Practice

EXERCISE A

Match the numbers with the letters to form conditional sentences.

1.       If I were a millionaire,	a.       if I finish my essay.
2.       She wouldn’t have had an accident,	b.      I would buy a sports car.
3.       I will watch the film,	c.      if she had driven carefully.
4.       If I brought my umbrella,	d.      if I skip my breakfast.
5.       I will be very hungry	e.      I would not be wet.

EXERCISE B

Decide which of the sentence below is conditional type zero, one, two and three.

1.       I will call you if I come back early.                                            [                           ]

2.       If I had woken up earlier, I would not have missed the bus.      [                            ]

3.       If I were rich, I would travel around the world.                         [                            ]

4.       If Alice sleeps early, she will wake up early.                              [                            ]

5.       If I drink coffee at night, I don’t sleep well.                              [                            ]

EXERCISE C

First Conditional

Choose the correct answer for each sentence.

1.       If you ____________ greasy food, you will become fat.

a.       eat                                 b. will eat

2.       If your sister goes to London, she ___________ a good time.

a.       has                                 b. will have

3.       If he ____________, he will be sorry.

a.       cheats                            b. will cheat

4.       If I leave now, I _____________ in Kuching by 5p.m.

a.       will arrive                      b. arrive

5.       If you don’t study, you _______________ in your final exam.

a.       won’t do well                b. don’t do well

Second Conditional

Choose the correct answer for each sentence.

1.       I would come to your birthday party if I ___________ a car.

a.       had                             b. have

2.       If he ____________, he would tell her.

a.       knows                        b. knew

3.       If Albert was late, he ____________ scolded by the teacher.

a.       would be                    b. was

4.       If I were you, I ____________ that.

a.       will not do                   b. would not do

5.       If Kimberley’s parents didn’t give her money, she _______________ so much.

a.       wouldn’t go out          b. didn’t go out

Third Conditional

Choose the correct answer for each sentence.

1.       If Janice hadn’t told Peter the truth, he ________________.

a.       will never find out                   b. would have never found out

2.       Jack would have called Annie if she __________ him her number.

a.       gave                                       b. had given                      

3.       If they _____________ to rest, they would not have been so tired.

a.       had stopped                             b. stopped

4.       If I hadn’t gone shopping yesterday, I _____________ shopping with you today.

a.       would have gone                      b. will go                             

5.       If you ________ the money you owe me, I would have been able to go out last night.

a.       had returned                                 b. returned

EXERCISE D

Fill in the blanks with correct verbs based on the word given in the bracket.

1.       If I ________ you, I would apologise to her right away. (be)

2.       If she hadn’t gone to England, she ___________________ David Beckham. (meet)

3.       If it doesn’t rain this evening, we _____________ volleyball. (play)

4.       If you buy one book, you _____________ the second one free. (get)

5.       If you ______________ some money before this, you wouldn’t be broke now. (save)

Answers:

Exercise A: (b, c, a, d, d)

Exercise B: (one, three, two, one, zero)

Exercise C: (a, b, a, a, a) (a, b, a, b, a) (b, b, a, a, a)

Exercise D: (were, wouldn’t have met, will play, will get, had saved)

You may click on the following link for further exercise on conditional sentences.
Conditional Sentence Type 1
Conditional Sentence Type 2
Conditional Sentence Type 3
Mixed conditional sentences