Conditionals

CONDITIONALS
A. Form Zero Conditional sentences.
1. Jack / always / bring / flowers / if / he / come / to visit us.
____Jack always brings flowers if he comes to visit us._
2. if / you / mix / red and blue / you / get / purple
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3. glass / break / when / you / heat / it ?
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4. if / you / not eat / you / get / thin
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B. Future Time Clauses ( when, before, after, as soon as, until ):Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
1. When the president _____________ ( arrive ), they _______________ ( start ) the meeting.
2. If he __________( reach ) the sales target this year, the company ____________ (award ) him.
3. We _______________ ( start ) the construction of a shopping centre as soon as the local government __________( allow ) us to begin.
4. After she __________ ( find ) a good job, she_______________ ( be able to ) buy a house.
5. I __________(have to) finish the reports before the manager _______________ ( call ).
6. We _________ (order) 100 units after the manager ___________(approve) the estimate.
7. I __________ (not/ buy) anything new until I ___________ (pay) all my debts.
C. UNLESS: Rewrite these sentences using the word given.

1. If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late for school. (unless)

___Unless we leave now, we’ll be late for school._________________________________________

2. Unless they stop that noise, I’ll call the police. (if)

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3. She won’t find tickets for the concert if she doesn’t book them soon. (unless)

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4. If I don’t borrow Patrick’s lawn mower, it will take me ages to cut the grass. (unless)

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5. The mirror will fall unless you use a strong nail. (if)

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D. Rewrite the sentences. Use the Second Conditional.
1. I haven’t got any money, so I won’t buy that CD.

____If I had some money, I would buy that CD.___________________________________________

2. Pigs haven’t got wings, so they don’t fly.

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3. His marks aren’t good because he doesn’t work hard.

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4. I’m busy, so I won’t come with you.

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5. They don’t know her, so they won’t invite her to their party.

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6. I won’t call him because I haven’t got his phone number.

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E. Give ADVICE using If I were you. Choose and write.

ASK HER OUT

NOT EAT SO MANY WEETS

NOT WATCH SO MANY HORROR FILMS

NOT WORK SO HARD

PUT ON A JACKET

SEE A DOCTOR

Your friend hasn’t been feeling well lately.

_________If I were you, I would see a doctor.____________________________________________

1)Your sister wants to lose weight.

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2)It’s a cold afternoon. Your brother is leaving the house in a T-shirt.

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3. Your elder sister finishes work at nine o’clock every night and she is always tired.

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3. Your friend has a headache.

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3. Your fiend has been having nightmares recently.

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3. Your brother really likes a new girl in his class but he is too shy to speak to her.

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3. Your little sister is bored at the weekends because she has nothing to do.

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F. Read and write Third Conditional sentences.

1. Helen forgot to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s. She cut her hair herself. She looked awful at the party.

____If she hadn’t forgotten to make an appointment at the hairdresser’s, she wouldn’t have cut her hair herself. If she hadn’t cut her hair herself, she wouldn’t have looked awful at the party.________

2. Peter ate three bars of chocolate. He had a terrible stomach ache. He couldn’t go to the cinema with Stanley and Leslie.

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3. Mary sat in the sun too long. She was red and sore. She didn’t enjoy herself at the barbecue that evening.

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4. Pauline watched TV until three o’clock in the morning! She was late for the school bus. She missed the school excursion.

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5. Mr Davis tried to lift a heavy suitcase. He hurt his back. He couldn’t play golf.

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G. Make sentences using the second or third conditional.

1) I didn’t wait another minute. I didn’t see you.

If I ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2) I don’t speak French. I won’t get the job.

If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

3) You left the door open. The cat got out.

If you ……………………………………………………………………………………………

4) I don’t know the answer. I can’t tell you.

If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………

5) He fell. He wasn’t wearing mountain boots.

He …………………………………………….. if he …………………………………………

6)He’s so obstinate. I argue with him all the time.

If he …………………………………………………………………………………………….

H. OTHER CONNECTORS: Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Do not change the meaning.

1. I’ll let you go to Philip’s house if you tidy your room. (provided)

__I’ll let you go to Philip’s house provided you tidy your room._______________________________

2. Provided I finish work early tomorrow, I’ll come with you. (if)

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3. If you let me wear your sweater, I won’t tell Mum what you did. (as long as)

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4. Aunt Josephine will be here at eight as long as her train arrives on time. (providing)

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5. You can borrow my car provided you bring it back at four. (as long as)

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6. I’ll go to the party as long as you come with me. (as long as)

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7. If they offer him enough money, he will accept. (as long as)

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8. I’ll tell you all about it as long as you promise to keep it a secret. (providing)

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I. Tranlate into English.

1. No iré a París a no ser que tenga dinero.
2. Iré a París si tengo dinero.
3. Iría a París si tuviera dinero.

4. Habría ido a París si hubiera tenido dinero.
5. Me casaré contigo si me quieres.
6. Me casaría contigo si me quisieras.
7. Me habría casado contigo si me hubieras querido.
8. No irá de vacaciones hasta que haya comprado un coche.
9. Iremos de vacaciones si compramos un coche.
10. Iríamos de vacaciones si compráramos un coche.
11. Habríamos ido de vacaciones si hubiéramos comprado un coche.
12. Iré contigo con la condición de que me recojas.