CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Conditional Sentence Exercises

Exercise 1: 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.

Exercise 2: 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.
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.

Exercise 3: 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.

Exercise 4: Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III) by putting the verbs into the correct form.

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.

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 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.

Exercise 5: 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.
2. If we sneak out quietly, nobody (notice)
3. If we (know) about your problem, we would have helped you.
4. If I (be) you, I would not buy that dress.
5. We (arrive) earlier if we had not missed the bus.
6. If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life (not / be) complete.
7. Okay, I (get) the popcorn if you buy the drinks.
8. If I (tell) you a secret, you would be sure to leak it.
9. She (go) out with you if you had only asked her.
10. I would not have read your diary if you (not hide) it in such an obvious place.

Exercise 6: Choose the best answers

1. If I ……….the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
A. have B. would have C. had had D. should have
2. I………you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
A. would have visited B. visited C. had visited D. visit
3. ………more help, I could call my neighbor.
A. needed B. should I need C. I have neeeded D. I should need
4. ………then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
A. had I known B. did I know C. If I know D. If I would know
5. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people……….the same language?
A. spoke B. speak C. had spoken D. will speak
6. If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this,………this incident again.
A. I will never mention B. I never mention C. will I never mention D. I don’t mention
7. I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I……….so much noise when I came in.
A. didn’t make B. wouldn’t have made C. won’t make D. don’t make
8. Unless you………all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
A. answered B. answer C. would answer D. are answering
9. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I…….….it.
A. would have never believed B. don’t believe C. hadn’t believed D. can’t believe
10. If Jake………..to go on the trip, would you have gone?
A. doesn’t agree B. didn’t agree C. hadn’t agreed D. wouldn’t agree
11. When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he………..my mind.
A. would read B. had read C. reads D. can read
12. If you……….., I’d have brought my friends over to your house to watch T.V, but I didn’t want to bother you.
A. had studied B. studied C. hadn’t been studying D. didn’t study
13. I wish I…….….you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
14. If someone ……..…in to the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”
A. comes B. came C. would come D. could come
15. “Here’s my phone number”. “Thanks. I’ll give you a call if I ………….some help tomorrow”
A. will need B. need C. would need D. needed
16. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I………...in a bank.
A. would be working B. will work C. have worked D. work
17. The deathrate would decrease if hygienic conditions…………improved.
A. was B. is C. were D. had been
18. The education in Japan…….…..if the basic principles of education had not been taken into consideration.
A. would go down B. would have gone down C. went down D. had gone down
19. If there………., the ricefields could have been more productive.

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A. had been enough water B. were enough water C. would be enough water D. is enough water
20. The patient could not recover unless he……..…an operation.
A. had undergone B. would undergo C. underwent D. was undergoing
21. If she……..…..him, she would be very happy.
A. would meet B. will meet C. is meeting D. could meet
22. If he…………..a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.
A. had had B. had C. has D. has had
23. If I had enough money, I………..…abroad to improve my English.
A. will go B. would go C. should go D. should have gone
24. The bench would collapse if they……………on it.
A. stood B. stand C. standing D. stands
25. If it…………convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight,
A. be B. is C. was D. were
26. If you………..…time, please write to me.
A. have B. had C. have had D. has
27. I shouldn’t go there at night if I…………..you.
A. am B. was C. be D. were
28. If I……….….get a pole, I will go fishing.
A. can B. could C. may D. might
29. If you had the chance, ………..….you go fishing?
A. did B. may C. would D. do
30. If you ………....a choice, which country would you visit?
A. have B. had C. have had D. will have
31. She will acept the offer if you persuade her.
A. unless B. because C. provided that D. otherwise
32. If he were here, he would accompany you on the piano.
A. Supposing he were here B. because he were here C. were he here D. Both A and C
33. If she had gone abroad, she would have let you know.
A. had gone she abroad B. had she gone abroad C. she had gone abroad D. did she go abroad
34. Trees won’t grow…………….there is enough water.
A. if B. when C. unless D. as
35. …………….she agreed, you would have done it.
A. if B. had C. should D. would
36. If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he ……….…in his examination.
A. would fail B. wouldn’t fail C. wouldn’t have failed D. won’t fail
37. If I had taken that English course, I……….….much progress.
A. had made B. would have made C. made D. would make
38. If I were in your place, I………...a trip to England.
A. will make B. had made C. would make D. made
39. If you inherited a million pounds, what……….….with the money?
A. are you going to do B. will you do C. would you do D. do you do
40. If you…………...as I told you, you……….….in such predicament now.
A. did/would not be B. had done/had not been C. had done /would not be D. do/would not be

Exercise 7: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.

1. What will happen if my parachute (not open)…………………………………?
2. If she (need) …………………………………a radio, she can borrow mine.
3. What you (do) …………………………………when you come to the party tonight?
4. If anyone attacked me, my dog (jump) ………………………………… at his throat.
5. If I lend you 10 dollars, when you (repay) ………………………………… me?
6. Unless you are more careful, you (have) …………………………………an accident.
7. Ice (turn) …………………………………to water if you heat it.
8. Unless I have a quiet room, I (not be able) …………………………………to do any work.
9. He'll be late for the train if he (not go) …………………………………at once.
10. Tell him to phone me if you (see) …………………………………him.

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11. If he were in, he (answer) …………………………………the phone.
12. If he worked more slowly he (not make) …………………………………so many mistakes
13. If you (arrive) …………………………………ten minutes earlier you would have got a seat.
14. If I (realize) …………………………………what a bad driver you were I wouldn't have come with you.
15. If I (be) ………………………………… you, I would look for another job.
16. The plants will die unless you (water) …………………………………them everyday.
17. Dial 113 if you (want) ………………………………… to call the police.
18. I’d take the lift if I (be) ………………………………… the man.
19. Unless we (preserve) ………………………………… natural resources, the planet will be in danger.
20. Susan wouldn’t have felt cold if she (eat) …………………………………so many ice-creams.

Exercise 8: Find out the mistakes:

1. If you don’t try your best, you would fail the next exam.
A B C D
2. Unless you do all of the exercises given by the teacher, you won’t be punished.
A B C D
3. She had had more good marks if she had prepared the lesson carefully.
A B C D
4. If your mother bought you a dictionary, you can learn English better.
A B C D
5. If yesterday I stayed at home, I would not be tired today.
A B C D
6. Unless they come early, they would meet him at the meeting.
A B C D
7. Had you review all the lesson carefully, you would have passed the exam.
A B C D
8. Should you wanted to attend the course of English, let me know.
A B C D

Exercise 9: Rewrite these sentences with “If ……”:

1. She didn’t get up early so she was late for the meeting.
2. I lost the way to come back the hotel because I hadn’t got the map of this city.
3. Because of the heavy rain, we came to the class late.
4. She felt so tired and she couldn’t go to the cinema with us.
5. My father went to work yesterday so he didn’t know what happened to me.
6. The teacher’s question was so difficult that I couldn’t answer it.
7. He missed the first bus because he didn’t start earlier.
8. She failed the final exam because she didn’t learn hard.
9. Because you don’t stop immediately, I call your teacher.
10. I couldn’t phone Alice because I didn’t know her telephone number.

Exercise 10: Rewrite the following sentences into conditional ones beginning with the given words:
As he is often absent from class, he can’t keep pace with her classmates. (If he……..)
1. You didn’t do as I advised you, so you failed. (If you ….)
2. Be careful, or you make a wrong decision. (If you ………..)
3. Today is very cold, so we couldn’t go swimming. (If today ……….)
4. I give back the book because I don’t bring enough money . (If I ………….)
5. Don’t make noise or you’ll wake up the baby. (If you ………)
6. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson. (If you………)
7. I couldn’t get a higher mark because I didn’t have enough time. (If I ……….)
8. John caught the rain yesterday, so he is ill today. (If he ………)
9. If you don’t go away, I will phone the police. (Unless …….)
10. I couldn’t help you because you didn’t tell me about your problem. (I could …….)
11. I didn’t have enough money, so I couldn’t buy the novel. (Had I ……..)
12. My father isn’t here, therefore he can’t give us some advice. (If my father ……)

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13. I think you should stop smoking. (If I ………….)
14. If you don’t work harder, you will be sacked (Unless.. …)
15. We have no money left because we spent too much last month. (If we........)
16. They aren’t strong enough, so they can’t lift the table. (Were they…..)
17. They missed the turn because they were talking. (If they ……….)
18. He was sleeping, so he couldn’t hear the knock at the front door. (If he ……….)
19. As the professor was speaking too fast, I couldn’t understand everything. (If the professor…….)
20. Our crops couldn’t grow if we didn’t have more rain. (Unless …..)

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