ENGLISH PRACTICE

First Conditional Second Conditional Past Perfect

If + present simple, future (will) If + past, would + infinitive 1. They had seen the movie.
Future (will) If + present simple Would + infinitive if + past 2. The class had started by the
time (when) I entered.

Third Conditional Person + had + participle + when +

person + past
If + had + participle, would have + participle
Would have + participle If + had + participle

A) Complete the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis to make FIRST conditional sentences

1. As soon as we ___________________ (arrive), we ___________________(call) you to come and pick us up.

2. If you ______________________ (not put) your coat on, you_________________ (catch) a cold.
3. You ___________________ (not go) to Pete’s house, unless you ____________ (clean) your room first.
4. The Earths’ temperature_________________ (raise) dramatically in the next 20 years if we don’t take care of
the environment.
5. Debbie __________________ (go) to the beach if the temperature rises.
6. What ___________________ (you do) if your parents____________________ (give) you any money?

B) Complete the sentences with the SECOND conditional

1. If I ___________ (be) you, I __________________ (get) a new job.

2. If we ____________________ (not be) friends, I ___________________ (be) angry with you.
3. If I __________________ (have) enough money, I ___________________ (buy) a big house.
4. If she _____________________ (not be) always so late, she ____________________ (be) promoted.
5. If you _________________ (have) a better job, we ___________________ (be) able to buy a new house.
6. If I _______________ (speak) perfect English, I _________________ (have) a better job.
7. If she ________________ (pass) the exam, she ___________________ (be) able to enter the university.
8. She ___________________ (be) happier if she________________ (have) more friends.
9. We _____________________ (come) to dinner if we _________________ (have) time.
10. I _____________________ (marry) someone famous if I __________________ (be) in a movie.

C) Complete the sentences with the THIRD type conditional

1. If you _________________________ (not be late), we _____________________________ (not miss) the bus.
2. If she ________________________ (study) harder, she ____________________________ (pass) the exam.
3. If we _________________________ (arrive) earlier, we ____________________________ (see) the game.
4. If he _____________________ (go) to art school, he ____________________________ (become) a painter.
5. If I _____________________ (be) born in the USA, I _______________________ (learn) to Speak English.
6. He __________________________ (take) a taxi if he ____________________ (have) enough money.

D) Choose the sentences that are correct

1.
If the students hadn’t been late for the exam, they would have passed it.
If the students hadn’t be late for the exam, they will have passed it.
The students had passed the exam if they wouldn’t be late.
2.
If she have her laptop with her, she would email me.
If she had her laptop with her, she would emailed me.
She would email me if she had her laptop with her.
3.
If the teacher gives us a lot of homework, I won’t be happy.
If the teacher will give us a lot of homework, I am not happy.
I won’t be happy of the teacher gave us a lot homework.

E) Complete with the past perfect and past

1. John ____________________ (go) out when I ____________ (enter) in the office.
2. The patient________________ (die) when the doctor ____________________ (come).
3. When I __________ (get) to the theater, the show ______________ already _____________. (start)
4. When mom ________________________ (arrive) Rita ___________________________ (clean) the house.
5. After they __________________________ (wash) up they ___________________(go) the cinema.
6. After Granny _____________________________ (wash) the apples she _____________________(peel) them.
7. After my brother __________________________ (find) his book he _______________(begin) reading.
a) Choose the correct option
1. Carlos will be very happy if she _________ with him in the party.
a. Dances b. danced c. will dance
2. If you listen to loud music, you will ______________ your ears.
a. Hurts b. hurted c. hurt
3. She _______________ completely different if she cuts her hair.
a. Looks b. will look
4. You won’t pass the course if you ________________
a. Don’t study b. won’t study c. didn’t study
5. If she ___________ in class, she won’t understand the topic.
a. Don’t pay attention b. doesn’t pay attention c. didn’t pay attention
6. If I found a wallet on the street, I ____________ give it back.
a. Will b. would c. gave
7. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.
a. Had arrived b. arrived c. had arrive
8. When he arrived at the party, Julie __________ just __________.
a. Had / left b. had / leave c. have / left
9. William felt ill last night because he ________________________________ (eat) too many cakes.
a. Had eaten b. had ate c. had eat
10. If I _________ a famous person, I would be very happy.
a. Meet b. met c. did meet
11. If I won the lottery, I _________ buy a big house.
a. Will b. would c. did
12. If I __________________ (have) enough money, I ___________________ (buy) a big house.
a. Had / will buy b. had / would buy c. have / will buy
13. If she _____________________ (not be) always so late, she ____________________ (be) promoted.
a. Wasn’t / would be b. weren’t / will be c. wasn’t / will be
14. If you read that book, you___________ love it.
a. Would b. will c. had
15. If I __________ French class, I will be trilingual.
a. Took b. takes c. take
16. If you had a better job, we ___________________ be able to buy a new house.
a. Would b. will c. had
17. If I _______________ (speak) perfect English, I _________________ (have) a better job.
a. Spoken / would have b. spoke / would have
18. If she ________________ (pass) the exam, she ___________________ (be) able to enter the university.
a. Had passed / would be b. passes / would be
19. She ___________________ (be) happier if she________________ (have) more friends.
 a. Will / had b. would / had
20. We _____________________ (come) to dinner if we _________________ (have) time.
a. Came / had b. would come / had
21. If I ____________ good grades, my parent will buy me the new videogame.
a. Gotten b. gets c. get
22. If my sister ____________ to the party, my father will be angry.
a. Go b. goes c. went
23. I won’t go to the trip if it _________ tomorrow.
24. If you _________________________ (not be late), we _____________________________ (not miss) the bus.
a. Hadn’t been late/ wouldn’t have missed b. didn’t be late / hadn’t missed
25. If she ________________________ (study) harder, she ____________________________ (pass) the exam.
A. Studied / will pass b. had studied / would have passed
26. If we had arrived earlier, we ____________________________ (see) the game.
a. Will have seen b. would have see c. would have seen
27. If he _____________________ (go) to art school, he would have become a painter.
a. Have gone b. had go c. had gone
28. If I _____________________ (be) born in the USA, I would have learned to Speak English.
a. Had be b. had been c. has been
29. We had already eaten when John ________________________________ (come) home.
a. Come b. came c. had come
30. When I got to the airport I discovered I _______________________ (forget) my passport.
a. Forgot b. had forgot c. had forgotten