CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

(1ST AND 2ND)

Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

PART A
1. If you keep going in the rain, you 11. You (be) .................... healthier if you have a
(catch) .................... a cold. good diet.
2. If you were a king, what you (do) ....................? 12. What (happen) ................... if the moon
3. You would feel better if you (take) .................... a disappeared?
short rest. 13. If cats had wings, they (be) ................... able to
4. If you are asked by your parents, you fly.
(tell) ................... the truth? 14. If he (fail) .................... the coming exam, his
5. If she (be) .................... two years older, she parents will be very sad.
(take) ................... part in the contest. 15. If she (have) .................... any difficulties, she will
6. The table (collapse) ................... if you stand on ask for your help.
it. 16. He (look) .................... better if he didnt have his
7. She will give him your regards if she hair dyed.
(see) .................... him. 17. Will we cancel our picnic if it (rain) ...................
8. They (be) .................... angry if you didnt inform tomorrow?
them. 18. What would you do if you (be) .................... a
9. The teacher (not be) ................... disappointed if millionaire?
I werent be like this. 19. He (fail) .................... again if he doesnt study
10. Your grade will be higher if you harder.
(study) ................... harder. 20. Life would be much better if there
(be) ................... no war in the world.
PART B
1. What (happen) .................... if the sun (stop) .................... shining?
2. You (choose) .................... this university if you (be) .................... me?
3. If I (be) ................... you, I (phone) ................... her now to tell her the good news.
4. There (be) .................... more jobs for the local young people in the future if we (build) ....................
more factories here.
5. He doesnt have a typewriter. He (type) .................... the report himself if he (have) ................... one.
6. If he (not make) .................... a decision when he comes back, we (do) .................... as we have
planned.
7. If he (see) .................... her tomorrow, he (give) .................... her more information about the job she is
going to apply for.
8. She doesnt know his address. If she (know) .................... his address, she (give) .................... it to you.
9. What you (do) .................... if your house (be broken) ................... into?
10. If he (have) ................... an opportunity to go to England someday, he (visit) .................... the
Stonehenge, Britains most famous prehistoric monument, on Salisbury Plain in southern England.

Rewrite the following sentences using the first or second conditionals:

1. Because there is a traffic jam, I cant come on
time.
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2. Do it now, or you will not finish it on time.
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3. He often gets bad marks because he is lazy.
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4. Do as I say, and everything will be fine.
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5. He doesnt apply for the job because he doesnt
have enough qualifications.
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6. She cant come, so he is disappointed.
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7. Hurry up, or we will late for the exam.
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11. He is very poor, so he cant send his children to
school.
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12. Dont make a sharp turn, or the car behind will
hit you.
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13. Dont drive too fast and you can avoid having an
accident.
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14. Because you dont speak clearly, they dont
understand you.
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15. Come early, or else you wont find a seat.
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16. Her father is not here now, so he cant help her
8. They dont understand you because you dont
often talk to them.
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9. Stop thinking about bad things, your life will be
much happier.
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10. Im not a doctor so I cant help you.
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do it.
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17. Be quiet, or you wont understand the lesson.
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18. I dont often talk to my friend because I am so
busy with my work.
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19. Nick cant find the way because he doesnt have
a map.
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20. Dont be impatient, or you will make regrettable
mistakes.
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