Mixed Conditionals Exercise: Written by Bob Wilson ©robert Clifford Mcnair Wilson 2007
Mixed Conditionals Exercise: Written by Bob Wilson ©robert Clifford Mcnair Wilson 2007
Mixed Conditionals Exercise: Written by Bob Wilson ©robert Clifford Mcnair Wilson 2007
Conditionals Exercise
Fill the gaps using the verbs in brackets. This exercise is only for the brave. It was a request so don’t
blame me, okay? 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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Answers
1 If you are late again for training again today, I won’t let you play in tomorrow’s match.
2 I’d spend all August in Thailand if I had the time and the money. Maybe next year.
3 I wouldn't be angry if you hadn’t eaten my chocolate mousse.
4 If just one person had remembered my birthday, I wouldn’t have been sad.
5 You'll be sorry if you don’t revise for your exams.
6 I wouldn’t open that umbrella inside the house if I were you. It's bad luck.
7 We’ll eat out if there's no food at home.
8 The holidays would have been great if the weather had been better.
9 I wouldn't go out with him even if you paid me.
10 If you had told me about the concert, I wouldn have gone.
11 If you didn’t drink so much beer, you wouldn't be so fat.
12 If I'd known you were coming, I’d have baked a cake.
13 The world would be a better place if politicians were less vain.
14 You'll do it better if you take more time over it.
15 If I understood more about computers, I’d be able to help you out.
16 I’ll have enough milk for the weekend if I don’t go shopping on Friday.
17 they’ll punish their children if they get bad reports from school.
18 what would you do if you lost your house keys.
19 what you would do if your neighbour invited you to dinner.
20 what they woud have done if they hadn’t come to class today.
21 what type of music they would play if they had a disco.
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First and second conditional (mixed)
Exercise 1
Respond to the following situations. Use the first or second conditional sentences. _____________
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First and second conditional (mixed): exercise 1
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Second and third conditional (mixed)
Exercise 2
Underline mistakest and correct them. Use the second or third conditionals. _________________
Example:
I can't join you. But I could have gone with you later if you didn't mind. _______________
I didn't speak German. If I spoke German, we wouldn't have got lost. _______________
If you hadn't stayed with me last night, I would feel so frightened. _______________
Liz doesn't want to apply for the job. But she would have got it if she tried it. _______________
The taxi driver didn't know the address. I would have arrived on time if he knew it. _______________
They invited you to the party. They wouldn't do it if they hadn't wanted it. _______________
If I could live anywhere in the world in future, I would have chosen Provence. _______________
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Second and third conditional (mixed): exercise 2
Key with answers ______________________________________________________________
I can't join you. But I could have gone with you later if you didn't mind. could go
I didn't speak German. If I spoke German, we wouldn't have got lost. had spoken
If you hadn't stayed with me last night, I would feel so frightened. would have felt
Sam feels lonely. He would be happier if he had been married. was | were
Liz doesn't want to apply for the job. But she would have got it if she tried it. would get
The taxi driver didn't know the address. I would have arrived on time if he knew it. had known
They invited you to the party. They wouldn't do it if they hadn't wanted it. wouldn't have
done
If I could live anywhere in the world in future, I would have chosen Provence. would choose
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Conditional (mixed forms)
Exercise 3. Write the correct forms in conditional sentences. _____________
We would have returned in time on condition that the sea .................................. so stormy.
□ wasn't □ hadn't been
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Conditional (mixed forms): exercise 3
Key with answers ___________________________________________________________
We would have returned in time on condition that the sea hadn't been so stormy.
If the flight had been cancelled, how would we have got to Cairo?
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Mixed conditionals
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. ___________
If you had sold your business, you ........................................... life now. (can enjoy)
If I were you, I ................................................. the job after the pay drop. (quit)
He'd study at university if he ....................................... the entrance exam. But he didn't. (pass)
Tina's French is quite weak. She would have helped you in Paris if her French .........................
better. (be)
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Mixed conditionals: exercise 4
Key with answers ___________________________________________________________
I didn't invite them for dinner. But I wouldn't have hesitated if I was a good cook.
If I wasn't afraid of flying, I would have visited you in California a long time ago.
If you had sold your business, you could enjoy life now.
If I were you, I would have quitted the job after the pay drop.
If we didn't trust them, we wouldn't have asked them to stay with us last summer.
He'd study at university if he had passed the entrance exam. But he didn't.
Tina's French is quite weak. She would have helped you in Paris if her French was better.
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2) Daniel would have been home on time if the bus had come.
a) type I (condition possible to fulfil)
b) type II (condition in theory possible to fulfil)
c) type III (condition not possible to fulfil - too late)
5) If you had done your homework, you could have written a better test.
a) type I (condition possible to fulfil)
b) type II (condition in theory possible to fulfil)
c) type III (condition not possible to fulfil - too late)
8) If they had driven carefully, they wouldn't have crashed into the other car.
a) type I (condition possible to fulfil)
b) type II (condition in theory possible to fulfil)
c) type III (condition not possible to fulfil - too late)
10) If Lisa had got up earlier, she would not have been late for work.
a) type I (condition possible to fulfil)
b) type II (condition in theory possible to fulfil)
c) type III (condition not possible to fulfil - too late)
7) If I were you,
a) I will not play hockey.
b) I would not play hockey.
c) I would not have played hockey.
2) Which of the following words/phrases can be used in a Conditional sentence type II?
a) play d) sing
b) played e) sang
c) has played f) had sung
3) Which of the following words/phrases can be used in a Conditional sentence type III?
a) had played d) sang
b) have played e) had sung
c) has played f) have sung