CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

ZERO - IF + PRESENT ¬ PRESENT

If I feel all right, I don’t go to the doctor

FIRST - IF + PRESENT ¬ FUTURE / IMPERATIVE / CAN, MUST, ETC.

If I know anything before Tuesday, I will phone you

SECOND- IF + PAST SIMPLE ¬ CONDITIONAL SIMPLE

If I knew the answer, I wouldn’t ask you

THIRD - IF + PAST PERFECT ¬ CONDITIONAL PERFECT

If I had know all the answers, I wouldn’t have failed the exam

FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM:

1.- I don’t think she’s worried about us. If she (be) .......were............. worried, she (phone)
.......would phone.................... or something.

2.- I have an appointment at 3.30 tomorrow. If I (manage) ..........manage.................. to finish before

4.30, I (do) ...........will do..................... the shopping on my way back.

3.- Tom missed his flight. He (get) ............would have got........................... to the airport on time if
he
(not oversleep) .............hadn’t overslep.....................................

4.- If I (have) ...........had......... such a large house as yours, I (invite) .......would invite.....................
all my friends for the weekend.

5.- If the child (not be playing) ................hadn’t been playing............... with matches, he (not burn)
...........wouldn’t have burnt.............. himself. Now he’s in hospital.

6.- She’s so shy. If she (talk) ..........talked................... to people, she (make) ..........would
make................ friends.

7.- So, you’re seeing Terry tonight. If he (ask) ...........asks..................... you about me, (not, tell)
....I won’t tell...................... him I’m going out with John.

8.- If a machine (be) ....had been........... properly maintained, it (fail, never) .........would have never
failed ....

9.- We (invite) .............would have invited........ him if we (know) .................had known.................

his address, but he never gave it to us.

10.- Unless I (have) ........have............... a problem, I (bother, never) ...will never

bother............................ my friends.

11.- You’re very strong. If you (try) ..........try............., you (win) .........will win.................,... your
opponent.

12.- Look what you’ve done. If you (be) ..............had been........................... careful, you (not, break)
......wouldn’t have broken................................... all those glasses.

13.- I was so stupid! Nothing (happened) .....would have happened........................ if I (not, moved)
............hadn’t moved................................... to his flat.

14.- He’s a bit short. If he (be) .........were............. taller he (can) ............could...................... play
basket.

15.- Sorry. I (lend) ..........would lend.................. you the money you need if I
(have) .......had................. it.
16.- The bus is full up. If there (be) ........were......... an empty seat, I (sit) ....would sit......................
down.

17.- Why didn’t you go to the police station? If you (report) ...............had reported......... the theft, they
(can arrest) .......could have arrested..................................... the robbers.

18.- I (leave) ......will leave............ him a message if he (not, be) ...isn’t...........home when I phone.

,…

IF TO UNLESS CONVERSION

1.- If nobody helps me, I’ll get into trouble.

I’ll get into trouble unless somebody helps me.

2.- I won’t know anything about my friends if they don’t write to me.
I’ll know anything about my friends unless they write to me

3.- They wouldn’t have bothered you if they hadn’t needed your help.
They would have bothered you unless they had needed your help

4.- If there isn’t a traffic jam, we’ll be home by five o’clock.

Unless there isn’t a traffic jam, we won’t be home by five o’clock

5.- People don’t go to the doctor if they aren’t ill.

People go to the doctor unless they aren't ill

6.- I’ll punish you if you don’t tell me the truth.

I’ll punish you unless you tell me the truth

7.- They won’t invite you to their party if they don’t know your phone number.
They will invite you to their party unless they know your phone number

8.- They won’t give you the job if they don’t like your appearance.
They won't give you the job unless they like your appearance

9.- If you don’t finish your homework now, I won’t let you watch TV.
Unless you finish your homework now, I’ll let you watch TV

10.- I won’t phone you if there isn’t anything urgent.

I’ll phone you unless there is anything urgent

11.- I wouldn’t invest all this money if I weren’t sure I would get it back.
I would invest all this money, unless I were sure I would get it back

12.- If you don’t get up early, you’ll miss your train.

Unless you do get up early, you won’t miss your train

13.- I wouldn’t have asked him any questions if he hadn’t been ready to answer them.
I wouldn’t have asked him any questions unless he had been ready to answer them

14.- We won’t go fishing if the weather isn’t fine.

We will go fishing unless the weather is fine

15.- I won’t ask him to write if he doesn’t want to.

I won't ask him to write unless he wants to

16.- I never hitch-hike if it isn’t absolutely necessary.

I never hitch- hike unless it absolutely necessary

17.- If I don’t know anything about him in two days, I’ll report his disappearance to the
police.
Unless I don't know anything about him in two days, I won’t report his disappearance to
the police

18.- She wouldn’t save any money if she didn’t want to buy a house of her own.
WRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS AND
USING ONE OF THE WORDS IN THE BOX INSTEAD OF ‘IF’:

Unless as long as provided (that) providing (that ) on condition that

1.- I (not phone) again tonight if there isn’t anything urgent.

I won't phone again tonight unless there is something urgent

2.- I (give) them a hand only if they promised to help me in return.

I will give them a hand on condition that they promise to help me in return

3.- If he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he (not care) about anything else.

Provided that he has enough money to go out and enjoy himself, he won’t care about
anything else

4.- He would probably have gone on wrestling if he (not have) any health problems.

He would probably had gone on wrestling as long as he doesn’t have any health problems

5.- If we (have) enough rainfall this spring, our crops will be as good as last year’s.

Provided that we have enough rainfall all this spring, our crops will be as good as last year'
s

6.- I wouldn’t bother him if it (be) necessary.

I wouldn't bother him unless it weren’t necessary

7.- We won’t worry if our customers (be) satisfied.

We won't worry as long as our customers are satisfied

8.- She would get married only if she (meet) a millionaire candidate.

On condition that she would get married she met a millionaire

9.- If you (change), you will have a lot of problems in life.

Providing that you will have a lot of problems in life unless you change
 She wouldn't save any money unless she didn't want to buy a house of her own

CIRCLE THE RIGHT OPTION:

1.- if we TAKE / WILL TAKE a taxi, we WILL ARRIVE / ARRIVED sooner.

2.- You WOULDN’T GET / DIDN’T GET wet if you WOULD HAVE WORN / WERE WEARING a coat.

3.- If our team HAD SCORED / SCORED more goals, it HAD WON / COULD HAVE WON.

4.- I HAD GIVEN / WOULD HAVE GIVEN you the news if you PHONED / HAD PHONED me yesterday.

5.- If you TOOK / WOULD HAVE TAKEN more exercise, you MIGHT FEEL / HAD FELT better

6.- If Tim DROVE / HAD DRIVEN more carefully, he WOULDN’T HAVE CRASHED / DIDN’T CRASH.

7.- If we ARE/WOULD BE LATE for class, our teacher WILL BE / WAS angry.

8.- If we LIVED / WOULD LIVE on another planet, we WOULD SEE / WILL SEE the Earth in the sky.

9.- If we WERE / ARE birds, we WOULD BE ABLE / ARE ABLE to fly.

10.- If you DON’T WEAR / WOULDN’T WEAR your pullover, you WILL FEEL / FELT cold.

11.- If I HAD / WOULD HAVE lots of money, I WOULD GIVE / GAVE some to all my friends.

12.- If I HAD KNOWN / WOULD KNOW it was your birthday, I WOULD SEN / WOULD HAVE SENT you a
card.

13.- If you HAD COME / CAME to seen the film, you WOULD HAVE ENJOYED/ HAD ENJOYED it.
CORRECT THE MISTAKES

1.- If you’d be more sensible, you didn’t think about such stupid things.

_______were, wouldn’t________________________________________________________

2.- Unless I don’t have any problem, I won’t bother you.

________________________some________________________________________________

3.- Would you help me if you can?

_________________could_______________________________________________________

4.- I’d have bought her a present if she invited me to her birthday party.

_________________________had invited_______________________________________________

5.- Nobody had noticed if you left the party before the others.

____________________would notice_______________________________________

6.- If he had been a vegetarian, he wouldn’t eat meat.

_____________wouldn’t have eaten_________________________________________________

7.- If you came to my party, you’ll enjoy yourself.

_________________would_______________________________________________________

8.- I wouldn’t look up his phone number in the directory if I know it.

_________________________knew_______________________________________________

9.- She wouldn’t spend her savings unless it weren’t necessary.

________________were________________________________________________________

10.- Would he win de contest if he had entered for it?

_______________________________________________________________________

11.- I’ll give up smoking if I had a cold.

_______________________have________________________________________________

12.- If she works harder, she would pass her exams.

____________will____________________________________________________________

13.- If she hadn’t a dog, she would feel lonely.

_____________didn’t have ____________________________________________________

14.- They’d had understood if you’d explained it to them clearly.

_______________have________________________________________________________