This document contains several exercises related to conditional sentences in English. Exercise 1 provides sentences to complete using verbs in parentheses in their zero conditional form. Exercise 2 contains sentences to identify as either second or third conditional. Exercise 3 matches conditional phrases with conclusions. Exercise 4 provides a passage to draw conditional conclusions from. Subsequent exercises continue practicing second and third conditional forms.

1. Exercise 1
Zero conditional
Complete the zero conditional sentences with the verb in brackets. Use contractions
where possible.
it turns I go they don't have he's comes you aren't I don't know we don't do
1.If you press that button, the light_____________ (come) on.
2.It's easier to sleep if____________ (you / not / be) stressed.
3.The teacher gets angry if __________(we / not / work) hard.
4.If ____________________(I / go) on a boat, I always feel sick.
5.His mother gets annoyed if ________________(he / be) late.
6.If__________ (I / not / know) a word, I look in my dictionary.
7.They play football if_____ (they / not / have) any homework.
8____________________.If you freeze water, (it / turn) to ice.

2. Exercise 2
Look at the following sentences concerning the problem of debt relief and complete
if the sentences they can be either second or third conditional.
1. We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ________.
A. ? will talk
B. ? could talk
C. ? talk
D. ? can talk
2. We'd be on the beach if we ________ in Mexico!
A. ? were
B. ? are
C. ? will be
D. ? would be
3. If he were a young man, he ________ able to walk faster.
A. ? will be
B. ? was
C. ? would be
D. ? is
4. He's so stupid! If he ________ an animal, he would be a sheep.
A. ? would be
B. ? is
C. ? are
D. ? was
E. ? were
5. If the weather________ better, we ________ to the park.
A. ? is... would go
B. ? was... go
C. ? were... would go
D. ? were... will go

3. Exercise 3
If you visit this city …
Match the second halves of the tips from a travel guide (a–i)
giving advice to tourists visiting a city with the beginning of each
1 If you get lost in the city,_______
2 If you visit the Central Museum,________
3 If you want to go to the opera,___________
4 If you go to the market,__________
5 If you want to avoid the crowds,_________
6 If you buy a tourist pass,_______
7 If you feel energetic one day,__________
8 If you come here in the winter___________
a) You might like to climb the top of
the cathedral tower.
b)you should be able to get tickets
Easily.
c )some of the tourist attractions
might|
not be open.
d) Don’t panic.
e )you shouldn’t have to queue at
Museums and art galleries.
f )you might find some good
souvenirs.
g)go straight to the third floor.
h )don’t come at the height of the
Tourist season.
i )you shouldn’t have difficulty
getting
a good hotel.
sentence (1–8).
*Write the letters of the correct sentence endings in the
spaces.(first conditional)

4. Exercise 4
Janice and Kurt are planning their upcoming vacation. Read this
passage, and of if
For each of the past eight years, Janice and Kurt have spent their vacation time
at home, either working in the garden or fixing up the house. This year,
however, they are planning to spend their July vacation somewhere else.
They’ve checked the Internet for weather information about areas of the
country they might like to visit. They are really eager to travel somewhere
soon. In fact, if they had
free time right now,
they would take their
vacation immediately,
but they can’t leave
right now. They still
have a couple of months
to explore their options.
So far, they have
learned the following
information. If they
want to spend their time
near the water, they will
have a hard time
choosing among dozens
of outstanding beach resorts. For example, if they go to the beach in Atlantic
City, New Jersey, the air temperature will be in the mid-70s in July, and the
water temperature will be in the low 70s. That’s very appealing to them. On
the other hand, if they chose to visit Miami Beach in July, both the air and the
water temperatures would be considerably warmer, around 85 degrees. That
sounds wonderful to them, too. Janice and Kurt also like to go camping, so
vacationing in the mountains is another option. They could choose to visit
the Rocky Mountains in Colorado if they wanted cooler weather. In July, the
temperature in the mountains can range from a high of 80 degrees to a low of
40 degrees. If they go to the Rockies, they will certainly have to plan for this
type of weather variation.
It is without a doubt a tough decision that Janice and Kurt are facing. They
wish they were able to go to all of the places they have researched. If they had
more money and more time, they would be able to do exactly that. In fact,

5. they would have gone to both the beach and the mountains this year if they
hadn’t recently spent so much of their savings on a new big-screen TV. They
wish they had realized this earlier!.
EXERCISE 5.
Unreal Conditions in the Present or Future (conditional type 2)
Terri’s Job Promotion:
Stay in Denver or Move to San Francisco?
Terri: I have to let the company know this week whether or not I’m going to
accept the position of regional manager they offered me.
Ken: If there’ ______________________ (be, not) so many factors to
consider, this ( ______________________ (be) easy!
Terri: I know. If we) ______________________ (like, not) living here in
Denver so much, I * ______________________ (jump) at the chance to move
to San Francisco. Ken: Yes, and if your salary + ______________________
(stay) the same, it, ______________________ (be) easier to turn this job
down, but they’ve offered you a big increase.
Terri: I’ve been talking to some people at work about it. One of them said,
Terri, if I - ______________________ (be) you, I .
______________________ (accept) th at promotion in a heartbeat!”

6. Ken: I was thinking that if San Francisco / ______________________ (be)
closer, you Lk ______________________ (commute) to work, but it’s just too
far for that.
Exercise 6
Second Conditional Exercise
Second Conditionals - put the verb into the correct tense:
1. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new job.
2. If he _________________ (be) younger, he _________________ (travel)
more.
3. If we _________________ (not / be) friends, I _________________ (be)
angry with you.
4. If I _________________ (have) enough money, I _________________ (buy)
a big house.
5. If she _________________ (not / be) always so late, she _________________
(be) promoted.
6. If we _________________ (win) the lottery, we _________________ (travel)
the world.
7. If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be)
able to buy a new car
8. If I _________________ (speak) perfect English, I _________________
(have) a good job.
9. If we _________________ (live) in Mexico, I _________________ (speak)
Spanish.
10. If she _________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be)

7. Exercise 7
Choose the correct form to build a “THIRD CONDITION” sentence, which option is the
best? Remember IT CAN’T HAPPEN.
1. If only I had paid attention, I
Will have a flat tire / would not have a flat tire
2. She wouldn't have done that if…
She had known the story in advance/she knew the story in advance.
3. If I hadn't been driving so fast...
this would never have happened/this would never happen.
4. Grandma’ wouldn’t leave the children alone...
If she were to know how late she was coming/If she had known when
was she coming.
5. Francis would never have won the world race if...
she were raced during the summer./ she had been raced during the
summer.
6. If we had had a better car...
We would easily have conquered the exposition./We will easily conquer
the exposition
7. If he brings his truck,
we will go to the sand dunes/ we would go to the sand dunes / we would
go to the sand dunes
8. I would buy a new house
if I have a lot of money. / if I win the lottery. / if I inherited a million
dollars.
9. If she misses the call,
I take a message. / I would take a message for her. / She would took a
message
10. If I had known you were in town,
I would invited for dinner! / I would have invited for dinner. / I will buy
you some flowers.

8. Second and Third Conditional Practice
Exercise 8
Look at the following sentences concerning the problem of debt relief and complete if
the sentences they can be either second or third conditional. It is possible that the
sentence is a mix of the two.
 If these countries _____________ (not be) so poor, they _____________ (not
need) to borrow money.
 Many of these banks _____________ (not lend) all this money if they
_____________ (know) there would be all these problems now.
 If some of the poorer countries _____________ (have) less corrupt governments
during the 60’s and 70’s, they _____________ (not fac e) these diffic ulties now.
 The money _____________ (can) be spent better if they _____________ (not
buy) so many unnecessary things for the house.
 There _____________ (not be) such a debt problem if the world _____________
(be) a fairer place!
 If the western states _____________ (charge) less interest, the amount owed by
the poorer states _____________ (be) a lot less.
 Some people say that if the colonial powers _____________ (take) less in the
last couple of centuries, these poor nations _____________ (be) far richer now.
 If the debt _____________ (be) written off, it _____________ (may not be) the
end of the problem.
 What _____________ (happen) if we _____________ (not loan) all this money
in the beginning?