Exercise if-clauses type 1

1. If the weather ____ (be) good,

If-clause main clause we __________ (go camping) at
Type 1 simple present will-future the weekend.
Type 2 simple past would + infinitive 2. If I _____ (get) a holiday job,
Type 3 past perfect would have + I __________ (earn) some
participle money.
3. The Indians said, “We
__________ nothing to eat if
you _____ (kill all the buffaloes.”
Decide which type of if-clauses it is.
Exercise if-clauses type 2
1. If you are not there, we’ll wait outside the café.
4. If the taxi driver ________
2. We would go on holiday if we had enough money.
(drive) faster, we __________
3. we’ll see you at Anne’s party if we go.
(arrive) at the station on time.
4. If you had practice more, you would have done 5. At lot of pupils __________
better.
(do) better at school if they
5. If Mr Moore was friendly, he would get more ________ (listen) to the
customers.
teacher.
6. The Indians wouldn’t have attacked the settlers if 6. If the settlers ________
the settlers hadn’t stolen their land.
(try) to understand the Indians,
7. Columbus said, “If we sail to the West, we will find they __________ (live) together
land.”
peacefully.
8. If I’m there first, I’ll get a table near the band.

Exercise if-clauses type 3

7. I’m sure that Mr Turner ________
_______ ((give) Brian a job if he
___________ (be) more polite to
him.
8. If the white settlers __________
(keep) their promises, the Indians
_______________ (leave) them
alone.
9. We _______________ (win) the
match if we _______________
(practice) harder,
 Fill in the gaps with the type 1 conditional Fill in the gaps so as to build correct type 2
sentences. conditional sentences.
1. If you _________ (squeeze) an orange, 1. If I __________ (be) you, I
you ___________ (get) orange juice. ___________ (study) for the final exam.
2. You _______ (put) on some more weight 2. If my parents __________ (be) rich, I
if you _______ (eat) too much sugar. __________ (not / need) to work so much.
3. If I ________ (study) a lot, I 3. If Sara ___________ (have) a good
________ (pass) the year. handwriting, I could understand her texts!
4. If you __________ (press) that button, 4. If my computer __________ (function)
the machine _________ (stop) functioning. properly, I __________ (use) it more often.
5. If you __________ (not / apologise), 5. You __________ (be) healthier if you
she ___________ (not / forgive) you. __________ (eat) less red meat.
6. If you __________ (wash) the dishes 6. If we __________ (eat) more vegetables,
today, I __________ (dust) the house. our body __________ (be) healthier.
7. What __________ (happen) if I 7. If you ________ (tidy) up your bedroom
_________ (press) this button? every day, it ________ (not / be) in a mess.
8. If there ___ (not / be) enough water in 8. I __________ (not / do) the chores
the next few years, many people ___ (die). myself if I __________ (have) more money.
9. If we __________ (not / recycle), we 9. We could stay in Tom’s house, if he
__________ (put) our own survival at risk. ___________ (live) in a big house.
10. It ________ (be) damaged if you 10. There _______ (be) confrontation if the
_________ (press) it too much. two opposite cheerleaders ______ (appear).
11. If you _____ (touch) the dog, it 11.
______ (bite) you. 12. If they ________ (know) more
12. Students _________ (get) good marks vocabulary, they______(be) able to
if they ________ (study) regularly. understand more easily.

Fill in the blanks with either zero or first conditional.

1. There ____________ (be) difficulties in the traffic if it snows.
2. You will see London Eye if you ____________ (visit) London.
3. If you ____________ (go) to the disco tomorrow, you will dance a lot.
4. If you ____________ (not / go) out, please be sure to rent some up-dated films.
5. I won’t go to the party if it ____________ (rain).
6. If you _____________ (sit) in the sun, you get burned.
7. If I _____________ (be) even 5 minutes late for work, my boss shouts at me.
8. If you _____________ (speak) too loud, I am able to hear you.
9. If babies _____________ (not / sleep), they become too easily upset.
10. My friend Laura will be too disappointed if she ____________ (fail) the driving test.
11. What will you do if she _____________ (refuse) to go out with you?
12. I will give you a candy if you ______________ (behave) yourself.
13. I always _____________ (feel) miserable when it rains.
14. You will fell healthier if you _____________ (exercise) regularly.
 Fill in the gaps with the type 2 conditional Fill in the gaps so as to build correct type 3
sentences. conditional sentences.
1. If my children ________ (like) raw 1. If you _________ (have) some protection,
fruit, I _________ (not / need) to boil it. you _________ (damage) your eyes.
2. The road traffic _______ (flow) if 2. It ______ (be) impossible to enter the
there _______ (be) some policemen. building if the porter _____ (not / be) there.
3. Communication _____ (not / be) so easy 3. If the flight hadn’t been delayed, my boss
if there ____ (not / be) for the Internet. __________ (arrive) on time to the meeting.
4. If the cardigan __________ (not / be) 4. If the driver ________ (stop) at the red
so expensive, I _________ (buy) it. sign, I _________ (not / have) the accident.
5. If I __________ (not / have) a 5. I __________ (eat) the soup if it
computer, I ___________ (borrow) one. __________ (not / be) so salty.
6. If the dress __________ (not / be) so 6. If the thieves __ (rob) the whole jewellery
tight, I __________ (wear) it tonight. store, the owners would have been ruined.
7. If I ________ (not / like) chocolate so 7. If you ________ (take) your umbrella, you
much, I _________ (give) you this piece. ________ (not / catch) a cold.
8. If you ______ (be) more understanding, 8. I __________ (manage) to escape the
we could have a better relationship. storm if I __________ (be) more cautious.
9. If you __________ (turn) the TV on, 9. The burglars ______ (escape) to a foreign
we __________ (wake up) our neighbours. country if the police ____ (not / catch) them.
10. We ________ (visit) the Eiffel Tower 10. If you _______ (learn) to play the piano,
if we _________ (go) to Paris. you could have participated in the contest.
11. If I _____ (be) you, I ______ (apply) 11. If you ______ (study) more, you ______
for the job. (get) a better mark.
12. If Ann _______ (apply) for the job, 12. There _____ (be) a fight if the police
she ________ (get) it. ________ (not / arrive) in time.

Fill in the blanks with either second or third conditional.

1. You ____________ (notice) my new haircut if you had been more attentive.
2. If you _____________ (enjoy) modern art, we could visit the new exhibition.
3. If you had eaten at lunch, you ______________ (not / be) so hungry now.
4. If there were an ashtray in the house, we _____________ (not / need) to go to the balcony to
smoke a cigarette.
5. I would apply for the job if I ____________ (know) how to write an application letter.
6. If I _____________ (go) to the job interview, I might have got the job.
7. You would need to find another job if you _____________ (move) to a new town.
8. I would exercise twice a day if I _____________ (have) more time.
9. If the T-shirt _____________ (not / be) so loose, I would wear it.
10. If the factory ______________ (not / close), many workers wouldn’t be unemployed.
11. If there hadn’t been for the snow, most European airports ___ (not / close) during Christmas time.
12. If there wasn’t for the fire, we _______________ (freeze) to death.
13. I would eat your adorable meatloaf if I _____________ (not / be) a vegetarian.
14. If you _______________ (teach) me how to dance, I would learn it fast.
 Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:
To talk about situations that are
1. It would have been better if you ____________________
hypothetical and impossible in the past _______________ (wait) for me.
and which we can’t change now – and we 2. I ___________________________________ (not be) late if I
often regret this. hadn’t overslept.
Example 3. If I ____________________________ (not be) so tired, I
If I had studied more, I would have passed my ___________________________ (not make) such mistake.
exams. (but I didn’t and so I failed them) 4. He would have understood it if you _________________
_________________ (explain) it to him.
5. __________________________________ (you marry) him if
IF–CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT you had known he was poor?
had + past participle 6. If Paul ________________________ (pay) attention in
class, he __________________________ (know) what to do.
7. If you ________________________ (tell) me earlier, I
MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL ____________________________ (be able to) to help you.
would have + past participle 8. __________________________ (you speak) to him if he
____________________________ (apologise)?
9. If she’d given me her number, I ______________________
(phone) her.
Rephrase the following as in the example. 10. What __________________________ (you do) if you
Then match the sentences with the pictures. ___________________________ (see) the car accident?

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.
If she hadn’t forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn’t have broken into her house.

1. The phone was broken so I didn’t call you.

________________________________________________________
2. They laughed. Jim didn’t know how to reboot the pc.
________________________________________________________
3. I felt so ashamed since I didn’t speak his language.
________________________________________________________
4. She didn’t take an umbrella with her and got wet.
________________________________________________________
5. I wasn’t careful enough and so I hurt myself.
________________________________________________________
6. I made up a silly excuse because she saw the lipstick.
________________________________________________________
7. He proposed to her and they got married.
________________________________________________________
8. We didn’t go out. Tom was watching the game.
________________________________________________________
9. He didn’t show up. I had dinner alone.
________________________________________________________
10. I fell asleep because the lesson was so boring.
________________________________________________________
 Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:
To talk about situations that are
1. It would have been better if you ____________________
hypothetical and impossible in the past _______________ (wait) for me.
and which we can’t change now – and we 2. I ___________________________________ (not be) late if I
often regret this. hadn’t overslept.
Example 3. If I ____________________________ (not be) so tired, I
If I had studied more, I would have passed my ___________________________ (not make) such mistake.
exams. (but I didn’t and so I failed them) 4. He would have understood it if you _________________
_________________ (explain) it to him.
5. __________________________________ (you marry) him if
IF–CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT you had known he was poor?
had + past participle 6. If Paul ________________________ (pay) attention in
class, he __________________________ (know) what to do.
7. If you ________________________ (tell) me earlier, I
MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL
____________________________ (be able to) to help you.
would have + past participle 8. __________________________ (you speak) to him if he
____________________________ (apologise)?
9. If she’d given me her number, I ______________________
(phone) her.
Rephrase the following as in the example. 10. What __________________________ (you do) if you
Then match the sentences with the pictures. ___________________________ (see) the car accident?

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.
If she hadn’t forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn’t have broken into her house.

1. The phone was broken so I didn’t call you.

________________________________________________________
2. They laughed. Jim didn’t know how to reboot the pc.
________________________________________________________
3. I felt so ashamed since I didn’t speak his language.
________________________________________________________
4. She didn’t take an umbrella with her and got wet.
________________________________________________________
5. I wasn’t careful enough and so I hurt myself.
________________________________________________________
6. I made up a silly excuse because she saw the lipstick.
________________________________________________________
7. He proposed to her and they got married.
________________________________________________________
8. We didn’t go out. Tom was watching the game.
________________________________________________________
9. He didn’t show up. I had dinner alone.
________________________________________________________
10. I fell asleep because the lesson was so boring.
________________________________________________________
 Complete the blanks with the verbs in brackets:
To talk about situations that are
1. It would have been better if you HAD WAITED for
hypothetical and impossible in the past me.
and which we can’t change now – and we 2. I WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN late if I hadn’t overslept.
often regret this. 3. If I HADN’T BEEN so tired, I WOULDN’T HAVE
Example MADE such mistake.
If I had studied more, I would have passed my 4. He would have understood it if you HAD
exams. (but I didn’t and so I failed them) EXPLAINED it to him.
5. WOULD YOU HAVE MARRIED him if you had
known he was poor?
IF–CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT 6. If Paul HAD PAID attention in class, he WOULD
had + past participle HAVE KNOWN what to do.
7. If you HAD TOLD me earlier, I WOULD HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO to help you.
MAIN CLAUSE + PERFECT CONDITIONAL
8. WOULD YOU HAVE SPOKEN to him if he HAD
would have + past participle APOLOGISED?
9. If she’d given me her number, I WOULD HAVE
PHONED her.
10. What WOULD YOU HAVE DONE if you HAD
Rephrase the following as in the example. SEEN (see) the car accident?
Then match the sentences with the pictures.

She forgot to lock the door and so a thief broke into her house.
If she hadn’t forgotten to lock the door, a thief wouldn’t have broken into her house.

8 3

1
4

1. If the phone hadn’t been broken, I would have called

you. 2
2. If Jim had known how to reboot the pc, they wouldn’t
have laughed. 6
3. I wouldn’t have felt so ashamed if I had spoken his
language.
4. If she had taken an umbrella with, she wouldn’t have
got wet.
5. If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have hurt myself. 10
6. I wouldn’t have made up a silly excuse if she hadn’t 7
seen the lipstick.
7. If he hadn’t proposed to her, they wouldn’t have got
married.
8. We would have gone out if Tom hadn’t been watching
the game.
9. If he had shown up, I wouldn’t have had dinner alone. 9
10. I wouldn’t have fallen asleep if the lesson hadn’t been 5
so boring.
 Exercise on If Clauses
Complete the sentences.

1. If your conditions are competitive, we(place) an order.

2. If I had more time, I(do) a course in business English.
3. If we had known more about their culture, negotiating(be) easier.
4. If you(customize) your CV, your chances of getting a job will be better.
5. We(cancel) our order if you don't deliver the goods by Friday.
6. If Brittany(speak) better English, she would apply for a job abroad.
7. If you(tell) me about the problem, I would have helped you.
8. I(let) you know if I weren't satisfied.
9. If you execute the order carelessly, they(place / not) another order with you in the
future.
10. If I were you, I(worry / not) about the presentation.

1. If I had a typewriter I (type) the letter myself.

2. If I (know) his address I'd give it to you.
3. He (look) a lot better if he shaved more often .
4. If you (play) for lower stakes you wouldn't lose so much.
5. If he worked more slowly he (not make) so many mistakes.
6. I shouldn't drink that wine if I (be) you.
7. More tourists would come to this country if it (have) a better climate.
8. If I were sent to prison (you/visit) me?
9. If someone (give) you a helicopter what would you do with it?
10. I (buy) shares in that company if I had some money.
 LOGO NAME OF THE SCHOOL
OF THE ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
SCHOOL 11TH FORM

A - Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets:

FIRST CONDITIONAL: IF + PRESENT SIMPLE - FUTURE/ MODAL +

INFINITIVE

1- If we _______________ (not do) something to reduce the amount of CO2 in

the atmosphere, the temperature will go on rising.
2- If you put engine oil in water, you _______________ (pollute) it.
3- If people don’t protect rainforests, many important animal and plant species
_______________ (not survive).
4- If you _______________ (talk) to him, he will understand your decision.
5- If the weather is fine tomorrow, we _______________ (go) to the beach.
6- You will cut off the electricity if you _______________ (pull out) that plug.
7- Unpredictable ecological disasters ______________ (fall) upon our heads if
the forest is destroyed.
8- The world _______________ (reach) an era of peace and liberty if they
manage to ban nuclear weapons.

SECOND CONDITIONAL: IF + PAST SIMPLE – CONDITIONAL /

MODAL+INFINITIVE

1- If the rainforest was destroyed, _______________ (there be) a terrible

drought.
2- If I _______________ (be) you, I would join a green organization.
3- The river wouldn’t be so polluted if factories _______________ (not dump)
waste into it.
4- If the beaches were declared unhealthy, we __________ (not use) them.
5- We _______________ (have) cheap energy if the house had a solar panel.
6- They ______________ (destroy) considerable tracts of the precious
rainforest if they insisted on building a power plant.
7- If Sharon _______________ (not care) about the environment, she
wouldn’t separate her garbage.
8- We _______________ (not waste) so much water if we took showers
instead of baths.

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THIRD CONDITIONAL: If + PAST PERFECT – CONDITIONAL PERFECT /
MODAL+HAVE+PAST PARTICIPLE

1- If Peter ______________ (come) with me, I would have gone to the

demonstration.
2- We _____________ (not get) lost in the Amazon if we had taken the map.
3- If Pauline hadn’t been interested, the project _______________ (abandon –
passive).
4- If Dorothy had known how difficult the job at Greenpeace was, she
______________ (not take) it.
5- We would have bought the book about The Amazon if we _____________
(have) any money with us.
6- If they _____________ (offer) me a voluntary job, I would have accepted it.
7- The environment ________________ (improve) if the United States had
reduced the emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere.
8- People ______________ (not damage) the environment so much if they had
been given more information about the consequences of their actions.

B - Rewrite the following sentences starting them as

suggested.

1- Tom and Helen didn’t arrive on time. They missed the

demonstration.
If ______________________________________________________________
2- Animals and birds live in small cages, so their behaviour is not natural.
If ______________________________________________________________
3- Preserve natural resources to save the environment.
You ____________________________________________________________
4- They didn’t look after the animal. The animal died.
The animal ______________________________________________________
5- What about separating the garbage so that it can be recycled?
If _____________________________________________________________
6- Visitors come to zoos to see the animals. They can’t sleep quietly by day.
If ______________________________________________________________
7- The water is polluted; therefore fish die.
Fish ____________________________________________________________
8- He didn’t invite me to the conference, so I didn’t go with him.
I ______________________________________________________________
9- Come to the zoo! You can see rare species there.
If ______________________________________________________________
10- Look for new and interesting animals. You can learn from them.
If ______________________________________________________________

GOOD WORK!

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If clause
present simple (but also present continuous, present perfect simple &
continuous, can, should)
If John is still calling you every night,, Dad will be very angry.
If Jane has received your message, she will respond shortly.
If it has been snowing all night, the cars will slide in the snow.
If I can finish homework earlier, I’ll go out and play.
If you should see Jim, tell him all the truth.
Main clause
future with will/shall (but also “be going to”, future continuous,
future perfect, imperative, can/could, may/might, should/ought to, must.
If Ann gets another bad mark, I’m going to punish her.
If we go on this trip, I’ll be climbing the Bucegi in three weeks’ time.
If you think I can help you, just tell me.
If you eat junk food all the time, you might put some weight pretty soon.
If Allan keeps being rude, you should let his parents know.

If clause
past simple (but we can also use the past continuous, could, were/was to)
If you were eating less, you’d feel much better.
If she could cook, she would make her husband very happy.
If you were to ask him for help, he wouldn’t say “no”.
Main clause
would + infinitive (but we can also use could, might, and the
infinitive in the continuous form)
If he could afford it, he wouldn’t be staying here.
If you really wanted to know the answer, you might do a little investigation on
your own.

If clause
past perfect simple (but we can also use past perfect
continuous or could + perfect infinitive)
If he had been waiting for us, we would have given him a
lift.
If we could have arrived earlier, we would have caught the
train.
Main clause
would + perfect infinitive (but we can also use
could or might before the perfect infinitive)
If I had known there was no hope, I could have made less
effort.
If the doctor had arrived sooner, he might have had a
chance.

The zero conditional
to describe something that is generally true.

If has similar meaning with when.
If I get up early, I can eat my breakfast.
When I get up early, I can eat my breakfast.
We can use the past simple in both clauses.
If I got up early, I could eat my breakfast.
Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate form:
1) Oh, no! If the show ……………. already ……………………………… (start), we won’t be
allowed to go in.
2) Come on, Jim …………………………………………………………………….. (look at) you if she
didn’t like you!!!
3) If you ……………………………………………………………………………………. (think of)
cheating in your English exam, I would advise you against it.
4) She ………………………………………………………. (work) a lot harder if she wanted to,
but she is very indolent.
5) You ……………………………………………………. (accompany) me to the ball, if you have
no partner.
6) If I ……………………………………………………… (phone) you earlier, I would have warned
you not to elope with Tim.
7) If you need my help, just …………………………………………. (call) me.
8) We …………………………………………………………… (get) there in time if you had told
us about the meeting.
9) If Sean ……………………………………………………….. (disturb) you again, tell me about
it immediately.
10) If you …………………………………………………………. (cook) all day long, how come
there is no food?
11) If they …………………………………………………………. (take ) measures, we would all
suffer the consequences of his mistakes.
12) If I keep working on my project, I …………………………………………………………….
(finish) it by 9 p.m.
13) if I ………………………………………………………….……. (find) some money in my
mother’s wallet, I would definitely give it to you.
14) I …………………………………………………….. (help) you if I had understood what the
problem was.
15) If you ……………………………………………………… (read) the lesson more carefully,
you might have got a better mark.
16) If I get a loan, I ……………………………………………… (buy) a new car.
 Answers:
1) has already started, 2) wouldn’t be looking at, 3) were thinking of, 4) could be
working, 5) can accompany, 6) could have phoned, 7) call, 8) could have got, 9) should
disturb, 10) have been cooking, 11) were to take, 12) will have finished, 13) could find,
14) might have helped, 15) had been reading, 16) am going to buy.
 CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

TYPE 0 (zero conditional) TYPE 1 (first conditional) TYPE 2 (second conditional) TYPE 3 (third conditional)
FORM FORM FORM FORM
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
Simple Simple present Simple present Will future Simple past Would+ infinitive Past perfect Would+have+past
present May+infinitive without TO (Had+past participle
without TO Might+ infinitive participle)
USAGE without TO Might+ have+past
It is used to talk about habits or USAGE Could+ infinitive participle
facts that never change It is used to talk about situations that are without TO Could+ have+past
likely to happen participle
EXAMPLES REMEMBER: in the if clause, the form
If it’s sunny, I take the dogs to the EXAMPLES of the verb BE is were USAGE
park. I’ll join you if I finish this work in time. It is used to talk about situations
USAGE that did not happen in the past or
If you heat ice, it melts. If it’s sunny, will you take the dogs to It is used to talk about situations that are to express regret.
the park? not likely to happen or impossible
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES If I had had more time, I would
You would feel better if you didn’t eat have visited all the museums.
so much chocolate.
What would you have done if you
If I were a cat, I would sleep all day. had known?

NOW ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW

What do you do if you feel If your parents give you some If you met Queen Elizabeth, what If you had been a cow, how many
depressed? money for your birthday, how will would you ask her? stomachs would you have had?
____________________________ you use it? ____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________
What happens if you drop a glass ____________________________ If you were a book, what story
vase? would you tell?
____________________________ ____________________________
____________________________ ____________________________
THERE IS A MISTAKE IN EACH OF THE SENTENCES BELOW. CORRECT IT:

1. If you take more exercise, you’d feel better.

_______________________________________

2. If she will lend me the money, I’ll buy a new TV set.

_______________________________________

3. If did I ask you for help, would you lend me a hand?

_______________________________________

4. I’d felt very angry if you told me lies.

_______________________________________

5. If I had seen you, I would had said hello.

_______________________________________

6. If I were you, I won’t buy that coat.

_______________________________________

7. If you burnt wood, it will turn to ash.

_______________________________________
Fill in the gaps with the correct verb tense of the verbs in brackets. Make
sure you the sentence is a first type conditional sentence.

1. If you ___________ (help) me, I ___________ (help) you.

2. If they ____________ (catch) the bus, they ___________ (arrive) on time.
3. If my parents _____________ (support) me, I ___________ (be) a better person.
4. If it _____________ (rain), I ____________ (get) wet.
5. Sally and Elizabeth ____________ (go) out tonight if their parents ____________
(allow) it.
6. They ___________ (visit) Eiffel Tower if they __________ (go) to France.
7. If I ___________ (pass) the year, my parents _____________ (give) me a gift.
8. If I _______________ (not/pass) the year, my parents ______________ (be) very
disappointed.
9. If the cable TV ______________ (not/work), we ____________ (rent) a DVD.
10. If the baby _______________ (not/eat), we ______________ (see) the doctor.
11. If the T-shirt ________________ (suit) me, I _______________ (buy) it.
12. If you _________________ (continue) on a diet, you _________________ (get)
sick.
13. If you ________________ (be) a good listener, you _______________ (have) many
friends.
14. If you _________________ (not/be) careful, you ________________ (spoil) the
machine.
15. If she _________________ (not / be) careful, she _______________ (not/have)
enough money left.
16. If you ___________ (get) enough sleep, you _____________ (feel) healthier.
17. My parents ____________ (give) me a hug, if I ______________ (arrive) home
early.
18. If you _______________ (not/be) careful, you _______________ (fall).
19. If she _______________ (eat) that mayonnaise, she ________________ (be) sick.
20. If they ______________ (not/behave), their parents ________________ (punish)
them.
21. She ______________ (go) on a trip if she ______________ (have got) holidays in
August.
22. I ______________ (get) dehydrated if you _________________ (not/drink) more
water.
23. If it _____________ (be) too much heat, I _______________ (turn off) the air
conditioning.
24. You ______________ (understand) conditional sentences if you ______________
(practise) carefully.
 1. If she eats so much, she will get fat.
1. If you come in time, I won’t punish you.
2. If she ………………………………..……., she
2. If you came in time, I wouldn’t punish you.
………………………………………………………...
3. If you had come in time, I wouldn’t have
3. If she ……………………………………………,
punished you.
she …………………………………………………….

1. If it snows on Friday, we will stay at

home. 1. If I scold your daughter, you will be angry

2. If it ………………………..………………….., with me.
2. If I ………………………………………………………..,
we …………………………………………………...
you ………………………………………..…………………..
3. If it ………………………………………………, 3. If I ………………………………………………………,
you ………………………………………..…………………..
we ..…………………………………………………..

1. If you wait a little, you will meet

1. If I tell him the truth, he won’t believe me. her.

2. If I ………………………………………………………., 2. If you …………………………………………..,

you …………………………………………………..
he ……………………………………………………………..
3. If you ………………………………………….,
3. If I ………………………………………………………,
you …………………………………………………..
he ……………………………………………………………..

1. If you join us, you will have a great 1. If you give him a lift, he’ll get home sooner.
time.
2. If you …………………………………………………,
2. If you …………………………………………,
he ………………………………………………………………….
you …………………………………………………………
3. If you …………………………………………………,
3. If you …………………………………………,
he ………………………………………………………………….
you ……………………………………………………….

1. If you spend all his money, he won’t

1. If you take a nap, you’ll feel better. forgive you.

2. If you …………………………………………………., 2. If you …………………………………………,

he …………………………………………………………
you ……………………………………………………………….
3. If you …………………………………………,
3. If you ………………………………………………….,
he …………………………………………………………
you …………………………..…………………………………..
 ANSWERS
If she ate so much, she would get fat.
If she had eaten so much, she would have got fat.

If it snowed on Friday, we would stay at home.

If it had snowed on Friday, we would have stayed at home.

If I scolded your daughter, you would be angry with me.

If I had scolded your daughter, you would have been angry with me.

If I told him the truth, he wouldn’t believe me.

If I had told him the truth, he wouldn’t have believed me.

If you waited a little, you would meet her.

If you had waited a little, you would have met her.

If you joined us, you would have a great time.

If you had joined us, you would have had a great time.

If you gave him a lift, he would get home sooner.

If you had given him a lift, he would have got home sooner.

If you took a nap, you felt better.

If you had taken a nap, you would have felt better.

If you spent all his money, he wouldn’t forgive you.

If you had spent all his money, he wouldn’t have forgiven you.
 CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 2
Complete the 2nd half of the sentences with the PAST SIMPLE and match them with the pictures.
MY PARENTS WOULD BE VERY HAPPY 

1) …if I ____________ 6) …if I _________

(find) a real girl. (have) a part-time job.

2) …if I __________ 7) …if I ___________

(study) more. (do) more exercise.

3) …if I __________ 8) …if I ___________

(win) a medal. (not watch) so much
TV.
4) …if I _________ 9) …if I _______
(not cry) all the time. (wake) up early for
school.
5) …if I ____________ 10) …if I ___________
(eat) healthy food. (make) my bed.

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the words from the boxes.

1. If I __________ (be) 18, I 6. If someone _______________ me, I

____________________. ________________ (go) to the police.

2. If I _________ (need) some 7. He ___________________ (not be)

money, I __________________. scared if he __________ how to fly.

3. If I ___________________, I 8. If I _____________, I _____________

________________ (run) away. (ask) her for an autograph.

4. My clothes _________________ (fit), 9. What ________________ (happen)

if I _________________________. if he ________________ off the cliff?

5. If I __________ (have) time, I 10. If I ____________ while working, I

_________________ in the morning. ______________ (lose) my job.

rob see a monster drink know sell my car fall

meet a famous star not be so fat drive a car have breakfast

WARM UP : Talk about the topics you are given below.

a) Is football a kind of addiction? Why? Why not?

b) Which team would you like to play as a footballer?

WORLD CUP 2014 BRAZIL

Sport programme about Brazil 2014 : On the following part you are going to read about
scripsts of a sport programme. While reading pay your attention to the bold parts.

TV Announcer : Good evening and we are here again to talk about Brazil 2014. Firstly , I want to
introduce our guests ; Fatih Terim , Turkish National Football Team Coach , and Sergen Yalçın , star
footballer. Welcome Mr. Terim and Mr. Yalçın

F.Terim : Thank you. It is great plasure to be here. Football Show is going on in Brazil.

S.Yalçın : Thanks you. Today’s match Brazil – Colombia. There are lots of things to talk about this
match.

TV Announcer : Mr. Terim , what would have happened if Brazil had lost against Colombia?

F.Terim : There would have been lots of problems. Probably , Scolari would have resigned if his
team had lost. Also there are protests , because of the economical problems. The protests would
have broken out on the the streets and it would not have been good for Brazil and Brazilian
Governors.

S.Yalçın : By the way , if Neymar hadn’t scored the last goal , he would have criticized by his own
media. I talked Brazilian repoters before the match and they were already criticizing Neymar.

TV Announcer : We will go on talking about them but firstly we need a short break.

(After a minute)

TV Announcer : After a while we are here again and now; Sergen What about Colombians?

S.Yalçın : In fact they played better than Brazil but, they lost the game.

F.Terim : I agree with Sergen. Also if Rodriguez , their star, had scored the goal in the last minute
position , everything would have been different now and we would have been talking about
different things.

GRAMMAR : ‘if clauses type III’

Pay your attention to the bold phrases, in our previous classes we have studied if clauses ‘type1
and type2.’ If you look at the phrases how we produce clauses in type3?
 GRAMMAR : ‘if clauses type III’ Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have
happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however.
We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled.

*what would have happened if Brazil had lost against Colombia?

Type 1: if I get high scores , my father will buy

me an i-pad Type 3
Type 2 : if he came here on time , he would eat : if + Past Perfect, main clause with Conditional II
dinner with us.
Type 3 : if Neymar hadn’t scored the last goal , Scolari would have resigned if his team had
he would have criticized by his own media. lost.

EXERCISE : 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.
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.

SPEAKING/ WRITING : Try to complate the the folloving phrases by using if clauses type 2 and
type 3. Also write down your own clauses (use type3) and ask your partner to complate it.

1. If I went to New York, ............................................................................. …..

2. If I forgot my best friend's birthday, ........................................................ …..
3. If I met somebody famous, ...................................................................... ……
4. If I had been BJK footballer , …………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………………………….
6……………………………………………………………………………………
7……………………………………………………………………………………
 CONDITIONALS
When in if This is the condition result /consequence / effect type
time (if clause) (main clause)
Verb tense: SIMPLE Verb tense: SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT/CONTINUOUS
always If/ you heat ice it melts and turns into water. ‘0’ SCIENTIFIC TRUTH
When I play tennis with John I always win. PERSONAL TRUTH
I am studying I never answer the phone.
Verb tense: SIMPLE PRESENT Verb tense: SIMPLE FUTURE (WILL + base
verb of verb) or MODAL + BASE FORM
Present you don’t leave I will/shall call the police. Certain
/ If it rains tomorrow the match will be cancelled. ‘1’ /
future you think she is ill you should call the doctor. Probable
he is interested in the idea he might ask us to do a demonstration. /
you want to lose weight you must/should exercise more. Possible
you see Mary could you ask her to call me?

Verb tense: SIMPLE PAST Verb tense: MODAL (usually would) +

(subjunctive – one step back in time)
BASE FORM OF VERB
Present If I had time ‘2’ Improbable
I would call Mary.
/ John were here hypothetical
he would help us.
future I were you
I would tell him the truth.
he had a work permit
He could get a job here.
I knew Mary’s number
I could phone and ask her to come.
Verb tense: PAST PERFECT Verb tense: MODAL (usually would) +
SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS PERFECT INFINITIVE
past I’d known about your party I would have come.
If we hadn’t eaten so much we wouldn’t have been so ill. ‘3’ Impossible
John had found her earlier he could have saved her life.(ability) hypothetical
John had found her earlier he might have saved her life.(possibility)
I hadn’t been driving so fast I wouldn’t have had the accident.
I hadn’t been wearing a seatbelt I would (certainty) / could (probability) /
might (possibility) have been seriously
injured when I crashed into the wall.

This table does not take into account all verb constructions in the conditional. However, it
covers more possibilities than usually found in worksheets of this type.