CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

ZERO - IF + PRESENT simple ¬ PRESENT simple

I don’t goto the doctor if / when / because I feel all right ( Seguro )always

FIRST - IF+ PRESENTsimple ¬ FUTURE simple / IMPERATIVE /

CAN, MUST, ETC. +Bf
If I know anything before Tuesday, I will phoneyou( probable )

SECOND- IF + PAST SIMPLE ¬ WOULD + BF

If I knew the answer, I wouldn’t ask you (Irreal condition, improbable )

THIRD - IF + PAST PERFECT ¬ WOULD +HAVE+ V past participle

If I had know all the answersyesterday, I wouldn’t have failed the exam( impossible )

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 4.30, I (do) .....will 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.

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

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

13.- I was so stupid! Nothing (happened) ........................................... if I (not, moved)

............................................... to his flat.

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

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

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

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

18.- I (leave) ............................ him a message is he (not, be) ......................home when I phone.
 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.

11.- I wouldn’t invest all this money if I weren’t sure I would get it back.

12.- If you don’t get up early, you’ll miss your train.

13.- I wouldn’t have asked him any questions if he hadn’t been ready to answer them.

14.- We won’t go fishing if the weather isn’t fine.

15.- I won’t ask him to write if he doesn’t want to.

16.- I never hitch-hike if it isn’t absolutely necessary.

17.- If I don’t know anything about him in two days, I’ll report his disappearance to the
police.

18.- She wouldn’t save any money if she didn’t want to buy a house of her own.
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.

11.- If I HAD / WOULD HAVE lots of money, I WOULD GIVE / GAVE some to all my friends.

12.- If I HAD KNOWN / WOULD KNOW it was your birthday, I WOULD SEN / WOULD HAVE SENT you a
card.

13.- If you HAD COME / CAME to seen the film, you WOULD HAVE ENJOYED/ HAD ENJOYED it.
CORRECT THE MISTAKES

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

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

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3.- Would you help me if you can?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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14.- They’d had understood if you’d explained it to them clearly.

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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, ...

13.- If I had known you were coming, ...

14.- If that model of car had been cheaper, ...

15.- If I were you, ...

16.- Everybody would like to travel abroad if ...

17.- If you behave like that, …

18.- If they had thought before doing anything, …

19.- If she read the book, …

20.- Everybody would have enjoyed themselves if …

21.- I’ll accept your invitation if …

22.- I would eat fish if …

23.- You should take the dress back to the shop if …

24.- If you haven’t got any more questions, …

25.- Lock the front door if …

26.- If you can’t come to the meeting on time, …

27.- There will be a lot of problems if …

28.- Nobody would have got killed in the accident if …

29.- If there had been an alarm in the museum, …

30.- If you want the children to be quiet, …