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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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.
If
we don’t leave now, we’ll be late for school. (unless)
___Unless
we leave now, we’ll be late for
school._________________________________________
Unless
they stop that noise, I’ll call the police. (if)
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She
won’t find tickets for the concert if she doesn’t book them
soon. (unless)
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If
I don’t borrow Patrick’s lawn mower, it will take me ages to
cut the grass. (unless)
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The
mirror will fall unless you use a strong nail. (if)
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D.
Rewrite the sentences. Use the Second Conditional.
I
haven’t got any money, so I won’t buy that CD.
____If
I had some money, I would buy that
CD.___________________________________________
Pigs
haven’t got wings, so they don’t fly.
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His
marks aren’t good because he doesn’t work hard.
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I’m
busy, so I won’t come with you.
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They
don’t know her, so they won’t invite her to their party.
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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.____________________________________________
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2)It’s
a cold afternoon. Your brother is leaving the house in a T-shirt.
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Your
elder sister finishes work at nine o’clock every night and she is
always tired.
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Your
friend has a headache.
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Your
fiend has been having nightmares recently.
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Your
brother really likes a new girl in his class but he is too shy to
speak to her.
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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.
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.________
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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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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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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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.
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._______________________________
Provided
I finish work early tomorrow, I’ll come with you. (if)
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If
you let me wear your sweater, I won’t tell Mum what you did. (as
long as)
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Aunt
Josephine will be here at eight as long as her train arrives on
time. (providing)
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You
can borrow my car provided you bring it back at four. (as long as)
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I’ll
go to the party as long as you come with me. (as long as)
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If
they offer him enough money, he will accept. (as long as)
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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.
No
iré a París a no ser que tenga dinero.
Iré a París si
tengo dinero.
Iría a París si
tuviera dinero.
Habría ido a París
si hubiera tenido dinero.
Me casaré contigo
si me quieres.
Me casaría contigo
si me quisieras.
Me habría casado
contigo si me hubieras querido.
No irá de
vacaciones hasta que haya comprado un coche.
Iremos de vacaciones
si compramos un coche.
Iríamos de
vacaciones si compráramos un coche.
Habríamos
ido de vacaciones si hubiéramos comprado un coche.
Iré
contigo con la condición de que me recojas.
