Conditionals. Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. When he left school he became a fisherman. His family didn't like it at all. They

___________(be) much happier if he___________ (become) a greengrocer like his father.

2. They still say that if he__________ (go) into the greengrocery business when he left school,

he__________ (be) a rich man now instead of a comparatively poor fisherman.

3. But he says that if he__________ (have) his life again he__________ (make) the same

choice.

4. No one bathes here. The water is heavily polluted If you __________(bathe) in it you

___________(be) ill for a fortnight.

5.I expect you'll see Jack at the lecture tonight. If you__________ (do) please__________

(remind) him about tomorrow's meeting.

6. The only thing I haven't got is a balcony. If I __________(have) a balcony I

__________(grow) plants in pots.

7.If you saw a Brontosaurus walking down Oxford Street what__________ you

__________(do)?

8. If we____________ (run) out of petrol here we'll have a long way to walk.

9. If you shake that bottle of port it _____________(not be) fit to drink.

10.If you drove more slowly you_____________ (not have) so many accidents.
First or Second Conditional? Write a sentence either in the first second or third conditional.(1)

1 I haven´t got a car. If I ______________(have ) a car, I_______________ ( give ) you a lift.

1. Are you going to the party too? If you _______________(be ) ready at 8.00, I
_________________(give ) you a lift, if you like.

2. Are you having problems with your homework? Don´t worry. If I _______________( have )
time tonight, I________________ (help ) you.
3. I´m terribly busy. I´m sorry. If I ________________( have ) time, I _______________(help )
you.
4. I always go to Greece for my holidays. If the weather in England _________________( be )
better, I _________________(stay ) at home.

5. He_________________(go) to the party next week if she ________________(invite) him.

6. I don't have much time, but if I_______________(have) the time, I_______________(help)

her.
7. If I __________________(know) about the problem last week, I __________________(do)
something about it.
8. I__________________(have to) work hard if I____________________(want) to succeed in
tomorrow's test.
9. If I__________________(be) you, I _________________(think) twice before I got
involved.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. All conditionals are included.

1.If you __________ (want) to see a film tonight, __________(you phone) me?

2.If I __________(have ) the opportunity, I __________(become) an actor, but my parents don’t let me.

3.Anna __________(watch) that programme if you __________(tell) her it was on last night.

4.They _________(won) a prize if they __________(take part ) in that game show, but they didn´t want

to.

5.Take my advice- I __________(not give up) sport if I ___________(be you).

6.They ________(not stop) watching TV, unless you __________(turn off) their television set.

7.If the programmes __________(not be) so awful, I __________(spend) more time watching television.

8. I haven´t got a car. If I__________ (have ) a car, I___________ (give) you a lift.

9. Are you going to the party too? If you __________(be) ready at 8.00, I ____________(give) you a lift, if

you like.

10. Are you having problems with your homework? Don´t worry. If I ___________(have) time tonight, I

__________( help) you.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms. There are examples of first, second

and third conditionals

1 If you____________(go) away, you will write to me, won't you?

2 Unless we__________(water) these plants, they will die.

3 What noisy neighbours you've got! If mine were as bad as yours,

I_____________(go) crazy!

4 You're late again! If you are late again tomorrow, your pay ____________(stop)!

5 The passengers at the front of the plane were all killed, but Alice, who was sitting at

the back, survived. If she_____________(sit) nearer the front, she would have died.

6 If I hadn’t been so busy yesterday, I ___________(visit) you.

7 Eat your soup. If you don’t hurry up, it_____________ (get) cold.

8 There are mice in your kitchen. If you had a cat, the mice_____________ (disappear)

immediately.

9 The style of that dress is lovely, but I don’t like the colour. If the blue was a bit

lighter, it _____________ (be) better.

10. If we had gone where I wanted to go, it _______________ (be) a lot cheaper.
CONDITIONALS. Complete the sentences. Use the three conditionals.

1 If your invention is successful, you (make)_____________ a lot of money.

2 Would you try to invent something if yo (have)_____________a good idea?

3 If I had the money, I (not buy)______________ a boat.

4 If the weather (be)_______________good tomorrow, we'll be able to go sailing.

5 Gary wouldn't go swimming if he (know)_______________ about the sharks.

6 If I (be) __________10 years younger, I______________ (travel) around the world.

7 We (not go) ___________ on a trip last week, unless the weather (be)__________

nice.

8 I (not do ) __________ that if I (be) ___________ you.

9 I don´t have time. If I (have) ____________ I (go) ___________ for a walk.

10 Don´t worry. If you (have) __________ problems I (help) ___________ you.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the first second or third conditional.

1. If I _____________ (live) to be 140, I _____________ (have) an enormous party.

2. If I ____________ (be) the Prime minister, I ______________ (spend) more money on

education.

3. If there _____________ (be) nothing good on TV tonight, I _____________ (read) a

book.

4. If she ____________ (finish) her homework yesterday, she ____________ (phone) her

friends.

5. We _____________ (solve) the problem of pollution, if there ____________ (be) no

cars.

6. I _____________ (tell) my brother that you phoned, if I _____________ (see) him.

7. If everybody in this country ____________ (give) money to charity, we ____________

(stop) the problems of poorer countries.

8. If you come to the party tonight, you ____________ (have ) a great time.

9. You would have more energy, if you ____________ (work) a bit harder.

10. If it didn´t rain, we _____________ (go) to the beach.