would/wouldn't have". The exercises provide blanks to fill in with appropriate verbs based on conditional structures. Additional examples are also provided for practice

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    This document provides examples and exercises to practice using conditionals in English, including: 1) The zero conditional to describe general truths using "if" and simple present verbs. 2) The first conditional to talk about possible or probable future events using "if" and "will/won't". 3) The second conditional to talk about unlikely or imaginary future events using "if" and "would/wouldn't". 4) The third conditional to talk about regrets about the past using "if only" or "wish" plus "would/wouldn't have". The exercises provide blanks to fill in with appropriate verbs based on conditional structures. Additional examples are also provided for practice

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    Conditional Exercises

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    This document provides examples and exercises to practice using conditionals in English, including: 1) The zero conditional to describe general truths using "if" and simple present verbs. 2) The first conditional to talk about possible or probable future events using "if" and "will/won't". 3) The second conditional to talk about unlikely or imaginary future events using "if" and "would/wouldn't". 4) The third conditional to talk about regrets about the past using "if only" or "wish" plus "would/wouldn't have". The exercises provide blanks to fill in with appropriate verbs based on conditional structures. Additional examples are also provided for practice

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    Conditional Exercises

    The Zero Conditional


    Use the conditions and results in the box to complete the phrases below.

    1 Water boils if ..................................................................................... .


    2 If you mix red and white ......................................................................................
    3 ..................................................................................... if you leave it in the sun.
    4 If ....................................................................................., take an aspirin.
    5 If ....................................................................................., it tastes sweet.
    6 ..................................................................................... if you go near its food when it's
    eating.
    7 If you pull a cat's tail, ......................................................................................
    8 ..................................................................................... if you don't wear a seat belt.
    9 You can end up brain damaged if ......................................................................................
    10 If you press this switch, ......................................................................................
    11 If ....................................................................................., her folks get very angry.
    12 Farmers get very angry if ......................................................................................
    The First Conditional

    USES: Advice (A); Making plans and thinking about the future (P)
    Decide on the use for each sentence, A or P and then fill the gap using the verb in brackets. Three
    sentences need a NEGATIVE verb and watch out for the third person S!
    USE
    1 If Clare ................................ late again, the hockey trainer will be furious. (to arrive)
    2 You'll be sorry if you ................................ for your exams. (to revise)
    3 We ................................ if the weather's good. (to go)
    4 You'll be really tired tomorrow if you ................................ to bed soon. (to go)
    5 If the bus ................................ on time, I won't miss the football. (to be)
    6 If you ................................ your homework now, you'll be free all tomorrow. (to do)
    7 We................................ out if there's no food at home. (to eat)
    8 You'll find life much easier if you ................................ more often. (to smile)
    9 If it's hot, we................................ for a swim. (to go)
    10 You'll do it better if you ................................ more time over it. (to take)
    11 If she ................................ practising, she'll get better. (to keep)
    12 Mum will be very sad if you ................................ Mother's Day again. (to forget)
    13 I................................ so happy if I pass the exam. (to be)
    14 I know what you can do. If you ................................ a wig and dark glasses, they won’t
    recognise you. (to wear)
    15 The government ................................ the next election if they continue to ignore public opinion.
    (to lose)
    16 If Valencia FC win the Spanish football league, I................................ my hair orange. (to dye)
    17 If someone ................................ you a bike, you’ll be able to come with us. (to lend)
    18 ............... your Mum ............... angry if you don’t phone her this weekend? (to be)
    19 What will your boss say if you ................................ late for work tomorrow? (to arrive)
    Now make up some examples of your own.
    1 ...........................................................................................................................
    2 ...........................................................................................................................
    3 ...........................................................................................................................
    4 ...........................................................................................................................
    The Second Conditional

    A Fill the gap using the verb in brackets. 5 gaps need a NEGATIVE verb!
    1 I ....................................... that umbrella inside the house if I were you. It's bad luck. (to open)
    2 They'd* be a better team if they ....................................... fitter. (to be)
    3 If I had some spare money, I ....................................... a plasma TV. (to buy)
    4 Those children ....................................... so horrible if their parents were stricter. (to be)
    5 I wouldn't go out with him even if you ....................................... me. (to pay)
    6 If we ....................................... so hard, we wouldn't be so tired all the time. (to work)
    7 If she didn't take so long in the shower, she ....................................... more time for breakfast. (to
    have)
    8 If you ....................................... so much beer, you wouldn't be so fat. (to drink)
    9 The world ....................................... a better place if politicians were less vain. (to be)
    10 I ....................................... to visit Thailand if I had the chance. (to love)
    11 If I had more free time, I ....................................... a play. (to write)
    12 If you ....................................... a digital camera, you could send photos by email. (to have)
    13 He would definitely lose weight if he ....................................... eating carbohydrates and sugar.
    (to stop)
    14 We could go travelling across France if we ....................................... a tent. (to buy)
    15 Valencia would have the perfect climate if it ....................................... so hot in July and August.
    (to be)
    16 If I understood more about computers, I............................................ help you out. (to be able to)
    17 I wouldn't do that if I ....................................... you. (to be)
    18 If I ....................................... to Madrid, I’d visit the Prado Gallery. (to go)
    * ‘d = would
    B Now make up some examples of your own.
    1 .................................................................................................................................
    2 .................................................................................................................................
    3 .................................................................................................................................
    The Third Conditional

    A Fill the gap using the verb in brackets. Think very carefully about the meaning of the phrase
    before deciding whether to use a negative or positive verb form.
    1 I wouldn't have been angry if you ............................................... my chocolate mousse. (to eat)
    2 If he had known you were in hospital, he ............................................... you. (to visit)
    3 We wouldn't have come by taxi if we ............................................... the right bus. (to find)
    4 We would have visited the Prado gallery if we ............................................... time. (to have)
    5 If you hadn't been asking me questions all the time, I ............................................... the film. (to
    enjoy)
    6 If I ............................................... your number, I would have phoned. (to know)
    7 If just one person had remembered my birthday, I ............................................... sad. (to be)
    8 I would have understood the film if it ............................................... in German. (to be*)
    9 They ............................................... to see you if they hadn't been away. (to come)
    10 If she ............................................... on a double yellow line, she wouldn't have got a fine. (to
    park)
    11 If I'd known you were coming, I ............................................... a cake. (to bake)
    12 If she ............................................... the shed unlocked, they wouldn't have stolen her bike. (to
    leave)
    13 If you had told me about the concert, I ............................................... (to go)
    14 The storm ............................................... a lot of damage if it had come this way. (to do)
    15 The holidays would have been great if the weather ............................................... better. (to be)
    16 I ............................................... the party if you hadn’t behaved so badly. (enjoy)
    17 If I ............................................... a smaller car, I would have spent less money on petrol. (to
    rent)

    B Now make up some examples of your own.


    1 ...................................................................................................................................
    2 ...................................................................................................................................
    3 ...................................................................................................................................
    I wish and if only Exercise

    Fill in the gap with the verbs in brackets


    Regrets
    1 I wish I .................................... drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)
    2 I wish it .................................... so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE)
    3 If only I .................................... there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park NEGATIVE)
    Wanting change
    4 If only I .................................... more time for my hobbies. (have)
    5 I wish it .................................... more often in Valencia. (rain)
    6 I wish I .................................... to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE)
    Complaints
    7 I wish you .................................... so much. You're a complete idiot when you're drunk.
    (drink NEGATIVE)
    8 If only it ..................................... The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)
    9 I wish Samantha .................................... her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time.
    (wash)
    Mixed
    10 I wish you .................................... so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice bloke. (be
    NEGATIVE)
    11 I wish the council .................................... that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's
    heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)
    12 If only I .................................... the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States. (have)
    13 I wish I .................................... her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell
    NEGATIVE)
    14 I wish you .................................... to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE)
    15 If only we .................................... a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so
    expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)
    16 I wish Jorge .................................... so fast. It's only a matter of time before he kills
    someone. (drive NEGATIVE)
    Mixed Conditionals Exercise
    Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets. Some verbs must be in the negative in order to make sense.
    1 If you .......................................... late again for training again today (to be), I
    .......................................... you play in tomorrow’s match. (let)
    2 I.......................................... all August in Thailand (to spend) if I .......................................... the time
    and the money. (to have) Maybe next year.
    3 I .......................................... angry (to be) if you .......................................... my chocolate mousse. (to
    eat).
    4 If just one person .......................................... my birthday (remember), I ..........................................
    sad. (to be)
    5 You.......................................... sorry (to be) if you .......................................... for your exams. (to
    revise)
    6 I .......................................... that umbrella inside the house (open) if I .......................................... you.
    (to be) It's bad luck.
    7 We.......................................... (to eat) out if there.......................................... no food at home. (to be)
    8 The holidays .......................................... great (to be) if the weather .......................................... better.
    (to be)
    9 I .......................................... out with him (to go) even if you .......................................... me. (to pay)
    10 If you .......................................... me about the concert (to tell), I .......................................... (to go)
    11 If you .......................................... so much beer (to drink), you .......................................... so fat. (to
    be)
    12 If I.......................................... you were coming (to know), I .......................................... a cake. (to
    bake)
    13 The world .......................................... a better place (to be) if politicians ..........................................
    less vain. (to be)
    14 You.......................................... it better (to do) if you .......................................... more time over it. (to
    take)
    15 If I .......................................... more about computers (to understand), I..........................................
    help you out. (to be able to)
    16 I.......................................... enough milk for the weekend (to have) if I ..........................................
    shopping on Friday. (to go)
    17 They.......................................... their children (to punish) if they .......................................... bad
    reports from school. (to get)
    18 What .............................. you .............................. (to do) if you .......................................... your house
    keys? (to lose)
    19 What .............................. you .............................. (to do) if your neighbour ..........................................
    you to dinner? (to invite)
    20 What .............................. they .............................. (to do) if they .......................................... to class
    today? (to come)
    21 What type of music .............................. they .............................. (to play) if they
    .......................................... a disco? (to have)

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