2. Structure
If + present simple / will+ infinitive
( if clause ) ( main clause )
Will + infinitive / if + present simple
3. Use
We use 1st Conditional to talk about possible and probable
situations in the future and their consequences.
4. Examples
( Affirmative ) If he phones I will tell him the news
( Negative ) If we don't do the exam we will fail
( Interrogative ) Will you sing if I sing too?
11. "If I win the lottery...
a) I would buy a car"
b) I have bought a car"
c) I will buy a car"
d) I do will buy a car"
12. "If I win the lottery...
a) I would buy a car"
b) I have bought a car"
c) I will buy a car"
d) I do will buy a car"
13. "I will be happy...
a) if I win my football match"
b) if I would win my football match"
c) if I have will won my football match"
d) if I will win my football match"
14. "I will be happy...
a) if I win my football match"
b) if I would win my football match"
c) if I have will won my football match"
d) if I will win my football match"
15. "What will you do...
a) if you will get a 10 in an exam?"
b) if you would get a 10 in an exam?"
c) if you have got a 10 in an exam?"
d) if you get a 10 in an exam?"
16. "What will you do...
a) if you will get a 10 in an exam?"
b) if you would get a 10 in an exam?"
c) if you have got a 10 in an exam?"
d) if you get a 10 in an exam?"
27. Match:
I will be very
happy
If I get the job
Unless I forget it at home
I will make some cookies
We won't win the game
I will give my composition to the teacher
if I have enough sugar
unless we score another goal
my mother will congratulate me
if I pass my exam
28. Match:
I will be very
happy
If I get the job
Unless I forget it at home
I will make some cookies
We won't win the game
I will give my composition to the teacher
if I have enough sugar
unless we score another goal
my mother will congratulate me
if I pass my exam
30. 1st exercise
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:
A. If I ________(fail) the exam I ____________(take) it again.
B. My parents____________(be) really angry if they _______(see) my
bedroom.
C. She _____________(pass) the exam if she ____________(study)
D. If we _______ (take) the bus we ________________(arrive) at home
at 7 o'clock
E. What_______ you _______ (do) if the weather _________(be) nice
this weekend
Fail
Will take
Will beSe
e
Is
DoWill
Take
Will pass
Will arrive
Studies
31. F. I ______________(not tell) you my secret if you ________________(not
come) to Mark's party with me
G. If pollution _____________ (increase) more plants and animals
____________ (die)
H. If you ________(phone) a friend tonight, what ________ you ________
(talk) about?
I. If she doen't __________ (put on) a jacket, she ________________ (catch)
a cold.
J. Students ______________ (work) in the library if they ________ (scream)
Will Talk
Phone
Will die
Will catch
Increases
Don't come
Won't tell
Scream
Won't work
Put on
34. Basic Structure
Consists on an if clause and a main clause.
Example: IF we didn't have the internet (if
clause), life WOULD be really boring (main
clause).
35. Advanced structure
If clause: If + Subject + Verb in past simple +
Rest
Main clause: Subject + Would + Verb in infinitive
+ Rest
36. Examples
Affirmative:
If I were the president, I would change the law.
Negative:
If I went to Paris, I wouldn't go to shop.
Interrogative:
Would I go to Sagrada Familia if I went to Barcelona?
40. EXAMPLES:
If I were older, I would live in my own flat.
If I were you, I would buy that dress.
If I won the lottery I would buy a big house.
If I were the president of the United States of
America I would change the law.
43. If we HAD/WOULD HAVE a bigger house, I
HAD/ 'D HAVE my own bedroom.
If we HAD/WOULD HAVE a bigger house, I
HAD/ 'D HAVE my own bedroom.
44. If I HAD/ 'D HAVE more money, I WENT/'D GO
and visit my uncle in America.
If I HAD/ 'D HAVE more money, I WENT/'D GO
and visit my uncle in America.
45. If we DIDN'T/ WOULDN'T have a dog our house
SMELLED/WOULD SMELL better.
If we DIDN'T/ WOULDN'T have a dog our house
SMELLED/WOULD SMELL better.
46. I LIKED/ WOULD LIKE our town more if there
WERE/ WOULD BE more places for teenagers.
I LIKED/ WOULD LIKE our town more if there
WERE/ WOULD BE more places for teenagers.
47. I BOUGHT/ WOULD BUY a DVD player if they
WEREN'T/ WOULDN'T BE so expensive.
I BOUGHT/ WOULD BUY a DVD player if they
WEREN'T/ WOULDN'T BE so expensive.
48. 2. Complete the sentences. Use the
correct form of the verbs in brackets.
49. If I _______ (be) older, I _______ (leave) school.
If my brother _______ (leave) home I ________
(have) his bedroom.
If I _____ (know) the answers, I _______ (tell)
you!
WERE 'D leave
WOULD HAVE
LEFT
WOULD TELL
KNEW
50. Your parents ________ (be) angry if they
________ (know) what you've done.
If we _______ (not have) a TV, _______ you
______ (read) more books?
WOULD BE
KNEW
DIDN'T HAVE
WOUL
D
READ
52. Complete:
If I ____ (know) his number I _____ ____ (give)
him a call
If we ___ (have) enough money we _____ ______
(travel)
53. Complete:
If I knew his number I would give him a call
If we had enough money we would travel
54. Match the sentences
She would do it
I wouldn't do that
If we lived in the country
We would need a second car
If she could
If I were you
55. Match the sentences
She would do it
I wouldn't do that
If we lived in the country
We would need a second car
If she could
If I were you
56. Choose the correct
answer I
If my grandfather were younger, he wouldn't
forget/didn't forget so many things
If I would have/had more money, I would buy a
new car
57. Choose the correct
answer
If my grandfather were younger, he wouldn't
forget so many things
If I had more money, I would buy a new car
58. Choose the correct
answer II
If his nose were smaller, he would be/was very
handsome
I would come if I had/would have a car
59. Choose the correct
answer II
If his nose were smaller, he would be very
handsome
I would come if I had a car
60. Choose the correct form
of the verb
A. Can talk
B. Could talk
C. Will talk
D. Talk
- We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ______
61. Choose the correct form
of the verb
A. Can talk
B. Could talk
C. Will talk
D. Talk
- We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ______
62. Choose the correct form
of the verb
A. Look
B. Would look
C. Will look
D. Looks
- If her hair were black, she _____ completely
differently
63. Choose the correct form
of the verb
A. Look
B. Would look
C. Will look
D. Looks
- If her hair were black, she _____ completely
differently
79. A. Will not have
If she had listened to me, she ..................... problems
C. Would no have
D. Would not have had
B. Would not had
80. A. Should buy
I ................. milk at the store last night
C. Should have bought
B. Should bought
D. Should have buy
81. A. Has
If he .................. the opportunity, he could have gone
D. Had had
C. Have had
B. Had
82. He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving.
If he .......................... asleep while driving, he ............................................... his car.
We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.
If we .......................... enough money, we .................................. to the concert.
I lost my job because I was late for work.
I ......................................... my job if I .......................... late for work.
The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.
If the wind .......................... so strong, the bridge ................................................. .
I couldn't call Sally because I had lost her number.
I .......................................... Sally if I .......................... her number.
In this exercise, you will practice forming the third conditional. Based on the example sentence, complete the
third conditional sentence by filling in the spaces.
hadn't fallen wouldn't have crashed
had had could have gone
hadn't been
wouldn't have lost
could have called
hadn't been
hadn't lost
wouldn't have collapsed
84. Complete the sentences using the
correct form of the verbs in brackets:
If I had seen Mary I _____________________(tell)
her. would have told
If I had won the lottery I _______________ (buy) a
car.would have bought
If they had not passed their exam their teacher
______________ (be) sad.
would have been
85. Would you ____________ (go) to Paris If you and
Sarah were still together?
have gone
If it hadn't rained yesterday would you still
____________ (stay) at home?
have stayed
If you ___________ (invite) John what would you
have done?
had invited
If you had asked me I would ____________
(say) no.have said
86. If I ____________ (eat) so much, I wouldn't have
felt sick.
Hadn't eaten
He _________________ (be) tired if he had gone
to bed earlier.
I _____________ (have) finished my homework
earlier if I ___________ (get) distracted.
If you ____________ (study) you would
______________ (pass) the test.
wouldn't have been
Would have
Had studied
Have passed
Hadn't got
87. Write 3rd conditional
sentences
You / do / well / if / you / study
_____________________________
_______________ .
You would have done well if you
had studied
You / not /get / sick / if / you / had / eat / more /
vegetables.
__________________________________________
___________________ .
You wouldn't have gotten sick if
you had eaten more vegetables
88. You / go / to / concert / if / I / sick?
_______________________________Would you have gone to the concert
_____________________________.if I had been sick?
I/ not / win / if / it / not / for / you
_________________________________________
_________ .
I wouldn't have won if it weren't
for of you
I/ not /take/ bus/ if / I / had/ car
___________________________________________
__ .
I would not have taken the bus if
I'd had a car
89. Complete the text using the verbs in the box.
Put them in the correct form of the 3rd
conditional.
I'm a good swimmer and I entered a junior
swimming competition.
The morning of the competition I got up late
because I forgot to set my alarm clock.
remember, get, get up, have, forget
90. If I ______________ to set my alarm clock I
wouldn't _____________ up late.
Had remembered
I rushed out of the house. When I got there I
realized that I had forgotten my gym bag, so that
meant that I didn't have a swimsuit! So I had to
swim in my clothes.
Have got
If _______________ late and rushed out of the
house I ______________ there early, and I
_____________ to swim in my clothes.
I hadn't got up
have gotwould
would't have had
91. My clothes were so heavy that I came in last.
So if I ___________ up early, I ___________ left in
a hurry and forgotten my swim suit. If I
____________ my swim suit I ___________ won.
had got
wouldn't have
hadn't forgotten
would have