Conditional sentences revision. Paula López

1. CONDITIONAL
CLAUSES

2. THE ZERO
CONDITIONAL

3. ZERO CONDITIONAL
• We use the zero conditional when we
talk about facts or things that are
generally true.
• STRUCTURE:
IF CLAUSE (Hypothesis) MAIN CLAUSE (Result)
IF + Present simple Present simple

4. ZERO CONDITIONAL
• EXAMPLE:
– If you heat ice, it melts.

5. THE FIRST
CONDITIONAL

6. FIRST CONDITIONAL
• We use the first conditional to talk
about real situations that might happen
in the future.
• STRUCTURE:
IF CLAUSE (Hypothesis) MAIN CLAUSE (Result)
IF + Present simple Future simple (will + infinitive)
Can/May/Might/Must + infinitive

7. FIRST CONDITIONAL
• EXAMPLE:
– If you study hard, you will get good marks.

8. THE SECOND
CONDITIONAL

9. SECOND CONDITIONAL
• We use the second conditional to talk
about imaginary situations.
• We can also use this conditional to give
advice.
• STRUCTURE:
IF CLAUSE (Hypothesis) MAIN CLAUSE (Result)
IF + Past simple Would/Could + infinitive

10. SECOND CONDITIONAL
• EXAMPLE:
– If I were a superhero, I would have the
power of teleportation.

11. SECOND CONDITIONAL
• EXAMPLE:
– If I were you, I would go to the
psychologist.

12. THE THIRD
CONDITIONAL

13. THIRD CONDITIONAL
• We use the third conditional to talk about
situations from the past that never happened
and imagine what results they would have had.
• We can also use this conditional to express
regret for not having done an action in the
past.
• STRUCTURE:
IF CLAUSE (Hypothesis) MAIN CLAUSE (Result)
IF + Past perfect Would/Could + have + past participle

14. THIRD CONDITIONAL
• EXAMPLE:
– If you had had famous parents, you would
have had an amazing life.

15. THIRD CONDITIONAL
• EXAMPLE:
– If I had trained harder, I would have won
the race.

17. ZERO
CONDITIONAL

18. If people _______
(eat) too much, they
_______ (get) fat.
1.

19. If people _______
(eat) too much, they
_______ (get) fat.
eat
get
1.

20. If you ______ (boil)
water, it __________
(evaporate).
2.

21. If you ______ (boil)
water, it __________
(evaporate).
boil
evaporates
2.

22. People ______ (die) if
they __________
(not eat).
3.

23. People ______ (die) if
they __________
(not eat).
die
don’t eat
3.

24. You ______ (get)
water if you ______
(mix) hydrogen and
oxygen.
4.

25. You ______ (get)
water if you ______
(mix) hydrogen and
oxygen.
get
mix
4.

26. Snakes ______ (bite)
if they ______ (be)
scared.
5.

27. Snakes ______ (bite)
if they ______ (be)
scared.
bite
are
5.

28. If babies _______
(be) hungry, they
______ (cry).
6.

29. If babies _______
(be) hungry, they
______ (cry).
are
cry
6.

30. If you _________
(not sleep) enough, you
______ (feel) tired.
7.

31. If you _________
(not sleep) enough, you
______ (feel) tired.
don’t sleep
feel
7.

32. If you _______ (want)
to succeed in life, you
_______ (have) to
work hard.
8.

33. If you _______ (want)
to succeed in life, you
_______ (have) to
work hard.
want
have
8.

34. If you _______
(freeze) water, it
______ (turn) into ice.
9.

35. If you _______
(freeze) water, it
______ (turn) into ice.
freeze
turns
9.

36. If students _______
(miss) an exam, the
teacher ______ (fail)
them.
10.

37. If students _______
(miss) an exam, the
teacher ______ (fail)
them.
miss
fails
10.

38. FIRST
CONDITIONAL

39. If it ______ (rain),
I _______ (stay) at
home.
1.

40. If it ______ (rain),
I _______ (stay) at
home.
rains
will stay
1.

41. If I _______ (study)
today, I ______ (go)
to the party tonight.
2.

42. If I _______ (study)
today, I ______ (go)
to the party tonight.
study
will go
2.

43. They _______ (be)
late if the train
______ (be) delayed.
3.

44. They _______ (be)
late if the train
______ (be) delayed.
will be
is
3.

45. She _______ (miss)
the bus if she
___________ (not
leave) soon.
4.

46. She _______ (miss)
the bus if she
___________ (not
leave) soon.
will miss
doesn’t leave
4.

47. If I ______ (have)
enough money, I
________ (buy) some
new clothes.
5.

48. If I ______ (have)
enough money, I
________ (buy) some
new clothes.
have
will buy
5.

49. If it ______ (be)
sunny tomorrow, we
_______ (go) to the
park.
6.

50. If it ______ (be)
sunny tomorrow, we
_______ (go) to the
park.
is
will go
6.

51. If Jack _______
(leave), his parents
________ (be) sad.
7.

52. If Jack _______
(leave), his parents
________ (be) sad.
leaves
will be
7.

53. If I ______ (find) her
email, I _______
(send) her the picture.
8.

54. If I ______ (find) her
email, I _______
(send) her the picture.
find
will send
8.

55. We ________ (cancel)
the picnic if it _____
(be) rainy.
9.

56. We ________ (cancel)
the picnic if it _____
(be) rainy.
will cancel
is
9.

57. They _______ (be) in
trouble if they
________ (not get)
the contract.
10.

58. They _______ (be) in
trouble if they
________ (not get)
the contract.
will be
don’t get
10.

59. SECOND
CONDITIONAL

60. If I ______ (be) you,
I _________ (study)
for the final exam.
1.

61. If I ______ (be) you,
I _________ (study)
for the final exam.
were
would study
1.

62. If you _______ (tidy)
up your bedroom every
day, it _________
(not be) a mess.
2.

63. If you _______ (tidy)
up your bedroom every
day, it _________
(not be) a mess.
tidied
wouldn’t be
2.

64. If they ______ (know)
more vocabulary, they
_________ (be) able
to understand more
easily.
3.

65. If they ______ (know)
more vocabulary, they
_________ (be) able
to understand more
easily.
knew
would be
3.

66. If my parents ______
(be) rich, I
___________ (not
need) to work so much.
4.

67. If my parents ______
(be) rich, I
___________ (not
need) to work so much.
were
wouldn’t need
4.

68. You ________ (be)
healthier if you _____
(eat) less red meat.
5.

69. You ________ (be)
healthier if you _____
(eat) less red meat.
would be
ate
5.

70. If my computer
__________ (function)
properly, I
__________ (use) it
more often.
6.

71. If my computer
__________ (function)
properly, I
__________ (use) it
more often.
functioned
would use
6.

72. I _________ (not do)
the chores myself if I
______ (have) more
money.
7.

73. I _________ (not do)
the chores myself if I
______ (have) more
money.
wouldn’t do
had
7.

74. There _______ (be)
confrontation if the
two opposite
cheerleaders
_________ (appear).
8.

75. There _______ (be)
confrontation if the
two opposite
cheerleaders
_________ (appear).
would be
appeared
8.

76. If I ______ (win) the
lottery, I
__________ (travel)
all over the world.
9.

77. If I ______ (win) the
lottery, I
__________ (travel)
all over the world.
won
would travel
9.

78. I _________ (visit)
The Opera House if I
______ (go) to
Sydney.
10.

79. I _________ (visit)
The Opera House if I
______ (go) to
Sydney.
would visit
went
10.

80. THIRD
CONDITIONAL

81. If you __________
(not be) late, we
________________
(not miss) the bus.
1.

82. If you __________
(not be) late, we
________________
(not miss) the bus.
hadn’t been
wouldn’t have missed
1.

83. If she ____________
(study), she
________________
(pass) the exam.
2.

84. If she ____________
(study), she
________________
(pass) the exam.
had studied
would have passed
2.

85. We _____________
(see) the children if
we ___________
(arrive) earlier.
3.

86. We _____________
(see) the children if
we ___________
(arrive) earlier.
would have seen
had arrived
3.

87. If they _________
(go) to bed early, they
__________________
(not wake) up late.
4.

88. If they _________
(go) to bed early, they
__________________
(not wake) up late.
had gone
wouldn’t have woken
4.

89. If he __________
(become) a musician,
he
_________________
(record) an album.
5.

90. If he __________
(become) a musician,
he
_________________
(record) an album.
had become
would have recorded
5.

91. If I ___________
(be) born in a
different country, I
_________________
(learn) to speak a
different language.
6.

92. If I ___________
(be) born in a
different country, I
_________________
(learn) to speak a
different language.
had been
would have learnt
6.

93. If she __________
(go) to university, she
_________________
(study) Medicine.
7.

94. If she __________
(go) to university, she
_________________
(study) Medicine.
had gone
would have studied
7.

95. If we ___________
(stay) at home, we
__________________
(not meet) them.
8.

96. If we ___________
(stay) at home, we
__________________
(not meet) them.
had stayed
wouldn’t have met
8.

97. They
________________
(not have) the accident
if they __________
(drive) more carefully.
9.

98. They
________________
(not have) the accident
if they __________
(drive) more carefully.
wouldn’t have had
had driven
9.

99. If I __________
(save) my money, I
________________
(buy) a new laptop.
10.

100. If I __________
(save) my money, I
________________
(buy) a new laptop.
had saved
would have bought
10.

102. MIXED
CONDITIONALS

103. If you __________
(not leave) now, you
_________ (miss) the
last bus.
1.

104. If you __________
(not leave) now, you
_________ (miss) the
last bus.
don’t leave
will miss
1.
1st

105. If the weather _____
(be) fine, she usually
_______ (walk) to
work.
2.

106. If the weather _____
(be) fine, she usually
_______ (walk) to
work.
is
walks
2.
0

107. If I ______ (win) a
million dollars, I (stop)
__________ working.
3.

108. If I ______ (win) a
million dollars, I (stop)
__________ working.
won
would stop
3.
2nd

109. If he __________
(study) at university,
he ______________
(get) a better job.
4.

110. If he __________
(study) at university,
he ______________
(get) a better job.
had studied
would have got
4.
3rd

111. They usually _______
(read) if there ______
(be) nothing on TV.
5.

112. They usually _______
(read) if there ______
(be) nothing on TV.
read
is
5.
0

113. I _______________
(not do) it if I
_________ (know) it
was going to be so
difficult.
6.

114. I _______________
(not do) it if I
_________ (know) it
was going to be so
difficult.
wouldn’t have done
had known
6.
3rd

115. I ________ (tell)
Mary you phoned if I
_______ (see) her.
7.

116. I ________ (tell)
Mary you phoned if I
_______ (see) her.
will tell
see
7.
1st

117. She ______________
(not get) the job if
she ____________
(not speak) German.
8.

118. She ______________
(not get) the job if
she ____________
(not speak) German.
wouldn’t have got
hadn’t spoken
8.
3rd

119. What ___________
(we/do) if it ______
(snow) tomorrow?
9.

120. What ___________
(we/do) if it ______
(snow) tomorrow?
will we do
snows
9.
1st

121. I ________________
(come) to see you if I
__________ (know)
you were in hospital.
10.

122. I ________________
(come) to see you if I
__________ (know)
you were in hospital.
would have come
had known
10.
3rd