CONDITIONAL (A2)

Exercise 1. Make zero conditional sentences.

1. (Julie / not wear a hat / she / get sunstroke)

2. (children / not eat well / they / not be healthy)

3. (you / mix water and electricity / you / get a shock)

4. (the river / freeze / it / be very cold)

5. (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)

Exercise 2. Context listening

Look at the picture. You are going to hear Edina talking to Mrs Scott. She wants a
job in Mrs Scott’s shop. What kind of shop is it?

Listen and check if you were right and answer these questions.
1. Why does Edina want to earn some money?

2. What kind of shop has she worked in before?

3. When will Edina start work?

Listen again and complete the sentences below.

1. When I nish working here, I’ll probably travel abroad.

2. If you work here on Sundays, you...

3. Customers get annoyed if...

4. If the shop assistants aren’t friendly,...

5. You’ll start work on Monday...

6. If I don’t phone you tomorrow, you...

7. If I save two thousand pounds, I...

8. If I don’t save as much as that, I...

Exercise 3. Write the correct word or phrase.

1 If we will go shopping tomorrow, I'll probably buy a new top.

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2 If Mum is tired tonight, I cook dinner.

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3 John will tell us if there will be any news.

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4 If I won't get a good mark in the geography test, I'll be very annoyed!

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5 You are tired in the morning if you don't go to bed soon.

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6 If you see Karen, do you ask her to call me?

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7 Does Frank come with us if we go to the beach at the weekend?

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8 If you need help, will tell me!

Exercise 4. Make rst conditional sentences.

1. If the weather __________________ (not / improve), we __________________ (not / have)
a picnic.

2. I __________________ (come) early if you __________________ (want).

3. He __________________ (not / get) a better job if he __________________ (not / pass)

that exam.

4. We __________________ (be) late if we __________________ (not / hurry).

5. She __________________ (take) a taxi if it __________________ (rain).

6. If you ______________ (visit), we ______________ (go) to the theatre.

7. If it ______________ (rain), we ______________ (eat) inside.

8. If you ______________ (not / pass) the exam, ______________ (you / take) it again?

9. We ______________ (lose) our way if we ______________ (not / stay) on the main road.

10. He ______________ (not / catch) the plane if he ______________ (not / hurry)!

11. I ______________ (telephone) if I ______________ (need) any help.

12. What __________________ (you / do) if he ______________ (need) our support?

Exercise 5. Fill in the blank with UNLESS or IF.

1. We won't go to that party __________________ we're invited.

2. We will go that party __________________ we're invited.

3. They will be there on time __________________ the train is late.

4. They will punish you __________________ you come late.

5. Don't call me __________________ it's an emergency.

6. I can't buy a new bike __________________ I save enough money.

7. __________________ the weather is nice, I won't go out.

8. __________________ you study hard enough, you can pass the exam.

9. They will go swimming __________________ it doesn't rain.

10. You may miss the concert __________________ you buy tickets in advance.

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Exercise 7. Patti works for a radio station. She is talking to Carl Ryder, a well-known
songwriter.
What things do you think he will tell her about?
his new house

his last holiday

his university studies

life in the music business

his family

the clothes he likes

Listen and check if you were right.

Listen again and complete the sentences below.

1 I wish I ______________________ more free time.

2 I wish I ______________________ so busy.

3 If I ______________________ away now, I’d choose somewhere warm and sunny.

4 I wouldn’t want to talk to people if I ______________________ songs to write.

5 If I ______________________ a songwriter, I’d be a fashion designer.

Exercise 8. Fill in the blank with WILL or WOULD.

1. I am not an astronaut. If I were an astronaut, I __________ take the photos of Turkey
from space.

2. If you put a stone in the water, it __________ go down.

3. If there were no water on earth, we __________ not exist.
4. If you were a bird, where __________ you y to?

5. Anna __________ pass the test if she studies hard enough.

6. Sea water is salty. If the oceans had fresh water, we __________ have a lot of drinking
water.

7. If a Y-chromosome combines with an X-chromosome during fertilization, a male baby
__________ become.

8. I __________ not do that if I were you.

9. If he gets any worse I __________ take him to the doctor’s.

10.If the snow gets any worse we __________ have to stop walking.

Exercise 9. Make second conditional sentences.

1. If we _________________ (not / be) friends, I _________________ (be) angry with you.

2. If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be) able to buy a

new car.

3. They _________________ (have) more money if they _________________ (not / buy) so

many clothes.

4. I _________________ (marry) someone famous if I _________________ (be) a movie star.

5. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new job.

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6. If you ______________ (do) more exercise, you ______________ (feel) better.

7. What ______________ (you / do) if you ______________ (win) a million pounds?

8. If someone ______________ (come) in here with a gun, I______________ (be) very 


frightened.

9. If I ______________ (be) you, I ______________ (learn) French before travelling to 


France.

10. I’m sure Fred ______________ (understand) if you ______________ (explain) the 

situation to him.

11. My husband ______________ (be) very upset if I ______________ (lose) my wedding 


ring.

12. If we ______________ (have) the choice, we ______________ (live) in the country.