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Conditional Clauses If

The document discusses different types of conditional clauses in English. It provides examples of each type: [1] zero conditional for situations that are always true; [2] first conditional for probable future actions; [3] second conditional for unlikely or imaginary situations; [4] third conditional for hypothetical past situations. It then provides exercises for learners to practice filling in verbs in the correct form for if clauses and to identify the type of conditional used in different sentences.

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Conditional Clauses If

The document discusses different types of conditional clauses in English. It provides examples of each type: [1] zero conditional for situations that are always true; [2] first conditional for probable future actions; [3] second conditional for unlikely or imaginary situations; [4] third conditional for hypothetical past situations. It then provides exercises for learners to practice filling in verbs in the correct form for if clauses and to identify the type of conditional used in different sentences.

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CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

ZERO - IF + PRESENT ¬ PRESENT


If I feel all right, I don’t go to the doctor

FIRST - IF + PRESENT ¬ FUTURE / IMPERATIVE / CAN, MUST, ETC.


If I know anything before Tuesday, I will phone you

SECOND- IF + PAST SIMPLE ¬ CONDITIONAL SIMPLE


If I knew the answer, I wouldn’t ask you

THIRD - IF + PAST PERFECT ¬ CONDITIONAL PERFECT


If I had know all the answers, I wouldn’t have failed the exam

FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM:

1.- I don’t think she’s worried about us. If she (be) ............................. worried, she (phone)
........................... or something.

2.- I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I (manage) .............................. to finish before


4.30, I (do) ................................ the shopping on my way back.

3.- Tom missed his flight. He (get) ....................................... to the airport on time if he
(not oversleep) ...................................................

4.- If I (have) ..................................... such a large house as yours, I (invite) ............................


all my friends for the weekend.

5.- If the child (not be playing) ........................................................ with matches, he (not burn)
........................................ himself. Now he’s in hospital.

6.- She’s so shy. If she (talk) ............................. to people, she (make) .......................... friends.

7.- So, you’re seeing Terry tonight. If he (ask) ................................ you about me, (not, tell)
............................... him I’m going out with John.

8.- If a machine (be) ............... properly maintained, it (fail, never) ...........................................

9.- We (invite) ............................................ him if we (know) ..................................................


his address, but he never gave it to us.

10.- Unless I (have) ....................... a problem, I (bother, never) ................................ my friends.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN WORDS AND WRITE WICH TYPE IT IS:

1.- She would have never left her job if ...

2.- The workers would go on strike if ...

3.- They won’t come to the wedding if ...

4.- If there weren’t so much traffic, ...

5.- If Harry had got up earlier, ...

6.- If little children have pets, ...

7.- You’ll improve your English if ...

8.- People call the fire brigade if ...

9.- Everybody will stare at you if ...


10.- You’ll need a lawyer if ...

11.- He would have asked her out if ...

12.- If you want to know the meaning of a word, ...

WRITE THEknown
13.- If I had SENTENCES
you were USING
coming, THE
... CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS AND
USING ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE BOX INSTEAD OF ‘IF’:
14.- If that model of car had been cheaper, ...

15.- If I were you, ...

IF TO UNLESS CONVERSION

1.- If nobody helps me, I’ll get into trouble.


I’ll get into trouble unless somebody helps me.

2.- I won’t know anything about my friends if they don’t write to me.

3.- They wouldn’t have bothered you if they hadn’t needed your help.

4.- If there isn’t a traffic jam, we’ll be home by five o’clock.

5.- People don’t go to the doctor if they aren’t ill.

6.- I’ll punish you if you don’t tell me the truth.

7.- They won’t invite you to their party if they don’t know your phone number.

8.- They won’t give you the job if they don’t like your appearance.

9.- If you don’t finish your homework now, I won’t let you watch TV.

10.- I won’t phone you if there isn’t anything urgent.

Unless as long as provided (that) providing (that ) on condition that


1.- I (not phone) again tonight if there isn’t anything urgent.

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2.- I (give) them a hand only if they promised to help me in return.

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3.- If he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he (not care) about anything else.

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4.- He would probably have gone on wrestling if he (not have) any health problems.

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5.- If we (have) enough rainfall this spring, our crops will be as good as last year’s.

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6.- I wouldn’t bother him if it (be) necessary.

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7.- We won’t worry if our customers (be) satisfied.

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8.- She would get married only if she (meet) a millionaire candidate.

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9.- If you (change), you will have a lot of problems in life.

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CIRCLE THE RIGHT OPTION:

1.- if we TAKE / WILL TAKE a taxi, we WILL ARRIVE / ARRIVED sooner.

2.- You WOULDN’T GET / DIDN’T GET wet if you WOULD HAVE WORN / WERE WEARING a coat.

3.- If our team HAD SCORED / SCORED more goals, it HAD WON / COULD HAVE WON.

4.- I HAD GIVEN / WOULD HAVE GIVEN you the news if you PHONED / HAD PHONED me yesterday.

5.- If you TOOK / WOULD HAVE TAKEN more exercise, you MIGHT FEEL / HAD FELT better
6.- If Tim DROVE / HAD DRIVEN more carefully, he WOULDN’T HAVE CRASHED / DIDN’T CRASH.

7.- If we ARE/WOULD BE LATE for class, our teacher WILL BE / WAS angry.

8.- If we LIVED / WOULD LIVE on another planet, we WOULD SEE / WILL SEE the Earth in the sky.

9.- If we WERE / ARE birds, we WOULD BE ABLE / ARE ABLE to fly.

10.- If you DON’T WEAR / WOULDN’T WEAR your pullover, you WILL FEEL / FELT cold.

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