Conditional type 1
Exercise 2 : Supply the correct form of the verb in parentheses in order to make present probable
condition.
1. If Liz studies hard, she …………………..(pass) her test.
2. If I have time tomorrow, I ……………….(go) shopping with you.
3. If you …………………(turn) off the light, we will be in the dark.
4. If I see Duc, I ………………………(give) him your message.
5. He …………….(send) you some information if you tell him your address
6. If Kate ……………(be) late again, she will lose her job.
7. She will be sick if she ………………….(eat) all that ice-cream.
8. If we ……….(go) out tomorrow evening, we ...................(miss) that new programme on TV.
9. I (be) .................. angry if it turns out that you are wrong.
10. If he (finish) ..................with the computer, I will put it away.
Conditional sentence type 2
Exercise 1 : Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tenses.
1. If I had a typewriter I ………(type) it myself.
2. If I ………..(know) his address I’d give it to you.
3. He ……….(look) a lot better if he shaved more often.
4. If you ………(play) for lower stakes you wouldn’t lose so much.
5. If he worked more slowly he ………(not make) so many mistakes.
6. I shouldn’t drink that wine if I ……………(be) you.
7. More tourist would come to this country if it …………..(have) a better climate.
8. If I were sent to prison you …………(visit) me?
9. If someone………. (give) you a helicopter what would you do with it?
10. I ………….(buy) shares in that company if I had some money.
11. If he …………..(clean) his windscreen he’d be able to see where he going.
12. If you drove your car into the river you ……………(be able) to get out.
13. If you …………(not belong) to a union you couldn’t get a good job.
14. If I …………(win) a big prize in a lottery I’d give up my job
15. What you …………(do) if you found a burglar in your house
16. If my grandfather ................(be) still alive, he would be a hundred today.

17. I .......................... (offer) to give you a lift if I had my car here.
18. Where ................. (you/ choose) if you could live anywhere in the world?
19.If you............... (drive) from London to Glas
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ow, which way would you go?
20. .If I.................. (live) out of town, I..................(take) up the garden.
21. We............ (not have) any money if we...........(not work).
22. I.............. (not mind) living in England if the weather.................. (be) better.
23. If I were you, I.......... (not wait), I.............(go) now.
24. If we..........(have) more reliable car, we...............(drive) to Spain rather than fly.
25. If Mr Morgan............ (be) still head teacher, he .............. (not permit) such bad behaviour.
Exercise 2 : Comment on these situations. Use a type 2 conditional .
1. Alan always overeats at lunch because he never eats breakfast.
If Alan cite breakfast, he wouldn't overeat at lunch.
2. I don't know enough about the machine, so I can't mend it myself.
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3. I don't ride the bus to work every morning because it's always so crowded.
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4. Not enough money is spent on cancer research, so a prevention has not been found.
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5. The wind is blowing hard. so I won't take the boat out for a ride.
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6. Nick can't find the way because he hasn't got a map.
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7. Schroeder ignores Lucy. so she
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ets angry at him.
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8. I can't look the word up because I haven't got a dictionary.

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9. Linus is smart, so he finds clever solutions to life's problems.
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10. We don't visit our parents very often because they live so far away.
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Exercise 3: Complete these conversations. Put the verbs in brackets into the first or second conditional.
1. A: We're not late, are we?
B: No. We ................(be) fine if we.............. (leave) in the next ten minutes.
2. A Come on. can't you and Anne be friends?
B: No, I......... (speak) to her again unless she .............(say) sorry for what she's done.
3. A :So you think it's my fault that I feel so tired?
B:

Yes, you ................(feel) much better if you (go) to bed at a reasonable time.
4. A: What's your idea of the most perfect place for a holiday?
B: I think I ................ (go) to the Seychelles if I (have) the money.
5. A: Do you and your brother get together very often?
B: No, we ................... (see) each other -more if we ..............(live) closer, but he lives in Scotland.
6. A: Is it going to be a big party?
B: Yes, if most people........... (come), there .............(be) about 100 of us.
7. A Let's go to the beach.
B: No, it's too cold. If it.............. (be) warmer, I.................. (not mind) going to the beach.
8. A: I don't know what happened to my dictionary. I've looked everywhere for it.
B: What.............. (you/ do) if you .................. (not find) it?
9. A Do you have any plans for next year?
B: Well, I.............. (travel) if I............ (can afford) it. But I don't have any money.
9. A: Why do you read newspapers?
B: Well, if I .............. (not read) newspapers, I .............(not know) what was happening in the world.
Exercise 4 : Choose the correct completion.
1. I'm not an astronaut. If I...........an astronaut, I ................. my camera with me on the rocket ship.

a. am/ will take b. was/ would take
c. were/ had taken d. was/ would have taken
2. Don't throw aerosol into a fire. An aerosol .......... if you ................ it into a fire.
a. will be exploded/ throw b. would explode/ threw
c. explodes/ will .throw d. can explode/ throw
3. That sounds like a
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ood offer. I.................it if I................you.
a. had accepted/ were b. will accept/ am
c. would accept/ were d. accepted' were
4. Nora is using my car right now. If she................ it back in time. Your welcome to borrow it.
a. brought .b. would bring c. will bring d. brings
3. If energy ......................inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
a. is b
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was c. had been d. would be
5. If you ............... all of my questions, I ...................... anything to help you.
a. don't answer/ can't do b. didn't answer/ won't do
c. wouldn't answer/ can't do b. wouldn't answer/ couldn't do
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4. If I ................... wings,....................... take an airplane to fly home.
a. have/ won't have to b. had/ wouldn't have
c. have/ will have to d. had/ didn't have to
5. 'Here's my phone' number.
'Thanks, I ................you a call if I .................... some help.
a. will give/ will need b. would give/ needed
c. give/ need d. will give/ need
6. If we .......................serious about pollution, we ...................... more money on research.
a. had been/ spent b. were/ had spent
c. were/ would spend d. are/ will spend

7. Sea water is salty. If the oceans.................of fresh water, there ............. plenty of water to irrigate all of the deserts in
the world.
a. consisted/ would beb. consisted/ were
c. would consist/ could be d. consist/ will be
Conditional sentences – type 3
Exercise 1 : Put the verb in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. If I had known that you were in hospital I (visit) you.
2. The ground was very soft. But for that, my horse (win).
3. If you (arrive) ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat.
4. You would have seen my garden at its best if you (be) here last week.
5. But for his quickness I (be) killed.
6. I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not see) it with my own eyes.
7. If he had slipped he (fall) 500 meters.
8. If he had asked you, you (accept)?
9. If I (had) a map I would have been all right.
10. If I (know) that you were coming I’d have baked a cake.
11. I (offer) to help him if I had realized that he was ill.
12. If you had left that wasp alone it (not sting) you.
13. If I (realize) what a bad driver you were I wouldn’t have come with you.
14. If I had realized that the traffic lights were red I (stop).
15. But for the fog we (reach) our destination ages ago.
16. If you had taken care of your children,they might (be) more confident.
17. If he had worked hard, he could (earn) enough money
18. If I hadn't cut my hair,it would (be) longer.
19. If the student had spoken politely,the teacher (would/not /be) angry.
20. You wouldn’t have seen the film if you………………..(come) late.
21. You…………….. (hit) the wall if you hadn’t stopped the car.
22. They would have called you if they………………. (have) your telephone number.
23. The company wouldn’t have cut the trees if we………………….(protest).
24. If they had paid attention, they…………………(learn) the lesson.

25. We………………..(go) to the movies, if we had had money.
26. If we had stored the information, we ……………….(save) time.
27. You would have found your book if you ……………….. (look) for it.
28. If she had helped me, I …………………(finish) my homework.
29. If it ……………….(be) sunny, we would have gone to the beach.
30. They…………………….(see) the film if they had come earlier.
Exercises 2: Supply correct form of the verbs in parentheses .
1. What you (do) if I hadn’t lend you the money?
2. If you had asked me for ticket, I (get) you some tickets.
3. I (not marry) him If I had known what he was like.
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4. I wouldn’t have hired a car if I (know) how expensive it was.
5. If we (go) to the cinema earlier, we wouldn’t have missed the start of the film.
6. If I had been born a year earlier, I (have) to do military service.
7. If you (ask) me , I would have lend you my car.
8. If I had gone to university, I (get) a better job.
9. I (not go) out yesterday , If you had asked me not to.
10. I could have given you a lift if my car (not break) down.
11. I (not go) to Britain if I had known what was going to happen.
12. I would have stay longer if he( want) me to.
13. I (not come) to this school if I had known it was like.
14. We would have gone to his party if we be able to find a baby – sister.
15. . I (visit ) you in the hospital if I had known you were there.
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses
1.I might have enough time tonight.
→ If I (have) enough time, I (write) a letter to my cousin.
2. The weather is terrible to day.
→ If the weather(be) good, I(go) for a five - mile - walk.
3. Mary didn’t come to my party last week.
→ If she (come) to my party, she (meet) my friends.

4. Snow is predicted for tomorrow.
→ If it (snow) tomorrow, I( stay) at home.
5. Jack didn’t study for the test.
→ If he( study), he( pass) it.
6. Air plane tickets are expensive.
→ If they( be) cheap, I (fly) to Ho Chi Minh city for weekend.
7. May be the weather will be nice tomorrow.
→ If the weather( be) nice, I( go) for a long walk.
8. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough money.
→ If I( have) enough money, I( buy) a ticket to the rock concert.
9. I didn’t know it was your birthday yesterday.
→ If I( know) it was your birthday yesterday. I (get) you a present.
10. I’m tired.
→ If I (be not) tired, I( help) you.
11. I have a cold today but I probably feel better tomorrow.
→ I If I (feel) better tomorrow, I (go) to class.
12. I didn’t know that Bob was sick.
→ If I (know) that he was sick, I (take) him some chicken soup.
13. i may have a dollar. Let me look in my wallet.
→ If I( have) a dollar, I (lend ) it to you.
14. I know that you don’t want to go to movie tonight.
→ I If you( want) to go to the movie, I (go) with you.
15. Why didn’t you tell me when your plane was supposed to arrive?
→ If you (tell) me, I( pick) you up at the airport.
16. May be I will buy a car.
→ If I( buy) a car, I (drive) to Hanoi with my girl friend.
17. What would you do if you were a cat?
→ If I( be) a cat, I( jump) into your lab.
18. You study hard.
→ If you study hard, you have good grades.

19. My wife and I want to buy a house, but houses are too expensive.
→ We (buy) a house if we( have) enough money for a down payment.
20. I’m sorry that you didn’t come to the party.
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→ If you( come), you (have) a good time.
Exercise 4 : Fill in with the right verb tense:
1- If we had been here, we _____________________________(can help) you.
2- She will ask you if she ________________________(need) help.
3- I ___________________________(ask) her t go if I had thought of it.
4- I _____________________________(try) to visit her if I had time.
5- The reporter____________________________(write) about it if he has enough time.
6- What _________she________________________(do) if she had known the truth?
7- He________________________(like) my play if he read it.
8- If the temperature is below zero, water_______________________(freeze).
9- If I ____________________(be), I wouldn´t talk to her now.
10- You _______________________(have) seven years of bad luck if you break a mirror.
11- If a man _______________________(can be) in two places at one time, I´d be with you.
12- ____________________(not stay) out if it starts to rain hard.
13- In case anyone calls me, _________________(tell) that I will not be home at night.
Exercise 5 : Match the columns:
1- If it is possible,…(___) a- if you had asked for more money.
2- Nothing could happen …(___) b- if he had a day off?
3- If anyone calls me,…(___) c- we will come for dinner.
4- Where might he go …(___) d- he would be happier.
5- He´d have said no …(___) e- if she didn´t help us.
6- Had I seen him there,…(___) f- tell that I will be back after noon.
7- Were she here, …(___) g- I would have left the room at once.
Exercise 6 : Turn into the two other Conditional Sentences:
1- If you feel tired, you may rest anywhere here.
2- I could sweep the room if you bought a new broom.

3- I will turn my computer off it the weather is stormy.
4- What would have happened if he had remained in that heavy rain?
5- If you didn´t know how to do it, I would teach you .
Exercise 7 : Choose the best answer
1. If I ______ the bus this afternoon, I will get a taxi instead.
A. miss B. will miss C. missed D. had missed
2. `We’ll have to go without John if he ______ soon.
A. won’t arrive B. will arrive C. arrives D. doesn’t arrive
3. If I make some coffee, _____ the cake?
A. do you cut B. will you cut C. are you cutting D. don’t you cut
4. If you ______ your homework, I _____ you watch TV.
A. won’t do/ let B. did/ won’t let C. don’t do/ won’t let D. won’t do/ don’t let
5. If you _____ this switch, the computer _____ on.
A. press/ comes B. will press/ comes C. press/ can come D. have pressed/ will comes
6. ____ you, I would think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
A. If I am B. should I be C. were I D. if I had been
7. “Would you like some cake?”- “no thanks. If I ________ cake, I ______ fat.”
A. ate/ will get B. ate/ would get C. would eat/could get D. am eating/ will get
8. Pam broke her arm in the accident. It____ much worse if she hadn’t been wearing her seat belt.
A. will be B. would have been C. was D. were
9. “My boss made me work overtime again.”_ “if I _____ you, I _____ my job.”
A. were/ would have quit B. am/ will quit C. was/ must quit D. were/ would quit
10. “John went to the hospital alone.”- “Did he? If he_____ me with him.”
A. told/ would go B. told/ might have gone
C. had told/ could go D. had told/ would have gone
11. “My car broke down when I was leaving Tan Chau ”. – “_____, we’d _____ you up.”
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