First conditional practice

practice exercises
exercises

1. Put the verb into the correct first conditional form:

go will go
1. If I _____________
__________________
_____ (go) out tonight, I __________________
__________________ (go) to the cinema.

__________________ will be
get __________ (get) back late, I __________________
2. If you ________ __________________ (be) angry.
don't see
3. If we __________________ will see
(not / see) each other tomorrow, we __________________ (see) each other
next week.

4. If he ___________
__________________
will be
comes _______ (come), I __________________ (be) surprised.
5. If we ___________
__________________ will be
wait _______ (wait) here, we __________________ (be) late.

go
6. If we ___________
__________________ will go
_______ (go) on holiday this summer, we __________________ (go) to Spain.

7. If the weatherdoes not improve

__________________
_____________ won't have
_____ (not / improve), we __________________ (not / have) a pic
picnic.
nic.
don't go
8. If I __________________ will be _______ (be) tired tomorrow.
(not / go) to bed early, I __________________
___________
eat
9. If we __________________ will feel ____ (feel) sick.
(eat) all this cake, we ______________
__________________ si ck.
don't want
10. If you __________________
__________________ (not / want) tto will cook
o go out, I __________________ (cook) dinner at home.

will come
11. I __________________ want ______ (want).
(come) early if you __________________
____________
will go
12. They __________________
_________________ are invited _____ (be) invited.
_ (go) to the party if they __________________
_____________
will stay
13. She __________________
__________________ (stay) in gets _______ (get) a job.
i n London if she ___________
__________________
won't get
14. He __________________
_______________ does not pass
___ (not / get) a better job if he ______________
__________________
____ (not / pass) that exam.
would
15. I __________________ (buy) a new dress if
(buy) have ________ (have) enough money.
i f I __________________
__________
will cook
16. She __________________
_________________ go
_ (cook) dinner if you __________________ (go) to the supermarket.

will go
17. They __________________
_________________ have
_ (go) on holiday if they __________________ (have) time.
will be
18. We __________________ do not hurry _ (not / hurry).
(be) late if we _________________
__________________
will take
19. She __________________
_________________ rains ________ (rain).
_ (take) a taxi if it __________
__________________
won't
20. I __________________ don't come
(not / go) if you ___________
__________________
_______ (not / come) with me.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

a. We will pass (pass) the examination if we study hard.

_____go
 b. If you ______________(go)
_________(go) to see this film, y
you
ou will have a good time.
plays
c. If he ______________ (play) sport, he will live longer.
won't be___ (not be) an architect if she
d. She ______________
___________ s he doesn’t go to university. 
university. 
will ring
e. They ______________(ring) us if we give them our phone number.

don't solve
____ (not solve) the pro blem, we won’t get the prize. 
f. If we ______________
__________ prize. 
 

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

a. If we (not go) now, we (miss) the bus.

If we don’t go now,
go now, we will miss the bus.

will ________
You______ be
 b. You______________ (be) tired if you do
you not sleep
______________(
______________( (not sleep).
gets
c. If the Spanish team ______________( will be
(get) to the final match, they ______________(be) the World
Champions.
help
d. If you______________ will give
(help) me, I ______________(
______________( (give) you a lot
l ot of money.

sing
e. If we ______________(sing) some carols, the
they will be _____ (be) happy.
y __________________
_____________

would read __ (read) the whole essay if they

f. They __________________
________________ like ________ (like) it.
the y __________________
__________

4. Write sentences using the first conditional.

a. the weather / be good we / go /to the beach tomorrow.

 If the weather is good, we will go to

t o the beach tomorrow.

 b. you / go / to school

school on foot you / be / late.

if you go to school on foot, you will be late.

c. I / have / money I / buy / you a present.
If I have money, I will buy you a present.
d. I / do / my homework I / find / my notebook.

I will do my homework, if I find my notebook.

e. My mum / give / me five pounds I / do / the washing-up.

If my mum gives me five pounds, I will do the washing-up.

f. We / spend / our holidays in Spain we / visit / Valencia.

If we spend our holidays in Spain, we will visit Valencia.

5. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the First Conditional.
do not exercise
1 If you ________ (not/exercise) and eat healthily, you will put (put) on weight.
________
go (go) to the
2 If we ________
will buy
t he cinema, we ________ (buy) some popcorn.

goes (go) to the gym, he will

3 If he ________ get (get) quite muscular.
________
do not dress
4 If you ________ (not/dress) warmly, youwill catch(catch) a cold.
________

5 She will eats (eat) too much chocolate.

feel (feel) sick if she ________
________

6 If you stretch will feel(feel) much better!

________ (stretch) your arms and legs after exercise, you ________

will get (get) stomach ache if

7 You ________ eat (eat) too much fruit.
i f you ________
walk (walk) there, it ________
8 If we ________ will take(take) us about twenty minutes.
 

6. Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.

If you listen (listen) carefully, I will tell (tell) you what to do.

study
1 If you ______________ will pass __ (pass) all your exams.
(study) hard, you ______________
____________
will have
2 You ______________ are not
(have) an accident, if you ______________ (not be) careful.

miss
3 If you ______________ will be
(miss) the bus, you ______________ (be) late.
will be
4 Your teacher ______________ are
(be) angry, if you ______________ (be) late.
will feel
go
5 If you ______________ (go) to bed late, you ______ (feel) tired in the m
morning.
orning.
invite will help __ (help) you with your homework.
6 If you ______________ (invite) me to your party, I ____________
______________

7. Write sentences using the prompts. Use contractions.

wake up late / miss bus

If I wake up late, I’ll miss the

t he bus.
bus.  

1 miss bus / lose job

I'll lose the______________________
 ___________ job if I miss
 ______________________ the bus._____________
________________________

2 lose job / have no money

If I lose ______________________
 ___________ my job, I won't
 ______________________ have money.
______________________
_____________
__

3 have no money / stay at home

If I don't have money ______________________
 ______________________
 ___________ to go out, I'll
______________________ stay home.
_____________
__

4 stay at home / sleep a lot

If I stay home,
 ___________ I'll sleep
 ______________________ a lot. _____________
______________________
________________________

5 sleep a lot / wake up early

If ___________
I sleep a lot, I'll wake______________________
 ______________________ up early. _____________
______________________ __

6 wake up early / get a new job

I'll wake up
 ___________ early, If I_______________________
 ______________________ get a new job.
_______________________ ____________
_

7 get new job / be tired

If I get a______________________
 ___________ new job, I'll
 ______________________ be tired._____________
______________________ __

8 be tired / wake up late

If I am tired,
 ___________ I'll get up
 ______________________ late.
______________________
______________________
_____________
__

8. Are these sentences correct or incorrect? Write the correct versions.

1 If we hurry, we be on time. Correct / Incorrect

If we hurry,
 ___________ we will ______________________
 ______________________ be on time._____________
______________________ __

2 If you work hard, you will do well. Correct / Incorrect

If you work hard, you'll do it well.
 ______________________
 _________________________________
______________________
_____________
__
 

3 What will you do if you don’t have any 

any homework tonight? Correct / Incorrect

 ______________________
 _________________________________
______________________
_____________
__

4 I’ll help you, you ask me. 

me.  Correct / Incorrect

I'll help ______________________

you uf you______________________
 ______________________
 ___________ ask me. _____________
__

5 If you look carefully, you will found it. Correct / Incorrect

If you look
 ___________ carefully,
 ______________________ you'll find_____________
______________________ it.
______________________ __

9. Match the beginning of each sentence in A with its end in B.

A B

1 I will phone you 6 a if you make so much noise.

......

2 If you wash the dishes, 4 b we won’t be able to play basketball. 

...... basketball.  

3 You will make Grandma very happy 1 c if I arrive before you.

......

4 If it doesn’t stop raining, 

raining,   3 d if you visit her today.
......

5 John won’t be tired 

tired  5 e if he goes to bed soon.
......

6 The baby won’t sleep 

sleep  2 f I will dry them.
......

10. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the First Conditional.

will give
1 If my aunt comes to visit, she .......................... (give) us a present.

will go
2 If it doesn’t rain, we .......................... (go) to the beach.
beach.  

snow ....... (snow) tonight, we will make a snowman tomorrow.

3 If it ...................
..........................

4 If you don’t try, youwon't succeed.(not succeed). 

.......................... succeed).  

bring ..... (bring) the sandwiches for the picnic, I will bring
5 If you ..........................
..................... brin g the drinks.

6 If he talks too long, his parents won't let

.......................... (not let) him use the phone.

7 He will turn on the heater if it

gets
i t ........................
..........................
.. (get) too cold.
read
8 You won’t understand the questions unless you .......................... (read) the book.
book.  

11. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional.
go
1 If we ...................... will visit (visit) my friend George.
(go) to London, we ......................

does
2 If she ...................... will go . (go) to university.
(do) well in her exams, my sister .....................
...................... universit y.

3 Jenny won't eats

eat (not eat) supper if she ......................
...................... (eat) all that ice cream.
will drive (drive) us to the cinema if we .....................
4 My brother ......................
ask
....................... (ask) him.
will phone wants
5 Uncle Tim ...................... (phone) us if he ...................... (want) to come with
wit h us.