CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

ZERO - IF + PRESENT ¬ PRESENT

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

SECOND- IF + PAST SIMPLE ¬ CONDITIONAL SIMPLE

THIRD - IF + PAST PERFECT ¬ CONDITIONAL PERFECT

FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM:

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

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

3.- Tom missed his flight. He (get) Would have got to the airport on time if he
(not oversleep) hadn´t overslept

4.- If I (have) had such a large house as yours, I (invite) would invite
all my friends for the weekend.

5.- If the child (not be playing) hadn´t been playing with matches, he (not burn)
Wouldn´t have burnt himself. Now he’s in hospital.

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

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

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

9.- We (invite) would have invited him if we (know) had know

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

11.- You’re very strong. If you (try) try, you (win) will win... your opponent.

12.- Look what you’ve done. If you (be) had been careful, you (not, break)
Had been all those glasses.

13.- I was so stupid! Nothing (happened) would have happened if I (not, moved)
Hadn´t moved to his flat.

14.- She’s a bit short. If he (be) were taller he (can) could play basket.

15.- Sorry. I (lend) would lend you the money you need if I (have) had it.

16.- The bus is full up. If there (be) were an empty seat, I (sit) would sit down.

17.- Why didn’t you go to the police station? If you (report) had reported the theft, they
(can arrest) could have arrested the robbers.

18.- I (leave) will have him a message is he (not, be) isn´t home when I phone.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN WORDS AND WRITE WHICH TYPE IT IS:

1.- She would have never left her job if she liked what she did (CONDITIONAL 3)

2.- The workers would go on strike if their demands weren’t met (CONDITIONAL 2)

3.- They won’t come to the wedding if they don’t get the invitation on time (CONDITIONAL 1)

4.- If there weren’t so much traffic, I would give you a lift (CONDITIONAL 2)

5.- If Harry had got up earlier, he would have arrived on time (CONDITIONAL 3)

6.- If little children have pets, they develop a sense of responsibility (CONDITIONAL 0)

7.- You’ll improve your English if you spend some time in Britain (CONDITIONAL 1)

8.- People call the fire brigade if there is a fire in the house (CONDITIONAL 0)

9.- Everybody will stare at you if you wear those clothes (CONDITIONAL 1)

10.- You’ll need a lawyer if you have any legal problem (CONDITIONAL 1)

11.- He would have asked her out if he had met her at the party (CONDITIONAL 3)

12.- If you want to know the meaning of a word look it up in a dictionary (CONDITIONAL 1)

13.- If I had known you were coming I would have cooked something nice (CONDITIONAL 3)

14.- If that model of car had been cheaper I would have bought it (CONDITIONAL 3)

15.- If I were you I wouldn’t go on holiday with them (CONDITIONAL 2)

16.- Everybody would like to travel abroad if they could afford to (CONDITIONAL 2)

17.- If you behave like that you won’t go to the zoo (CONDITIONAL 1)

18.- If they had thought before doing anything the wouldn’t have made such a terrible mistake

(CONDITIONAL 3)

19.- If she read the book she would enjoy it (CONDITIONAL 2)

20.- Everybody would have enjoyed themselves if they had gone to the party (CONDITIONAL 3)

21.- I’ll accept your invitation if I am available on that date (CONDITIONAL 1)

22.- I would eat fish if there were nothing else (CONDITIONAL 2)

23.- You should take the dress back to the shop if you it doesn’t fit you (CONDITIONAL 1)

24.- If you haven’t got any more questions, we’ll finish the meeting here (CONDITIONAL 1)

25.- Lock the front door if you leave the house (CONDITIONAL 1)

26.- If you can’t come to the meeting on time ring me up (CONDITIONAL 1)

27.- There will be a lot of problems if we don’t help with the work (CONDITIONAL 1)

28.- Nobody would have got killed in the accident if they had been wearing a seat belt

(CONDITIONAL 3)

29.- If there had been an alarm in the museum the painting wouldn’t have been stolen

(CONDITIONAL 3)

30.- If you want the children to be quiet switch on the TV (CONDITIONAL 1)

1.- If you’d be more sensible, you didn’t think about such stupid things.

If you were more sensible, you wouldn´t think such stupid things

2.- Unless I don’t have any problem, I won’t bother you.

Unless I have a problem, I won´t bother you

3.- Would you help me if you can?

Would you help me if you could?

4.- I’d have bought her a present if she invited me to her birthday party.

I´d have bought her a present if she had invited me to her birthday party

5.- Nobody had noticed if you left the party before the others.

Nobody would notice if you left the party before the others

6.- If he had been a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat.

If he were a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat

7.- If you came to my party, you’ll enjoy yourself.

If you came to my party, you would enjoy yourself

8.- I wouldn’t look up his phone number in the directory if I know it.

I wouldn´t look up his phone number if I knew it

9.- She wouldn’t spend her savings unless it weren’t necessary.

She wouldn’t spend her saving unless it were necessary

10.- Would he win de contest if he had entered for it?

Would he win the contest if he entered for it?

11.- I’ll give up smoking if I had a cold.

I would give up smoking if I had a cold

12.- If she works harder, she would pass her exams.

If she works harder, she will pass her exams

13.- If she hadn’t a dog, she would feel lonely.

If she didn´t have a dog, she would feel lonely

They would have understood if you had explained it to them clearly