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Conditional Sentences Practice Exercises

The document discusses the different uses of conditional sentences in English. It explains that conditional sentences with "if + present simple" express probable future situations, while those with "if + past simple" express improbable present or future situations. It also notes that conditional sentences with "if + past perfect" express unreal or impossible past situations. The document provides examples to illustrate each type of conditional sentence structure.

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Conditional Sentences Practice Exercises

The document discusses the different uses of conditional sentences in English. It explains that conditional sentences with "if + present simple" express probable future situations, while those with "if + past simple" express improbable present or future situations. It also notes that conditional sentences with "if + past perfect" express unreal or impossible past situations. The document provides examples to illustrate each type of conditional sentence structure.

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  • 3rd Conditional
  • 2nd Conditional
  • 1st Conditional

Expresses true or very probable situation

in the present or future.


If + Present Simple, Future Simple

If it is sunny, we will go to the beach.


If you do your homework, you will go out.
If you go hiking, you will wear hiking
boots.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

1. If Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, invite) me to his


birthday party, I would feel disappointed.
2. If I hadn’t got up earlier, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (miss) my
flight to Vienna.
3. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (stay) at home if it snows
tomorrow. Expresses untrue or improbable situations
4. If we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (earn) enough money, we’ll buy a in the present or future.
new hi-fi system. If + Past Simple, would
5. What would you do if you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) lost in
a forest at night? If I had more free time, I would take up
6. Kevin wouldn’t have moved to Britain if he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gardening.
_ _ _ (find) a decent job here. If I won a lot of money in a lottery, I
7. If I knew Diana’s address, I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (send) her would give some to charity.
a valentine card.
8. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Jane, do) if she fails the
university entrance examination?
9. If John’s parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (know) French, they
would help him with his project.
10. If Finn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (apologize) to me, I would
have forgiven him. Expresses unreal, impossible situations in
11. My cousin would play video games all day long if his the past.
parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (allow) him to. If + Past Perfect, would have
12. Kate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (call) you if she had known you + past participle
were ill. If I had seen Robert, I would have talked
13. If you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) cold, you will put on to him.
warm socks and a bathrobe.
14. James would buy his wife a BMW if he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(be) richer.
15. If Barbara and Paul _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (spend) more
time together their marriage would have lasted
longer.
16. My parents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (buy) me a new MP3
player if I pass my final exams.
17. If my team _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (lose) the match, we will
fall to the second division.
18. If the concert _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (finish) earlier, I
would have taken the 10.30 bus.

Expresses true or very probable situation in the present or

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