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Exercise on conditional sentences
1. Complete the Conditional Sentences Type I.
1. If Caroline and Sue (prepare) the salad, Phil (decorate) the house.
2. If Sue (cut) the onions for the salad, Caroline (peel) the mushrooms.
3. Jane (hoover) the sitting room if Aaron and Tim (move) the furniture.
4. If Bob (tidy) up the kitchen, Anita (clean) the toilet.
5. Elaine (buy) the drinks if somebody (help) her carry the bottles.
6. If Alan and Rebecca (organize) the food, Mary and Connor (make) the sandwiches.
7. If Bob (look) after the barbecue, Sue (let) the guests in.
8. Frank (play) the DJ if the others (bring) along their CDs.
9. Alan (mix) the drinks if Jane (give) him some of her cocktail recipes.
10. If they all (do) their best, the party (be) great.
2. Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I) by putting the verbs into the correct form.
1. If you (send) this letter now, she (receive) it tomorrow.
2. If I (do) this test, I (improve) my English.
3. If I (find) your ring, I (give) it back to you.
4. Peggy (go) shopping if she (have) time in the afternoon.
5. Simon (go) to London next week if he (get) a cheap flight.
6. If her boyfriend (phone / not) today, she (leave) him.
7. If they (study / not) harder, they (pass / not) the exam.
8. If it (rain) tomorrow, I (have to / not) water the plants.
9. You (be able/ not) to sleep if you (watch) this scary film.
10. Susan (can / move / not) into the new house if it (be / not) ready on time.
3. Janine is a daydreamer. She imagines what would happen if she won the lottery. Complete the
Conditional Sentences Type II.
1. If I (play) the lottery, I (have) a chance to hit the jackpot.
2. If I (hit) the jackpot, I (be) rich.
3. If I (be) rich, my life (change) completely.
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4. I (buy) a lonely island, if I (find) a nice one.
5. If I (own) a lonely island, I (build) a huge house by the beach.
6. I (invite) all my friends if I (have) a house by the beach.
7. I (pick) my friends up in my yacht if they (want) to spend their holidays on my island.
8. We (have) great parties if my friends (come) to my island.
9. If we (like) to go shopping in a big city, we (charter) a helicopter.
10. But if my friends' holidays (be) over, I (feel) very lonely on my lonely island.
4. Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II) by putting the verbs into the correct form. Use
conditional I with would in the main clause.
1. If we (have) a yacht, we (sail) the seven seas.
2. If he (have) more time, he (learn) karate.
3. If they (tell) their father, he (be) very angry.
4. She (spend) a year in the USA if it (be) easier to get a green card.
5. If I (live) on a lonely island, I (run) around naked all day.
6. We (help) you if we (know) how.
7. My brother (buy) a sports car if he (have) the money.
8. If I (feel) better, I (go) to the cinema with you.
9. If you (go) by bike more often, you (be / not) so flabby.
10. She (not / talk) to you if she (be) mad at you.
5. What a match – your favorite team has lost again! So after the game, the supporters discuss what
could have been different. Complete the Conditional Sentences Type III.
1. If the midfielders (pass) the ball more exactly, our team (have) more chances to attack.
2. If the forwards (run) faster, they (score) more goals.
3. Their motivation (improve) if they (kick) a goal during the first half.
4. The fullbacks (prevent) one or the other goal if they (make) their opponents.
5. If the goalie (jump) up, he (catch) the ball.
6. If the referee (see) the foul, he (award) a penalty kick to our team.
7. Our team (be) in better form if they (train) harder the weeks before.
8. The game (become) better if the trainer (send) a substitute in during the second half.
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9. If it (be) a home game, our team (win) the match.
10. If our team (win) the match, they (move) up in the league.
6. Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III) by putting the verbs into the correct form. Use
conditional II with would in the main clause.
1. If you (study) for the test, you (pass) it.
2. If you (ask) me, I (help) you.
3. If we (go) to the cinema, we (see) my friend Jacob.
4. If you (speak) English, she (understand)
5. If they (listen) to me, we (be) home earlier.
6. I (write) you a postcard if I (have) your address.
7. If I (not / break) my leg, I (take part) in the contest.
8. If it (not/ start) to rain, we (walk) to the museum.
9. We (swim) in the sea if there (not / be) so many sharks there.
10. If she (take) the bus, she (not / arrive) on time.
7. Decide whether the following Conditional Sentences are Type I or Type II.
1. If they go to Australia, they will go whale-watching.
Type I Type II
2. If she had a mobile, I would call her.
Type I Type II
3. If Bob were here, he would have a solution for our problem.
Type I Type II
4. If you move here, we will see each other more often.
Type I Type II
5. You'll live longer if you stop smoking.
Type I Type II
6. If Sarah didn't go with John, Anna would try to become his girlfriend.
Type I Type II
7. I will only dance if they play my favorite song.
Type I Type II

8. I wouldn't buy that computer if I didn't need it.
Type I Type II
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9. If she doesn't feel better tomorrow, she will see a doctor.
Type I Type II
10. I'd lend you money if I had any.
Type I Type II
8. Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I or II.
1. If you do your homework now, we (go) to the cinema in the evening.
2. If we (order) the book now, we will have it tomorrow.
3. If I had more money, I (buy) a bigger car.
4. If I (meet) my favorite movie star, I would ask him for an autograph.
5. I (call) you if I need your help.
6. I would go swimming if the weather (be) better.
7. If he (have) time tomorrow, we will meet the day after.
8. If I were you, I (know) what to do.
9. If we don't order the tickets soon, there (not be) any tickets left.
10. She (say) that if she were your friend.
9. 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.

10. Decide whether the following Conditional Sentences are Type I, II or II.
1. If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.
Type I Type II Type III
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2. If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.
Type I Type II Type III
3. If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning ... (song)
Type I Type II Type III
4. I wouldn't run away if I saw a spider.
Type I Type II Type III
5. We'd have given you a lift if you hadn't had your bike with you.
Type I Type II Type III
6. If you had listened to me, the accident wouldn't have happened.
Type I Type II Type III
7. If we don't get tickets for the concert, we'll stay at home.
Type I Type II Type III
8. They'd go by bus if they didn't have a car.
Type I Type II Type III
9. She'll hear us if you don't stop laughing.
Type I Type II Type III
10. He wouldn't have taken the bread if he hadn't been hungry.
Type I Type II Type III
11. Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I, II or III.
1. If I had time, I (go) shopping with you.
2. If you (speak) English, you will get along with them perfectly.
3. If they had gone for a walk, they (turn) the lights off.
4. If she (come) to see us, we will go to the zoo.
5. I would have told you, if I (see) him.
6. Would you mind if I (open) the window?

7. If they (invite) me, I wouldn't have said no.
8. My friend (meet) me at the station if he gets the afternoon off.
9. If I (not do) it, nobody would do it.
10. If my father (not pick) me up, I'll take the bus home.
12. 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.
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