23879 first conditional

Exercise 1
Decide whether the following sentences are conditional sentences
type 0 or type 1. Put a  in the appropriate box.
Conditional Sentences

Type 0

1.

If you press this button, the computer will turn on.

2.

If you feel hot, you sweat.

3.

If we are late, Miss Chan will get angry.

4.

Ice melts if you heat it.

5.

He will take a taxi home if it rains.

6.

You will get sick if you eat too much chocolate.

7.

You will be fit if you go running every day.

8.

If people don’t eat, they die.

Type 1

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks below using the conditional sentences type 1.
1. If I _______________ (find) a new job, I _______________ (buy) some
new clothes.
2. I ____________ (buy) you a present if I _____________ (have) money.
3. If you _______________ (miss) the bus, you _______________ (be)
late.
4. If you _______________ (go) to bed late, you _______________ (feel)
tired in the morning.
5. He _______________ (pass) all of his exams if he _______________
(study) hard.
6. If Susan ____________ (invite) me, I ____________ (go) to her party.
7. If we _________ (talk) in class, our class teacher __________ (be)
angry.
8. If you _______________ (give) me your phone number, I
_______________ (call) you tonight.

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Exercise 3
Decide whether the following sentences are conditional type 0 or
type 1. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of verbs.

1.

If you _______________ (drop) an apple. It _______________ (fall).

2.

We _______________ (not get) the prize if we _______________ (not
solve) the problem.

3.

If the weather _______________ (be) cold, I _______________ (wear)
a coat when I go out.

4. Mum _______________ (be) very sad if Jim _______________ (forget)
Mother's Day again.
5.

The radio _______________ (not work) if the battery
_______________ (be) flat.

6.

If you _______________ (place) oil in water, it
_______________(float).

7. If it _______________ (be) hot, we _______________ (go ) swimming.
Exercise 4
Look at the picture. What dangers can you see? Complete the first
conditional sentences by matching the number with the letters.
Mary

Ben

Lily

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

If someone opens the door,
If Lily touches the heater,
If Ben steps on the boxes on the floor,
If the bookshelf breaks,
If Ben’s cigarette drops into the box,
If the teapot falls from the cupboard

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A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.

it will burn the desk.
she will hurt herself.
it will start a fire.
Mary will fall off the chair.
he will drop the box.
the hot water will hurt someone.


7.
8.

If Mary falls,
If the heater is too hot,

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G.
H.

she will burn her feet.
the books will fall and break the
computer.


Exercise 5
Complete the sentences using the given words. Follow the example.

e.g.

the weather/be good

we/go/to the beach tomorrow

If the weather is good, we will go to the beach tomorrow.________
1.

you/go/to school on foot

you/be/late

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2.

I/find/my folder

I/do/my homework

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3.

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I/sleep well tonight
I/wake up early
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4.

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we/spend/our holidays in Spain
we/visit/Barcelona
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5.

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he/listen/to the teacher
he/know/what to do
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6.

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it/be/Sunday
we/go/to the church
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7.

we/do/exercises

we/live longer

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