EXERCISES ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Ex 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. If you ______ my advice, youll accept it. A. will be taking B. will take C. are taking D. take 2. If you ______, Ill tell Jagger that we need time to think it over. A. want B. are wanting C. will want D. would want 3. If things look a bit dicey, I ______ to you. A. get back B. will get back C. would get back D. am getting back 4. Ill only call you if I ______ there is a problem. A. would think B. will think C. think D. am thinking 5. If the sun ______, we will go for a walk. A. shines B. shone C. shines D. had shone 6. I will never talk to you again if you ______ to me. A. doesn’t apologize B. don’t apologize C. didn’t apologized D. not apologize 7. If you don’t work harder, you ______ sacked. A. would be B. were C. was D. will be 8. If you do so, it ______ the matter worse. A. makes only B. would only make C. will only make D. had only made 9. You will get a good seat if you ______ first. A. come B. came C. have come D. will come 10. We’ll get wet if we ______ out. A. go B. did go C. went D. had gone. Ex 2: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. If you (send) _______________ this letter now, she will receive it tomorrow. 2. If I (do) _______________ this test, I will improve my English. 3. If I (find) _______________ your ring, I will give it back to you. 4. Peggy will go shopping if she (have) _______________ time in the afternoon. 5. Simon will go to London next week if he (get) _______________ a cheap flight. 6. If her boyfriend (notphone) _______________ today, she will leave him. 7. If they don’t harder, they (pass not) ____________________ the exam. 8. If it rains tomorrow, I (nothave) _______________ to water the plants. 9. You (notbe able) _______________ to sleep if you watch this scary film. 10. She (let) _______________ you go if you don’t pay her money back.
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EXERCISES ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Ex 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions
1 If you my advice, you'll accept it
A will be taking B will take C are taking D take
2 If you , I'll tell Jagger that we need time to think it over
A want B are wanting C will want D would want
3 If things look a bit dicey, I to you
A get back B will get back C would get back D am getting back
4 I'll only call you if I there is a problem
A would think B will think C think D am thinking
5 If the sun , we will go for a walk
6 I will never talk to you again if you to me
A doesn’t apologize B don’t apologize C didn’t apologized D not apologize
7 If you don’t work harder, you sacked
8 If you do so, it the matter worse
A makes only B would only make C will only make D had only made
9 You will get a good seat if you first
10 We’ll get wet if we out
Ex 2: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If you (send) _ this letter now, she will receive it tomorrow
2 If I (do) _ this test, I will improve my English
3 If I (find) _ your ring, I will give it back to you
4 Peggy will go shopping if she (have) _ time in the afternoon
5 Simon will go to London next week if he (get) _ a cheap flight
6 If her boyfriend (not/phone) _ today, she will leave him
7 If they don’t harder, they (pass / not) the exam
8 If it rains tomorrow, I (not/have) _ to water the plants
9 You (not/be able) _ to sleep if you watch this scary film
10 She (let) _ you go if you don’t pay her money back
Ex 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions
1 If he were here, he what to do
A would know B will know C would have known D knew
2 What would you do if you a million dollars?
3 He understand if you explained it to him
4 If it snowed this summer, we skiing
5 If you drove more carefully, you so many accidents
A would not have B will not have C wouldn’t have had D hasn’t had
6 If they had enough time, they head south
7 If you a choice, which country would you visit?
8 I'm not tired enough to go to bed yet I wouldn't sleep if I to bed now
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9 I that coat if I were you
A wouldn’t buy B didn’t buy C don't buy D won't buy
10 I would be very surprised if he
A refused B has refused C had refuse D would refuse
Ex 4: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If I won the lottery, I (be) _ a millionaire
2 We (not/have) _ a pet if we lived in a flat
3 If he could speak French, he (get) _ the job in Marseille
4 If Andrew prepared the meal, I (not/come) _ for dinner
5 I (prepare) _ dinner if I came home earlier
6 If we (live) _ in Rome now, Francesco would visit us
7 If Tim and Tom (be) _ older, they would play in our hockey team
8 Susan would be better at school if she (study) _ harder
9 If they (have) _ enough money, they would buy a new car
10 If you (do) _ a paper round, you would earn a little extra money
Ex 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions
1 If you here yesterday, you would have met me
A were B had been C would have been D will be
2 I would have visited you before if there quite a lot of people in your house
A hasn't been B hadn't been C wouldn't be D wasn't
3 If as I told her, she would have succeeded
A she has done B she does C she had done D she did
4 She wouldn't have given them all that money if we her to
A wouldn’t advise B won't advise C hadn't advised D didn't advise
5 If I the same problem you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well
as you have
A have B would have C had had D should have
6 If I had known you were asleep, I so much noise when I came in
A didn't make B don't make C won't make D wouldn't have made
7 "If I had needed, I you"
A would call B called C would have called D will call
8 The education in Japan if the basic principles of education had not been taken into consideration
A would go down C would have gone down
B went down D had gone down
9 If there enough water, the rice fields could have been more productive
A had been B were C would be D are
10 If he a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post
A had had B had C has D has had
Ex 6: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If I had known that you couldn't eat octopus, I (not buy) _ it
2 If you had touched that electric cable, you (be) _ electrocuted
3 If she had had your address, she (write) _ to you
4 I would have voted for her if I (have) _ a vote then
5 If I had known that you were in hospital, I (visit) _ you
6 If you (arrive) _ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat
7 If you (speak) _ more slowly, he might have understood you
8 You wouldn't have answered the wrong question if you (read) _ the instructions carefully
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9 My parents (buy) _ this house if the man hadn’t sold it to someone else
10 We (take) _ the train to Edinburgh if it would have run on time
Ex 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions
1 I you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital
A visit B visited C had visited D would have visited
2 Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people the same language?
3 If you can give one good reason for your acting like this, this incident again
A I will never mention C I never mention
B will I never mention D I don’t mention
4 If Jake to go on the trip, would you have gone?
A doesn’t agree B didn’t agree C hadn’t agreed D wouldn’t agree
5 If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I in a bank
A work B will work B have worked D would be working
6 The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions improved
7 If she him, she would be very happy
A would meet B will meet C met D had met
8 If he a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post
9 The bench will collapse if they on it
10 If you don’t answer my questions, I anything to help you
A wouldn’t do B didn’t do C won’t do D hadn’t done
Ex 8: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If we meet at 9:30, we (have) _ plenty of time
2 Lisa would find the milk if she (look) _ in the fridge
3 The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she (feed) _ the animals
4 If you spoke louder, your classmate (understand) _ you
5 Dan (arrive) _ safe if he drove slowly
6 You (have) _ no trouble at school if you had done your homework
7 If you (swim) _ in this lake, you’ll shiver from cold
8 The door will unlock if you (press) _ the green button
9 If Mel (ask) _ her teacher, he’d have answered her questions
10 I (call) _ the office if I was/were you
Ex 9: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If I (be) _ stronger, I would help you carry the piano
2 If we had seen you, we (stop) _
3 If we (met) _ him tomorrow, we will say hello
4 He would have repaired the car himself if he (have) _ the tools
5 If you drop the vase, it (break) _
6 If I hadn't studied, I (fail) _ the exam
7 I wouldn't go to school by bus if I (have) _ a driving license
8 If she (not/meet) _ him every day, she'd be lovesick
9 I (not/travel) _ to London if I don't get a cheap flight
10 We would be stupid if we (tell) _ him about our secret
Ex 10: Complete each of the following sentences by giving the correct form of the verbs in brackets
1 If I had time, I (go) _ shopping with you
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2 If you (speak) _ English, you will get along with them perfectly
3 If they had gone for a walk, they (turn) _ the lights off
4 If she (come) _ to see us, we will go to the zoo
5 I would have told you, if I (meet) _ him
6 Would you mind if I (open) _ the window?
7 If they (invite) _ me, I wouldn't have said no
8 My friend (meet) _ me at the station if he gets the afternoon off
9 If I (not/do) _ it, nobody would do it
10 If my father (not/pick) _ me up, I'll take the bus home
Ex 11: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1 If you don’t have a visa, you cannot work in some countries
2 If you are not a girl, you cannot use this room
3 She won't come if you don't ask her
4 I won’t speak to him if he doesn’t apologize
5 If she doesn’t finish her work, she cannot go out at the weekend
6 You will be sick if you don't stop eating
7 I'll arrive at 10am if there isn't traffic
8 If she doesn’t study, she will fail the exam
9 If you do not make the payment in time, your car will be confiscated
10 If they don’t change your attitude and become friendlier, they will lose your job
Ex 11: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1 You're tired because you keep staying up late
2 Roberto arrived late this morning because his train was delayed
3 Because I missed the 10.30 train, I arrived late
4 She invited you because she thought you wanted to go
5 We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away
6 David is tired, so he can’t score any goal
7 It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch in the garden
8 I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything
9 He doesn’t speak very clearly, that’s why people don’t understand him
10 The orphans were ill-treated and half starved; therefore, they were very unhappy