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Conditionals For Students

The document provides exercises on conditional sentences of different types (I, II, III) for students to complete. It includes examples of conditional sentences with verbs in different tenses that students must fill in. There are also mixed conditional exercises with sentences in both the 'if' and 'then' clauses for students to complete using the appropriate conditional form. The exercises focus on practicing different conditional sentence structures and verb tenses.

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Conditionals For Students

The document provides exercises on conditional sentences of different types (I, II, III) for students to complete. It includes examples of conditional sentences with verbs in different tenses that students must fill in. There are also mixed conditional exercises with sentences in both the 'if' and 'then' clauses for students to complete using the appropriate conditional form. The exercises focus on practicing different conditional sentence structures and verb tenses.

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Exercises on Conditional Sentences (Mix)

Type I or II

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I or II.

1. If they go to Washington, they (see) ____________________the White House.


2. If she (have) ____________________a hamster, she would call him Fred.
3. If he gave her a sweet, she (stop) ____________________crying.
4. If he (arrive) ____________________ later, he will take a taxi.
5. We would understand him if he (speak) ____________________ slowly.
6. Andy (cook) ____________________ dinner if we buy the food.
7. I will prepare breakfast if I (wake up) ____________________early.
8. If they shared a room, they (fight) ____________________all day long.
9. If you hate walking in the mountains, you (enjoy / not) ____________________the tour.
10. Janet would go jogging if she (have / not) ____________________ to do her homework.

Exercise on Conditional Sentences Type I, II and III

Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I, II or III) by putting the verbs into the correct form.

1. If they (have) _______________ time at the weekend, they will come to see us.
2. If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice) _______________.
3. If we (know) _______________ about your problem, we would have helped you.
4. If I (be) _______________ you, I would not buy that dress.
5. We (arrive) _______________ earlier if we had not missed the bus.
6. If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life (not / be) _______________ complete.
7. Okay, I (get) _______________ the popcorn if you buy the drinks.
8. If I (tell) _______________ you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.
9. She (go) _______________ out with you if you had only asked her.
10. I would not have read your diary if you (not hide) _______________ it in such an obvious place.

Exercise on Exceptions (Conditional Sentences with different Tenses)


Exercise on Conditional Sentences with Auxiliaries

Complete the conditional sentences (type I). Remember to use the auxiliary verbs.

1. If it doesn't rain, we (can / go) ________________________ swimming tomorrow.


2. If you train hard, you (might / win) ________________________ first prize.
3. If we go to Canada next year, we (can / improve) ________________________ our English.
4. I (may / go) ________________________ to the disco in the evening if I do the washing-up now.
5. If we go on holiday next week, I (not / can / play) ________________________ tennis with you.
6. If you see Gareth tomorrow, you (should / tell) ________________________ him that you love him.
7. If my parents go shopping in the afternoon, I (must / look) _________________ after my little sister.
8. He (must / be) ________________________ a good drummer if he plays in a band.
9. If you are listening to the radio after 10 pm, you (should / turn) _______________ the volume down.
10. If you like that shirt, you (can / have) ________________________ it.
Exercise on Exceptions (Conditional Sentences with different Tenses)
Conditional Sentences Type III

Study the following situations. In every sentence, the 'if' clause expresses a situation in the past (Type III).
Decide, however, whether the consequences refer to the present (Conditional I) or past (Conditional II).

1. It didn't rain yesterday. So I had to water the plants yesterday.


If it (rain) ______________________ yesterday, I (water / not) ______________________ the plants.
2. It didn't rain yesterday. So I am watering the plants now.
If it (rain) _____________________ yesterday, I (water / not) _____________________ the plants now.
3. I went to bed late last night. So I am still tired now.
If I (go) ______________________ to bed earlier yesterday, I (feel / not) ______________________ so tired
now.
4. I went to bed late last Tuesday. So I was very tired the following day.
If I (go) ______________________ to bed earlier that Tuesday, I (feel / not) ______________________ that
tired the following day.
5. After a night out, I want to drive home now. I haven't drunk any alcohol.
If I (drink) ______________________ alcohol, I (drive / not) ______________________.
6. After a night out last weekend, I drove home. I hadn't drunk any alcohol.
If I (drink) ______________________ alcohol, I (drive / not) ______________________.
7. We won the match last week. So when we came home, we looked really happy.
We (look / not) ______________________ that happy if we (win / not) ______________________ the match.
8. We've just won a match. So we look really happy now.
We (look / not) ______________________ that happy if we (win / not) ______________________ the match.
9. My daughter is blamed for having done something. She tells me now that she didn't do it. I believe her.
She (tell) ______________________ me if she (do) ______________________ it.
10. Last year, my daughter was blamed for having done something. She told me that she hadn't done it. I believed
her.
She (tell) ______________________ me if she (do) ______________________ it.

Conditional Exercise 10
Mixed Conditionals

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below following the example given with the
appropriate conditional form, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
1.a.She will be taking care of the children for us next weekend because her business trip was
cancelled.
1.b. But, she (take, not) would not be taking care of the children for us next weekend if her business
trip (be, not) had not been cancelled.

2.a. Tom is not going to come to dinner tomorrow because you insulted him yesterday.
2.b. But, he (come) ____________________if you (insult) ____________________ him.

3.a. Marie is unhappy because she gave up her career when she got married.
3.b. But, Marie (be) ____________________happy if she (give, not) ____________________ up her
career when she got married.

4.a. Dr. Mercer decided not to accept the research grant at Harvard because he is going to take six
months off to spend more time with his family.
4.b. But, Dr. Mercer (accept) ____________________the research grant at Harvard if he (take, not)
____________________six months off to spend more time with his family.

5.a. Professor Schmitz talked so much about the Maasai tribe because she is an expert on African tribal
groups.
5.b. But, Professor Schmitz (talk, not) ____________________so much about the Maasai tribe if she
(be, not) ____________________an expert on African tribal groups.

6.a. I am unemployed because I had a disagreement with my boss and I was fired.
6.b. But, I (be, not) ____________________unemployed if I (have, not) ____________________a
disagreement with my boss and I (be, not) fired.

7.a. Nicole speaks Chinese fluently because she lived in China for ten years.
7.b. But, Nicole (speak, not) ____________________Chinese fluently if she (live, not)
____________________in China for ten years.

8.a. I will not help you study for your test because you have spent the last two weeks partying and
wasting time.
8.b. But, I (help) ____________________you study for your test if you (spend, not)
____________________the last two weeks partying and wasting time.

9.a. Eleanor and Ben are not going skiing with us this year because Eleanor just had a baby.
9.b. But, Eleanor and Ben (go) ____________________skiing with us this year if Eleanor (have, not,
just) ____________________a baby.

10.a. I am completely exhausted, so I will not go with you to the movies tonight.
10.b. But, if I (be, not) ____________________completely exhausted, I (go) ____________________
with you to the movies tonight.

11.a. She is not worried about the conference tomorrow because she is not giving a speech.
11.b. But, she (be) ____________________worried about the conference tomorrow if she (give)
____________________a speech.

12.a. Frank is not going to the graduation ceremony because he broke his leg snowboarding last week.
12.b. But, Frank (go) ____________________to the graduation ceremony if he (break)
____________________ his leg snowboarding last week.

13.a. They are not releasing the prisoner next month because there was so much public opposition to
his parole.
13.b. But, they (release) ____________________the prisoner next month if there (be)
____________________so much opposition to his parole.

14.a. The hotels filled up months in advance because the festival is going to include jazz artists from
around the globe.
14.b. But, the hotels (fill) ____________________up months in advance if the festival (include)
____________________ jazz artists from around the globe.

15.a. We are not worried about the recent string of robberies in the neighbourhood because the police
have started regularly patrolling the area.
15.b. But, we (be) ____________________ worried about the recent string of robberies in the
neighbourhood if the police (start, not) ____________________regularly patrolling the area.

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