ndhaothptcbghandout The conditional

I. Give the correct form of the verbs

1. If today (be) ……………Sunday, we could go to the beach
2. I (go) …………….unless I (have to) …………….do my homework
3. If I had the time, I (go) …………to the beach this weekend
4. She (take) …………….her exams into university if she (be) ………….five years
younger
5. If I (be) …………….. you, I (tell)…………….. her the truth
6. I (accept) ………………………..if they invite me to the party
7. She would call you immediately if she (need) ………………………help
8. If she (finish) …………………the dress before Sunday, she will give it to her
sister.
9. If he (not speak) ……………….so quickly, you could understand him
10. If you catch the bus, you (go) ………………………to school earlier
11. You (never pass) …………………….. this test if you (not work) …………………
hard
12. If you drove more carefully, you (not have)…………………………… so many
accidents
13. Will you phone if there (be) ……………………….. any problems ?
14. If he (get up) ……………………… earlier, he’d get to work on time
15. If we (have) …………………… more time, we could tell you more about it
II. Rewrite the following sentences using “Unless”
1. Work hard or you will fail the exams
-> ………………………………………………………………………………………...
2. Save some money or you won’t be able to buy the house
-> ………………………………………………………………..
3. If you don’t behave yourself, your parents will be very unhappy
-> …………………………………………………………
4. They won’t let you in if you don’t cut your hair
-> ……………………………………………………………………………..
5. Do it carefully or you will feel sorry afterwards
-> ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. We will go on holiday if we have enough money
-> …………………………………………………………………………..
7. You can’t visit the USA if you don’t have a visa
->…………………………………………………………………………….
8. The child will die if they don’t send him for a doctor
-> ……………………………………………………………………….
9. If he has a key, he can get into the house
-> ………………………………………………………………………………….
10. If he phones now, he will get some information
-> …………………………………………………………………………..
III. Fill in the gaps with: IF or UNLESS

1. He will not learn much ………….. he 9. You’ll never pass your exam……you
works harder don’t work harder
2. I’ll go to the door …………….. I hear 10. Liverpool won’t win ……... they begin
the bell playing better
3. He won’t come …………….. you ring 11…………… you forget our address,
him up you can find it in the phone book.
4. …………….. you see Jane , ask her to 12. We’ll go to the beach tomorrow
see me ……… it doesn’t rain.
5. I won’t write to him ……………. he 13. You won’t pass your driving test
writes to me ………you drive more carefully.
6. ………… we hurry, we’ll miss the train 14. He’ll be ill ………. he doesn’t stop
7. Will you phone me ……….. you come worrying so much
to England ?
8. ……you send a telegram now, he’ll get
it this evening
IV. Rewrite the following sentences using the conditional sentences Type 2
1. She doesn’t hurry so she misses the train now
-> …………………………………………………………………….. …….
2. We can’t go out because it rains heavily
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Now she is overweight because she eats too much chocolate
-> …………………………………………………………..
4. He runs slowly so he can’t catch the train
-> ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. We get lost because we don’t have a map
-> ………………………………………………………………………..............
6. He is too short so he can’t join the army
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………
7. You should get up early and do morning exercises
-> ……………………………………………………………………….
8. She is ill because she doesn’t remember your advice
-> ………………………………………………………………….…
9. She has got a sore throat. She doesn’t stop smoking
-> …………………………………………………………………….
10. She always gets bad marks because of her laziness
-> ……………………………………………………………………
V. Make up the conditional sentences using the cues
1. We / build / more hospitals / take better care / people
-> …………………………………………………………………….
2. I / a car / travel / around the world
-> …………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. She / pass / the final exams / parents / buy / bicycle
-> ……………………………………………………………………...
4. We / go out / tonight / not have to study
-> ……………………………………………………………………………............
5. I / two years younger / learn / play the piano
-> ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. I / play tennis / unless / a headache
-> …………………………………………………………………………………………
7. I / you / buy / that motorbike
->…………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. My sister / visit / more often / she / not live so far away
-> …………………………………………………………………..
VI. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1. If she -------- late again, she will lose her job.
(to come /coming /comes /came )
2. Should my father-------- me, he will ask me to go home.
(see /seeing /saw /sees )
3. I will let you know if I --------- what is happening.
(to know /know /knew /known)
4. Should he------------ time, he will phone me.
(to have /have /has /had)
5. If you finish your home work, --------- with me!
(to come /coming /come /came )
6. Were it so bad now, we --------- go home together.
(would /will /will be /to go )
7. Were he -------- now, he wouldn’t be late.
(starts /started / to start /starting )
VII. Find and correct the mistakes:
1. If they are good at English, they would get high marks
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Unless it doesn’t rain, we will start our journey
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Were I he, I would do it myself
………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. If I met him last week, I’d have told him the news
………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Should he misses the train, he will take a bus to Hanoi
………………………………………………………………………………..
6. If he had a car, he won’t cycle to work
……………………………………………………………………………
7. I’ll phone the worker if there was something wrong with my machine
………………………………………………………………………………….
8. If he’s in my position, he’d do the same.
..……………………………………………………………………………….
9. If I followed his advice, I’d have a better job now
…………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it’ll evaporate
…………………………………………………………………………………..
11. If I am 10 centimeters taller, I would play basketball
…………………………………………………………………………………
12. If I were you, I will go to the dentist’s
…………………………………………………………………………………
13. If the weather weren’t too bad, we’d to go swimming
………………………………………………………………………………………..
14. If she bought this house now, she ran out of money
………………………………………………………………………………………..
15. If he weren’t too old, he would apply to the job
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
16. What you would do if you could speak English well?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. If the earth stops move around the sun, there would be no light on earth
……………………………………………………………………………………….
18. I will lend him the car if were I you
…………………………………………………………………………………..
19. But for his advice two days ago I would go on holiday in Paris
…………………………………………………………………………………
20. Suppose that you are a famous singer, what would you do?
………………………………………………………………………………….
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences using the conditional Type II and III
1. I’m poor, I can’t travel around the world.
-> If ………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I was wet because I didn’t take an umbrella
-> If ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. I’m not a film star, I don’t live in Hollywood
-> If ………………………………………………………………………...........
4. I feel so ill, I don’t go to work
-> If ……………………………………………………………………………………...........
5. She hurried because she overslept
-> If ……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I don’t have much time, I can’t learn all my favorite subjects
-> ……………………………………………………............
7. I’m very tired, I can’t finfish the work
-> If ………………………………………………………………………………………
8. We wouldn’t take photos because it suddenly rained
-> If …………………………………………………………………..
9. We couldn’t swim because the waves were very strong
-> If ………………………………………………………………..
10. She isn’t a Queen, she doesn’t live in a palace
-> If ………………………………………………………………………..
11. I didn’t buy that coat because I lost my wallet
-> If ………………………………………………………………………….
12. He had to stay in bed because he had flu
-> If ……………………………………………………………………………....
13. I don’t have a billion dollars, I can’t buy a castle
-> …………………………………………………………………...........
14. We couldn’t watch TV because there was no electric
-> ……………………………………………………………………
15. You should get up early and do morning exercise
-> If ……………………………………………………………………..
16. I’m not old enough, I can’t decide my own life
-> If ………………………………………………………………………….
17. My advice to you is to change your car immediately
-> If …………………………………………………………………..
18. We could not survive without water
-> If ……………………………………………………………………………………...
IX. Using Yes / No to answer the following questions
1. If I had an envelop and a stamp, I would post this letter now
A. Do I have an envelop and a stamp now? (Yes- No)
B. Am I going to post this letter now (Yes- No)
C. Do I want to post this letter now? (Yes- No)
2. Ann would have gone to the cinema if it hadn’t rained yesterday
A. Did it rain yesterday? (Yes- No)
B. Did Ann go to the cinema yesterday? (Yes- No)
C. Did Ann want to go to the cinema yesterday? (Yes- No)
3. If I were a carpenter, I would build my old house again.
A. Am I a carpenter? (Yes- No)
B. Do I build my old house again? (Yes- No)
C. Do I want to build my old house again? (Yes- No)
4. Had Thomas sold his car yesterday, he would have had to walk to work this
morning.
A. Did Thomas have to walk to work this morning? (Yes- No)
B. Did Thomas sell his car yesterday? (Yes- No)
C. Did Thomas have a car? (Yes- No)
5. She took a bus yesterday, otherwise, she would have missed the meeting.
A. Did she take a bus yesterday? (Yes- No)
B. Did she miss the meeting yesterday? (Yes- No)
C. Did she have a meeting yesterday? (Yes- No)