Conditional exercise (first / second / third conditionals)

1. (First conditional) If we __________________ (not / work) harder, we __________________ (not pass) the
exam. 2. (Third conditional) If the students __________________ (not be) late for the exam, they
__________________ (pass). 3. (Third conditional) If the weather __________________ (not be) so cold, we
__________________ (go) to the beach. 4. (Second conditional) If she __________________ (have) her laptop
with her, she __________________ (email) me. 5. (First conditional) If she __________________ (not go) to
the meeting, I __________________ 2 Conditional exercise (first / second / third conditionals) © 2016
www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. 11. (Second
conditional) If I __________________ (want) a new car, I __________________ (buy) one. 12. (Second
conditional) If José __________________ (not speak) good French, he __________________ (not move) to
Paris. 13. (First conditional) If John __________________ (drink) too much coffee, he __________________
(get) ill. 14. (Third conditional) If we __________________ (tidy) our flat, we __________________ (not lose)
our keys. 15. (Third conditional) If Luke __________________ (not send) flowers to his mother, she
__________________ (not be) happy. 16. (Second conditional) If the children __________________ (be) in
bed, I __________________ (be able to) have a bath. 17. (Second conditional) If you __________________
(not be) so stubborn, we __________________ (not have) so many arguments! 18. (Third conditional) If Julie
__________________ (not go) to Sweden, she __________________ (go) to Germany. 19. (First conditional)
If she __________________ (go) to the library, she __________________ (study) more. 20. (Third conditional)
If we __________________ (not have) an argument, we __________________ (not be) late. 3 Conditional
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for personal or classroom use. 21. (Second conditional) If you __________________ (arrive) early, it
__________________ (be) less stressful. 22. (Third conditional) If I __________________ (not go) to the
party, I __________________ (not meet) Amanda. 23. (Second conditional) If Julie __________________
(like) chocolate, I __________________ (give) her some. 24. (Second conditional) If Luke
__________________ (live) in the UK, I __________________ (see) him more often. 25. (Third conditional) If
the children __________________ (not eat) all that chocolate, they __________________ (feel) sick. 26. (First
conditional) If they __________________ (not / arrive) soon, we __________________ (be) late. 27. (Third
conditional) If she __________________ (study) Mandarin, she __________________ (go) to Beijing. 28.
(Second conditional) If we __________________ (not be) so tired, we __________________ (go) out. 29.
(First conditional) If you __________________ (buy) the present, I __________________ (wrap) it up. 30.
(First conditional) If Lucy __________________ (not quit) her job soon, she __________________ (go) crazy.

Answers

1. (First conditional) If we don’t work harder, we won’t pass the exam. 2. (Third conditional) If the students
hadn’t been late for the exam, they would have passed. 3. (Third conditional) If the weather hadn’t been so cold,
we would have gone to the beach. 4. (Second conditional) If she had her laptop with her, she would email me. 5.
(First conditional) If she doesn’t go to the meeting, I won’t go either. 6. (Third conditional) If the baby had slept
better last night, I wouldn’t have been so tired. 7. (First conditional) If the teacher gives us lots of homework
this weekend, I won’t be happy. 8. (Second conditional) If Lucy had enough time, she would travel more. 9.
(First conditional) If the children don’t eat soon, they’ll be grumpy. 10. (First conditional) If I don’t go to bed
soon, I’ll be tired in the morning. 11. (Second conditional) If I wanted a new car, I would buy one. 12. (Second
conditional) If José didn’t speak good French, he wouldn’t move to Paris. 13. (First conditional) If John drinks
too much coffee, he’ll get ill. 14. (Third conditional) If we had tidied our flat, we wouldn’t have lost our keys.
15. (Third conditional) If Luke hadn’t sent flowers to his mother, she wouldn’t have been happy. 16. (Second
conditional) If the children were in bed, I would be able to have a bath. 17. (Second conditional) If you weren’t
so stubborn, we wouldn’t have so many arguments! 18. (Third conditional) If Julie hadn’t gone to Sweden, she
would have gone to Germany. 19. (First conditional) If she goes to the library, she’ll study more. 20. (Third
conditional) If we hadn’t had an argument, we wouldn’t have been late. 21. (Second conditional) If you arrived
early, it would be less stressful. 22. (Third conditional) If I hadn’t gone to the party, I wouldn’t have met
Amanda. 23. (Second conditional) If Julie liked chocolate, I would give her some. 24. (Second conditional) If
Luke lived in the UK, I would see him more often. 25. (Third conditional) If the children hadn’t eaten all that
chocolate, they wouldn’t have felt sick. 26. (First conditional) If they don’t arrive soon, we’ll be late. 27. (Third
conditional) If she had studied Mandarin, she would have gone to Beijing. 28. (Second conditional) If we
weren’t so tired, we would go out. 29. (First conditional) If you buy the present, I’ll wrap it up. 30. (First
conditional) If Lucy doesn’t quit her job soon, she’ll go crazy.

CONDITIONALS
Make sentences using the second or third conditional.

I didn’t wait another minute. I didn’t see you. If I

…………………………………………………………………………………………….. I don’t speak French. I
won’t get the job. If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………
You left the door open. The cat got out. If you
…………………………………………………………………………………………… I don’t know the
answer. I can’t tell you. If I
……………………………………………………………………………………………… He fell. He wasn’t
wearing mountain boots. He …………………………………………….. if he
………………………………………… He’s so obstinate. I argue with him all the time. If he
……………………………………………………………………………………………. Choose the right form
If we had had / had a good map we wouldn’t be lost. If we had had / had some matches we could have lit a fire.
If I could drive / could have driven I wouldn’t depend on public transport. If she had shouted people would
realize / would have realized she was there. First or second conditional? Circle the correct sentence. a) We’d go
abroad in the summer if we didn’t have a young baby. b) We’d go abroad in the summer if we don’t have a
young baby. a) If you did more exercise, you wouldn’t put on weight. b) If you do more exercise, you wouldn’t
put on weight. a) She’ll get a good mark in the exam if she doesn’t get nervous. b) She’ll get a good mark in the
exam if she didn’t get nervous. a) It’d be easier if you get a taxi from the airport. b) It’ll be easier if you get a
taxi from the airport. a) If you’re late again, you’d lose your job. b) If you’re late again, you’ll lose your job. a)
If she wasn’t so selfish, she’d have more friends. b) If she isn’t so selfish, she’d have more friends. a) I’ll be
very surprised if he comes to the meeting. b) I’ll be very surprised if he came to the meeting. Third conditional.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. I ………………………… (not finish) it so quickly if
I ………………………… (look up) every new word. If I ………………………… (know) she was going to be
there, I …………………………. (not go). If I ………………………… (not hear) your voice, I
………………………… (not recognize) you. If the window ………………………… (not be) open, I
………………………… (not be able) to get in. If we ………………………… (book), we
…………………………. (not have to) wait. If we ………………………… (go) by underground, we
………………………… (miss) our flight. If I ………………………… (wash) it by hand, it
………………………… (be) all right. First and second conditionals. Put the verb in brackets in the correct
form. If my GP can’t cure my headaches, I ……………………………………… (try) acupuncture. If your leg
was broken, it …………………………………… (hurt) more. I’m sure you would feel better if you
……………………………………. (not smoke) so much. If you ……………………………… (not stop) eating
so much salt, you’ll get high blood pressure. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form 1) If you
……………………………… (finish) your work, you could come with us. It doesn’t look like it’ll be done in
time, though. 2) If it hadn’t rained, the flowers ………………………………… (die). 3) I
…………………………………. (go) there if I were you. 4) If you ……………………………. (go) to the
lecture today, please take good notes. 5) You’ll have to move if you ……………………………. (get) that
promotion. 6) If the other driver had been looking, he ……………………………. (not hit) our car. 7) He
……………………………. (not come) to the party if Tessa is invited. 8) If the house
……………………………. (be) warmer, I wouldn’t have to wear a jacket inside. 9) If you
…………………………. (be) more careful, you wouldn’t have made so many mistakes. Choose the right
alternative 1) Mr Davidson says he’ll give a talk at the conference unless / supposing that / provided that we pay
him a reasonable fee. 2) I won’t help him providing that / unless / as long as he asks me properly. 3) Supposing
that / Providing that / As long as you had a lot of money, do you think you would give up work? 4) Unless /
Assuming that / what if the train arrives on time, they’ll be here in a few minutes. 5) Imagine / What if / As long
as / Unless he doesn’t agree to my request? What will I do then? 6) You can go tonight as long as / assuming
that / supposing that / unless you get back by midnight. 7) If only / Unless / Imagine / Providing the helicopter
hadn’t been there to save her, what would have happened then? 8) If only / Even if / Provided that you’d offered
to pay me a thousand pounds, I wouldn’t have done it. 9) Even if / Unless / Provided that my wife gets this new
promotion, we’ll have enough money for a holiday abroad this year.