2. Things that
usually or
always
happen
Subordinate Clouse
Main Clouse
If + Present Simple
Present Simple
General or
scientific facts
and
definitions
•If I have a cold, I (usually/always)
stay at home.
Instructions in
situations
•If you feel tired, have a rest.

3. Possible
situations in
present or
future and
their results
in present or
future
Subordinate Clouse
If + Present Simple/
Continuous/Perfect/
Perfect Continuous
Main Clouse
Future Simple
•If we miss a bus, we will be late.
•If you ride your bike like that,
you will fall off!
•If you have revised properly, you
won’t have any problems in the
test tomorrow.

4. Make
sentences.
Choose from
the boxes.

5. Choose the
correct form
of the verb.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
If I don’t feel/won’t feel well tomorrow, I stay/I’ll stay
at home
If the weather is/will be nice tomorrow, we can go to
the beach.
It will be hard to find a hotel if we arrive/will arrive
late.
The alarm will ring if there is/will be a fire.
I am/will be surprised if they get/will get married.
Do you go/Will you go to the party if they invite/will
invite you?
If I am/will be late this evening, don’t wait for me.
What shall we do, if it rains/will rain.
I’ll be able to understand you, if you speak/will speak
slowly.
If he will be working/is working on Friday, he isn’t be
able /won’t be able to go with us.

6. Complete
using the
correct form
of the verb in
the box:
be call find
forget get
leave see take
want work
If she ___ at five o’clock, she’ll be there by half past
1. leaves
seven.
2. will call
2. We___ you if we have any problems.
3. are taking
3. It might not be a good idea to go out tonight if you
4. ___ an important test in the morning.
have been
4. If you ___ ill all day, you shouldn’t come to the club
5. find/see
tonight.
6. have seen/got
5. If you ___ my wallet, call me on my mobile
7. immediately!
has been working
6. Let’s get a different DVD if you ___ that one
8. get/you could get
already.
9. If Sean ___ so hard lately, he’ll welcome the chance
don‘t forget
7.
10.to have a few days off.
don‘t want
8. If you’re going into town, ___ a video for tonight
while you’re there!
9. If you see Carol tonight, ___ to say hello from me!
10. Don’t feel you have to come if you ___ to.
1.

7. Conditional
sentences may
be introduced
by the
conjunctions:
if,
in case,
as/so long as,
provided (that),
unless,
suppose.

8. Choose the
correct word or
phrase.
1. Six month from now I’ll be at university unless/ if
I decide to take a year off first.
2. We’d better leave early tomorrow unless/ in case
there’s a lot of traffic when we get to Doncaster.
3. You can watch the film as long as/ in case you
promise to go straight to bed when it finishes.
4. Let’s go to Mirabella’s tonight unless/ if you
haven’t been there before.
5. Unless/ So long as I’ve still got my health, I don’t
mind how poor I am!
6. You’d better take a sweater with you if/ in case it
gets cold tonight.
7. Do what you like provided/ unless you don’t
make any noise.
8. I’m not going to worry unless/ as long as she
hasn’t called by midnight.

9. Impossible,
unlikely or
hypothetical
conditions in
the present
or future and
their result in
the present
or future
Advice
Subordinate Clouse
If + Past Simple or
Past Continuous
Main Clouse
would
could + Infinitive
should
•If I knew the answer, I would tell
you.
•If I were a rock star, I would (I’d)
live in New York.

10. Give the
right form of
the verb in
brackets.
If I knew his address I (give) it to you. you.
If I knew his address I would give it to
If he worked more slowly he (not make) so so
If he worked more slowly he wouldn’t make
many mistakes.
many mistakes.
3. I could tell you what this means if I (know)
3. I could tell you what this means if I knew
Greek.
Greek.
4. He might get fat if he (stop) smoking.
4. He might get fat if he stopped smoking.
5. If he knew that it was dangerous he wouldn’t
5. If he knew that it was dangerous he (not
come.
come).
6. I (keep) keep a horse if I could afford it.
6. I would a horse if I could afford it.
7. What would you do if the lift (get) stuck
7. What would you do if the lift got stuck
between two floors.
between two floors.
8. I (not go) there if I were you.
8. I wouldn’t go there if I were you.
9. You couldn’t have so much trouble with your
9. You couldn’t have so much trouble with your
car if you (have)served regularly.
car if you had it it served regularly.
10. I f I (live) near my work I would be never late
10. I f I lived near my work I (be) never late
1.
1.
2.
2.

11. Write sentences
using the
second
conditional.
Example:
I don’t want to buy
that CD, so I’m not
going to. If I wanted to buy that
CD, I would.
1. I don’t live alone, so Iget lonely.
1. If I lived alone, I’d don’t get lonely.
2. Don’s got suchsuch a lot of homework, he’s
2. If Don’s got a lot of homework that he’s
not going to to play football tonight.
not going play football tonight.
3. I can’t swim, so I’m not going scuba diving
3. If I could swim, I’d go scuba diving with
with Terry.
Terry.
4. We’re not going to order ahad enough we
4. We’d order pizza if we pizza because
don’t have enough money.
money.
5. We’re not staying in the the same hotel, we
5. If we were staying in same hotel, so we
can’t share a room.
could share a room.
6. I’m I was/were you, I’d call Anthony right
6. If not you, but I think you should call
Anthony right now!
now!
7. I can’t come becausehave toto helpmy dad
7. I’d come if I didn’t I have help my dad
with something.
with something.
8. I don’t go to bed as late as you, soI I’m able to
8. If I went to bed as late as you, wouldn’t
get up early in the morning. the morning.
be able to get up early in

12. Complete
each
sentence.
Use either I
or II
Conditional
1. Sue doesn’t ride a bike to school, because she
1. doesn’t have one. If Sue... would ride to school.
If Sue had a bike, she
2. Chris will pass his hard, he’ll he hashiswork hard.
2. If Chris works exams, but pass to exam.
Chris...
3. If If John ate a lot, he would be fat.
3. John isn’t fat, because he doesn’t eat a lot. If John...
4. If Ellen had a car, she wouldn’t walk to
4. Ellen doesn’t have a car, so she walks to work. If
work.
Ellen...
5. If Ali practises, his English will improve.
5. Ali’s English will improve, but he has to practise. If
6. Ali...
If Pat hurries, she won’t be late.
6. Pat won’tliked swimming, she would go to the
7. If Rita be late but she has to hurry. If Pat...
7. Rita doesn’t like swimming so she doesn’t go to the
beach.
8. beach. If Rita... his medicine, he will get
If Paulo takes
8. Paulo will get better, but he ahs to take his
better.
medicine. If Paulo...
9. If David didn’t live near the school, he
9. David doesn’t get up early because he lives near the
would David...
school. If get up early.
10. Carol will catch thenow, she will catch the bus.
10. If Carol leaves bus but she has to leave now. If
Carol...

13. Complete
each
sentence.
Use will or
would and
the present
or past
simple
1. We’re going to the beach after school. If you
(want) to come with us, I (ask) my mum if it’s
OK.
2. I always ride my bicycle to work. If I (win) the
1. want, will ask
lottery, I (get) a taxi every day instead!
2. won, would get
3. It’s amazing! Everyone in the class passed the
3. were/was, would be
exam! If I (be) the teacher, I (be) really pleased.
4. place, appears
4. It is a very easy machine to use. If you (place)
thedon’t come, will not see
5. fruit in the top, the juice (appear) at the
bottom ready to finish
6. starts, will drink.
5. We’ve been waiting for almost an hour now. If
they (not come) soon, we (not see) the start of
the concert.
6. Look at the sky! If it (start) raining, the race
(finish) early.

14. Rewrite each
comment
beginning as
shown. Do
not change
the meaning.
1. Supposing you had wings, what would you
1. What would you you if you had wings?
do? – What would do do if you had
2. wings? you leave now. That’s what I’d do.
Why don’t
- I __________________________________.
2. If If were you, I’d leave now.
3. How would lived on Mars. How would you
3. Imagine you you feel if you lived on
feel? –
Mars? How __________________________?
4. I think you should buy a bike. That’s what I’d
4. If I were you, I’d buy a bike.
do. – If _______________________________.
5. What wouldwere rich. if you wereyou do? 5. Imagine you you do What would rich?
____________________________________?
6. What would you say if Jim came with
6. us?
Supposing Jim came with us, what would
you say? – What______________________?
7. If I were you, I’d take the bus.
7. Why don’t you take the bus. That’s what I’d
8. What If_______________________________.
do. – would you do if you owned a
8. robot? you owned a robot. What would you
Imagine
do? – What__________________________?

15. Hypothetical
conditions in
the past and
their results
in the past
Subordinate Clouse
If + Past
Perfect/Perfect
Continuous
Main Clouse
would/could/should
+ have + Participle II
•If you had asked me, I would
have helped you.
•If she’d been wearing her new
glasses, I would have noticed
them.

16. Choose the
correct word
or phrase in
each
sentence.
1. If you phoned/had phoned me yesterday, I
had given/would have given you the news.
2. If youphoned, would taken more exercise,
1. had took/would have have given
you might feel/felt better.
2. took, might feel
3. If Tim drove/had driven more carefully, he
3. wouldn’t havewouldn’t havecrash.
had driven, crashed/didn’t crashed
4. had had come/came to see the film,
4. If youcome, would have enjoyed you had
5. enjoyed/would have have sent
I’d known, would enjoyed it.
5. If I’d known/I would know it was your
6. helped, might be
7. birthday, I would send/wouldwon sent you a
had scored, could have have
8. card. wouldn’t get
wore,
6. If people had helped/helped one another more
often, the world might be/was a better place.
7. If our team had scored/scored more goals, we
had won/could have won.
8. If you would have worn/wore a coat, you

17. Conditional
sentences may
express real or
unreal
condition.

18. Choose the
correct variant.

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