CONDITIONAL REVIEW

Conditionals

1 Read the sentences. What kind of conditional are they? Write 0, 1st, 2nd or 3rd.
1 You’ll be late for school if you don’t hurry up.
2 If you leave milk out of the fridge, it goes off.
3 I wouldn’t have come to this party if you hadn’t convinced me to come.
4 If I have time this evening, I’ll call you.
5 The journey wouldn’t have taken three hours if there hadn’t been so much traffic.
6 If you don’t water this plant every day, it dies.
7 I would probably take a break if I was tired.
8 If I had my camera, I’d take a few photos.

2 Choose the correct options.

1 If I go / went on a long business trip, my mother gets really worried.
2 What will / would you do if there was no electricity?
3 I won’t touch your computer if you don’t want / didn’t want me to.
4 I wouldn’t have gone to the concert if you hadn’t given / don’t give me free tickets.
5 If you don’t want to come, I ’ll go / go by myself.
6 He wouldn’t text you so often if he didn’t / doesn’t like you.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Zero conditionals
1 If you (forget) to take your umbrella, it always (rain).
2 If you (not drink) water, you (get) thirsty.
First conditionals
3 Your mum (not be) pleased if you (splash out) on those shoes.
4 If you (look after) your little brother, I (buy) you that new jacket.
Second conditionals
5 If I (have) more time, I (take) more exercise.
6 If my parents (have) a holiday home in the mountains, I definitely (take)
advantage of it.
Third conditionals
7I (believe) him if you (not tell) me he was lying.
8 If I (see) her at school, I (speak) to her.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If she had told me to wait, I (take) a seat.
2 If you smack Jane, I (tell) Mum.
3 I wouldn’t have walked to school if I (know) it was going to rain.
4 If you (write) in pencil, you can correct your mistakes more easily.
5 I’m sure your dad would tell you the truth if you (ask) him.
6 If these don’t fit, I (try on) another pair of jeans.

5 Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets so that they have the same meaning.
1 We’ll go out for dinner on Friday if Ben gets back from his trip on time. (unless)

2 We’ll go to the beach tomorrow if my mum lends me her car. (provided)

 3 I’ll be allowed to go to the party if I do all my homework. (as long as)

4 I’ll speak to you in English if you speak to me in Spanish. (condition)

Correct the sentences.

1 As long you take a taxi, you’d be at the airport at 11 o’clock.

2 If you’ll press this button, the engine starts.

3 I take a photo of you if you put that hat on.

4 If you concentrated on your homework, it won’t take you so long.

5 Will you do it by yourself if I’ll show you how to do it?

6 If I don’t have a snack in the morning, I would get hungry before lunch.

7 If you had looked after your school bag, it wouldn’t break.

8 You’d feel better unless you took more exercise.

1 Write conditional sentences.

1 Zero: If / teenagers / shake hands / in my country / they / be considered / very formal

2 Third: If / you / tell / me earlier / I / be / able / help you

3 Second: If / Sarah / go away / to France for a year / Rob / forget about / her

4 First: If / you / eat / crisps now / you / not eat / your dinner later

5 Second: Greg / be / your best man if / you / ask / him

6 Third: They / break up sooner / if / Anna / not cover up / the affair

2 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1 John was able to fix my computer because he’s an
expert. John wouldn’t have .
2 You are always interrupting me so I won’t be able to finish this.
If you don’t .
3 OK, I agree to make dinner but you have to buy the
food. I’ll .
4 I don’t speak any French because I don’t live in France.
I’d be able to .
5 I’m sorry I didn’t call you but I was really
busy. If I hadn’t .
6 I didn’t pass my exams because I didn’t study enough.
If I .
7 You’re not free tomorrow so I won’t call
you. I’d call

MIXED CONDITIONALS READING

I’d been looking for a new job for a while, as I really hated my present one. I didn’t

get on very well with my boss and I found the job really boring, so it was definitely

time for a change. I had seen an advert in the local paper for a job that sounded

absolutely perfect for me. I had to have it! I spent a long time on my CV and wrote

a really convincing covering letter.

You can guess what happened…

On the day of the interview, I overslept! I must have forgotten to set my alarm the night before.

I jumped out of bed, quickly put some clothes on and rushed out the door but I was

never going to make it in time. If only I’d set my alarm, I would’ve been on time!

I would normally take the bus but, as I was running late, I decided the tube might be quicker.

I ran down the escalators and jumped onto the train, just as the doors were closing.
I breathed a sigh of relief

– I might just make it after all. After a couple of minutes

I noticed that other people on the train were looking at me strangely. Suddenly, I had

a dreadful feeling. I looked down at my feet. I still had my slippers on! I must have
 been in such a rush to leave the house that I forgot to put my smart black shoes

on. This was a disaster! What would the interviewer think of me?

I still really wanted the job so I decided to carry on. I got off the train and rushed

outside. It had started to rain and I had forgotten my umbrella. It was only a short

walk to my destination but I decided to take a taxi so I wouldn’t get too wet. I

stood at the edge of the road waiting for a taxi when a huge truck drove past. I

had been standing right next to a big puddle and I was now completely

covered in dirty water! I couldn’t go to the interview looking like this. I decided to

turn back and go home. Feeling very upset, I crossed the road to the tube station.

I obviously wasn’t looking because the next thing I knew, I was waking up in a

hospital bed with lots of cuts and bruises and a broken leg! I wish I’d never got

out of bed that morning!

ACTIVITIES

A) Read the sentences and answer True (T) or False (F) to the questions.

1. Emma liked her present job.

2. On the day of the interview, Emma overslept because she was tired.
3. Emma was just in time to catch her train.
4. Emma took the tube because the bus was late.
5. People on the train were staring at Emma.
6. Emma was worried what the interviewer would think of her.
7. The taxi drove through a puddle and covered Emma in water.
8. Emma can’t remember anything after crossing the road to go back to
the tube station.

B) Make sentences in the third conditional about everything that

went wrong in Emma’s day.

l. Example: If she’d set her alarm, she would’ve been

on time.
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