First Conditional Review and Reading Comprehension
First Conditional Review and Reading Comprehension
First Conditional Review and Reading Comprehension
COMPREHENSION
Exercise 1
Unscramble the following sentences. First Conditional.
1. win/ lottery/ I / If / travel / Acapulco/ will / to/ the/ I/ ________________________________________
4. go /good /a/ money/ go / the/ if/ movies/ good/ will /I / there/is/ to/ film/
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Exercise 2
Complete these sentences on your own.
Exercise 3
Use some of the verbs to make conditional sentences.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 4
Complete these first conditional sentences with the present simple or `will'. Only use contractions for
negatives - e.g. won't/don't.
1. If you _______________________ (not/slow down), you will have an accident.
2. If I fail my exams, I _______________________ (be) very unhappy.
3. We can go for a drink if I _______________________ (finish) my work on time.
4. If it snows tomorrow, I _______________________ (wear) a hat.
5. If you _______________________ (speak) English every day, you will learn quicker.
6. Your dinner _______________________ (not/get) cold if you eat it now.
7. I'll be on holiday if you _______________________ (visit) me next week.
8. If you go outside without a sweater, you _______________________ (get) ill.
9. If you _______________________(not/help) me, I won't be able to finish my work.
10. If you drink too much coffee, you_______________________ (not/be able) to sleep.
Exercise 5
Complete these popular British superstitions.
1. If you ___________ (open) an umbrella indoors, it ____________ (bring) bad luck.
2. If you ___________ (see) two magpies, you ___________ (be) lucky.
3. If you ___________ (break) a mirror, you ___________ (have) 7 years of bad luck.
4. If you ___________ (walk) under a ladder, something bad ___________ (happen) to you.
5. You ___________ (have) bad luck if you ___________ (put) your shoes on the table.
6. If a black cat ___________ (cross) your path, you ___________ (have) bad luck.
7. If you ___________ (blow out) all of the candles on your birthday cake with one breath, you
___________ (get) what you wanted.
8. You ___________ (be) smart if you ___________ (eat) fish.
Exercise 6
Look at the pictures. Make sentences about each picture like in the example.
1. If you eat too much, you will get fat.
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Exercise 7
Complete the questions.
1. What _______ (you/do) if it ________ (rain) this weekend?
2. What ________ (you/eat) if you ________ (have) only 5 minutes for breakfast tomorrow?
3. Which place ________ (you/visit) when you ________ (have) your next holiday?
4. What ________ (you/do) if you________ (be) late for your next English lesson?
5. How ________ (you/feel) if you ________ (meet) someone interesting tomorrow?
6. What ________ (you/do) ________ if your teacher (be) late?
7. What ________ (happen) if you ________ (walk) under a ladder?
8. What ________ (buy) when you ________ (go) shopping next time?