GRAMMAR SUMMARY
Conditional Type | Form | Use |
Conditional 0 | If + present + present | General truth |
Conditional 1 | If + present + past | Possible condition |
Conditional 2 | If + past + woul/could/might + verb | Impossible condition |
Conditional 3 | If + past perfect + woul/could/might + have +p. participle | Impossible condition in the past |
Which conditional is it? Tick the right box
Conditional Sentences | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1. If you heat butter, it melts. | ||||
2. If IZK had won the match, it would have moved up the league. | ||||
3. Dad will take me to the zoo next week if he has time. | ||||
4. If I were rich, I would travel all over the world. | ||||
5. If I lived in Boston, I would go to The Museum of Science every now and then. | ||||
6. If I had had enough money, I'd have bought the car you sold. | ||||
7. If I watch a too much TV, I get terrible headaches. | ||||
8. I will miss Khémisset if I go to the USA. | ||||
9. If she spoke good English, she would apply for this job. | ||||
10. If Morocco produced petrol, the country would be richer. |
A | B |
1. If I lived in Italy, | We will not do well on the test |
2. If all the good people were clever, | beggars would ride. (Proverb) |
3. If we had gone to the beach | I would speak Italian. |
4. Babies often cry | the computer will start. |
5. If your car had airbags and air-conditioning, | If you had given me your email |
6. I would have written to you, | when they see unfamiliar faces. |
7. We won't go on picnic, | and all clever people were good, the world would be nicer than ever (Elizabeth Wordsworth) |
8. If wishes were horses, | unless the weather is fine next week |
9. Unless we go over our notes, | I'd certainly buy it. |
10. If you push this button, | we might have enjoyed ourselves. |
Fill in the blanks with the right conditional.
1. I (cook) ……………….. if you (do) ………………….the washing up.
2. If you (pay) ……………….more attention in class, you (understand) ……………………..the lesson. Now you need someone to help you understand it.
3. She (get)…………………. an allergy when she (eat) ………………chocolate.
4. I did not have your address. If I (have) …………….it I (send) ………………………you the present.
5. If I (be) ………………….a Brazilian without land or money or the means to feed my children, I (burn) ……………………. down the rain forests too. (Sting: English Singer)
6. When I was in Kent State I ate out a lot. If I (learn) ………….. how to cook, I (eat) …………………… out all the time.
7. If you (drive) …………………….through the red light, you (get) ………………. a ticket.
8. You (can not) …………………….attend the meeting unless you (be) ………………. invited.
9. If I (have)…………………. a lot of money, I (travel) …………………….a lot. I (give) …………………… some to charity as well.
10. If there (be) ………………… enough rain last year, we (have) ...……………….. a good harvest.
11. What (your life be) …………………… like if you (be) ……………… born the opposite sex?
12. If you (be) …………………………… in Italy, you (pass) …………………. for an Italian.
13. I (help) …………………… you if you (ask) ………………………. me.
14. What (you do) …………………….if you (oversleep) ……………… the day of the exam?
15. If you (take) ………………. a taxi, you (can) …………….. get there in time.
16. I usually (have) ……………….. a shower when I (get) ………………… up in the morning.
17. My parents (learn)…………………………….. how to read and write, if they (go) ………………………to school.
18. I am scared of flying. I always think that if the plane (crash)………………….., I (certainly die) …………………. .
19. I (live) ……………………….. in Khémisset if I (hate) ……………………it. It’s my hometown and I like it.
20. If you (not go) …………………… to NK, you (never see) ………………..The Statue of Liberty.
Rewrite these sentences using "I WISH" and "IF ONLY"
1. I have an old car.
If only ……………………………………….
2. It doesn't rain enough in the Sahel.
I wish …………………………………………
3. Our soccer team lost the match.
If only …………………………………………
4. It's very cold in here.
I wish ………………………………………….
5. I didn't learn how to cook.
If only ………………………………………….
6. Our neighbors threw a noisy party.
I wish …………………………………………..
7. Many people in Morocco don't know how to read and write.
If only …………………………………………………………
8. I forgot to turn off my phone while in the mosque.
I wish …………………………………………………………..
9. Many people don't respect the road code.
I wish ………………………………………………………….
10. The lecture was boring.
If only ………………………………………………………….
Click on the links bellow to listen to songs with conditional sentences.
SINGER | SONG | LINK |
Katie Melua | If you were a sailboat | |
Beyoncé | If I were a boy |
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