Conditionals
1. Form types of conditionals as in the example.
E.g. If you (to be) free, I (to come) to see you.:
If you are free, I come to you. (0)
If you are free, I will come to see you. (1)
If you were free, I would come to see you. (2)
If you had been free, I would have come to see you. (3)
If I (to see) her, I (to be) glad.
If I see her, I am glad. (0)
If I see her, I will be glad. (1)
If I saw her, I would be glad. (2)
If I had seen her, I would have been glad. (3)
If my friend (to come) to see me, I (to be) very glad. 2. If mother (to buy) a cake, we (to have) a very nice tea party. 3. If we (to receive) a telegram from him, we (not to worry). 4. If you (not to work) systematically, you (to fail) the examinations. 5. If you (to be) busy, I (to leave) you alone.
2. Using conditional type 0 or 1, write out the following sentences
1. If you (heat) ice it (melt).
2. If you (not take) the medicine you (not get) better.
3. If you (leave) that cut untreated it (become) infected.
4. It you (ask) him for help he always (give) it.
5. If he (travel) all afternoon I know he (not want) to go out this evening.
6. George (leave) tomorrow if the weather (be) fine.
7. We (go) riding tomorrow if the horse's leg (be) better.
8. The council (arrange) a concert if they (find) enough singers.
9. If the garage (repair) the car we (be able) to go to the mountains tomorrow?
10. That artist only (paint) another picture if he (find) a suitable model.
3. Using conditional type 2 write out the following sentences.
1. If Peter (see) what you (be) doing he (be) furious.
2. (George set) sail again if he (know) how dangerous the boat (be)?
3. Gail (get) better results if she (work) harder.
4. I (buy) this house it | (be) richer.
5. They (be) pleased if I (write) to them?
6. The play (be) more successful if it (be not) so old-fashioned.
7. If I (be) the Prime Minister | (abolish) income tax.
8. What Sam (do) if he (be) here now?
3.Using conditional type 3 write out the following sentences.
1. If you (not make)so much noise you (not wake)your baby sister up.
2. If she (not wake) up she (not start) crying.
3. The neighbours (not come) around if they (not hear) the baby.
4.I (bring) my art collection with me if they (ask) me to.
5. I (see) Elizabeth if she (wave) to me.
6. I (not finish) at all if you (not help) me.
7. I (meet) you at the station if you (tell) me that you were coming.
8. The car (not break) down if you (take) it to the garage when I told you to.
9. | (recognize) him instantly if he (not grow) a beard.
10. The band (continue) to play if it (not be) so late.
4. Transform the sentences into proper conditional type.
1. He is busy and does not come to see us.
If ... .
2. The girl didn't study well last year and received bad marks.
If ... .
3. He broke his bicycle and so he didn't go to the country.
If ... .
4. He speaks English badly: he has no practice.
If ... .
5. I had a bad headache yesterday, that's why I didn't come to see you.
If ... .
6. He was not in town, therefore he was not present at our meeting.
If ... .
7. The pavement was so slippery that I fell and hurt my leg.
If ... .
8. The sea is rough, and we cannot sail to the island.
If ... .
9. They made a fire, and the frightened wolves ran away.
If ... .
10. It is late, and I have to go home.
If ... .
11. He always gets top marks in mathematics because it is his favourite subject and he works a lot at it.
If ... .
12. I didn't translate the article yesterday because I had no dictionary.
If ... .
13. The box was so heavy that I couldn't carry it. That's why I took a taxi.
If ... .
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