CONDITIONALS BACHILLERATO, 1ST YEAR
PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE APPROPRIATE TENSE. SOMETIMES NEGATIVES ARE
REQUIRED.
1. I don’t think you should insist on talking to her. If I _____________ (be) you, I _____________
(leave) her alone.
2. I had my apartment painted last week and it cost me a fortune. If I _____________ (have) a
ladder, I _____________ (do) it myself.
3. Can you check how many eggs there are in the fridge? If there _____________ (be) more
than a dozen, I _____________ (make) a cake right after lunch.
4. I am afraid I can’t help you. If you _____________ (listen) to me when I told you about them,
you _____________ (be) in trouble now.
5. Mary suffers from claustrophobia. If she _____________ (spend) a few minutes in an
elevator, she _____________ (start) gasping for air.
6. We didn’t have enough money to take a taxi. If we _____________ (take) a taxi, we
_____________ (be) there even earlier.
7. The weather forecast predicts showers for the morning. If it _____________ (rain), we
_____________ (play) beach volleyball.
8. What _____________ (you, do) if you _____________ (see) an alien?
9. Let’s move into the shade. I _____________ (stay) longer in the sun if I _____________ (have)
such sensitive complexion.
10. Please stop writing in five minutes. If you _____________ (already, finish), _____________
(put) your pencils down and _____________ (wait) for the others.
11. Why did you give him my number? If you _____________ (do) that, I _____________ (have to)
meet him tomorrow.
12. I think I’ll find some time to visit her tomorrow. Provided I _____________ (see) her, I
_____________ (show) her the photographs.
13. Ray had been drinking even before he came to the party. If she _____________ (know) it, she
_____________ (let) him drive and they _____________ (have) an accident.
14. Life was different in the village when her grandfather was a child. If it _____________ (snow),
he _____________ (go) to school.
Rewrite the sentences. Use the Second or Third Conditional.
CONDITIONALS BACHILLERATO, 1ST YEAR
1) She was ill, so she didn’t go to school.
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2) I haven’t got a car, so I walk to work every morning.
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3) I didn’t know it was her birthday, so I didn’t buy her a present.
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4) You don’t always tell him the truth, so he doesn’t trust you.
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5) They don’t work hard, so they do badly at school.
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6) The old man gave us clear directions, so we found the address.
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7) You don’t get enough sleep, so you feel tired all the time.
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8) You forgot to bring a map, so we got lost.
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9) You didn’t water the flowers, so they died.
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10) She trains hard, so she’s a good player.
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11) Ms Dawson loves animals, so she has six cats.
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12) We didn’t see them, so we didn’t tell them about it.
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