FIRST CONDITIONAL
(exercises)
1) Match the sentence halves.
1. Ill be disappointed if you dont come to the
If you eat too much,
party. Ill be disappointed
if it doesn’ t rain tomorrow I’ ll be happy 2.____________________________________________
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3.____________________________________________
if I pass my final exam you’ll feel unwell ____________________________________________
4.____________________________________________
I’ ll phone you If you pay for dinner, ____________________________________________
We’ ll go to the park If I need your help, 5.____________________________________________
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I’ ll pay for lunch if you dont come to the 6.____________________________________________
party
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2) Choose the best answer, a or b.
1. If I find the book you want, Ill send you a text message.
a) Ill definitely find the book b) I might find the book
2. If the tickets are too expensive, Sam wont buy them.
a) Sam might buy the tickets b) Sam will definitely buy the tickets
3. Ill tell Jane the news if she comes to the party.
a) Jane might come to the party b) Janes definitely coming to the party
4. Johns parents will give him a car if he passes the exam.
a) He might have a car b) Hell definitely have a car
3) Complete these superstitions
1. If a cat ______________ (wash) behind its ears, it ______________ (rain).
2. If the bride ___________ (make) her own dress, it_________________ (bring) bad luck.
3. You ______________ (catch) a cold if a cat _____________ (sneeze) three times.
4. If you ____________ (open) an umbrella indoors, it ____________ (bring) bad luck.
5. Something bad _________________ (happen) to you if you ____________ (walk) under the ladder.
6. If you ________ (take) the last piece of bread on the plate, you ____________ (be) unlucky.
7. If you ___________ (have) an itchy nose, you ______________ (have) an argument with someone soon.
4) Complete the first conditional sentences with your own ideas.
1. Ill be happy ____________________________________________________________________________
2. If it rains all weekend, ____________________________________________________________________
3. If I forget my best friends birthday, _____________________________________________________
4. Ill pass all my exams _____________________________________________________________________
5. If I dont feel well tomorrow morning, ____________________________________________________
6. Ill go to bed early ________________________________________________________________________
7. Ill be disappointed _______________________________________________________________________