Guess the Conditional
If you buy mom a present, I will wrap it.
First conditional.
if the condition (if clause) is true, the outcome will also be true.
TRUE OR FALSE:
The first conditional is used to to talk about possible future situations or things that are generally true.
TRUE
(possible future) If you buy mom a present, I will wrap it.
(generally true) If you want to get top marks, you will have to study.
Choose the correct answer to complete the meaning of the second conditional:
The second conditional is used to describe...
a impossible future situation
or
an unlikely (or imagined) future situation
second conditional sentences are used to show unlikely (or imagined) situations.
If I won the lottery, I would by a new car.
(I think it is unlikely that I will win)
TRUE or FALSE
The third conditional uses the present perfect in the if clause to show that an even has or hasn't already occurred.
FALSE
The third conditional uses the PAST prefect to show whether the condition in the if clause has or hasn't already occurred.
Same meaning or different?
I will stay home until I finish my homework.
I won't go out unless I finish my homework.
SAME meaning.
in both sentences, homework must be completed before the main clause can happen.
If you had told me you needed a ride, I wouldn't have ridden my bicycle.
third conditional...
an impossible future situation; you didn't tell me you needed a ride, so I rode my bicycle. I cannot give you a ride on my bicycle.
Correct the error...
If you don't study you will not do well on the final exam.
If you don't study, you will not do well on the final exam.
a comma is needed between the two clauses when the if clause is at the beginning of the sentence.
You won't do well on the final exam if you don't study.
it is also possible to change the order of the clauses.
Use the correct verb forms to complete the second conditional sentence.
If I ____ (have) more time, I ____ (travel) the world.
If I had more time, I would travel the world.
Is this a correct third conditional sentence?
I would have gone to the party if I had been invited.
Yes,
the if clause uses the past perfect passive (had been invited), and the main clause uses would + have + past participle (gone). A comma is not needed when the if clause is the second clause.
correct the errors in this second conditional sentence.
If the weather hadn't been so cold, we will go to the beach.
If the weather wasn't so cold, we would go to the beach.
I would buy a new mobile phone if I could save enough money.
Second conditional
could is often used as the past tense of can. In this sentence, If + the past tense (could) shows that it is unlikely that I will be able to save enough.
complete the first conditional with the correct verb forms.
He ___ (not be) successful until he ___ (start) working harder.
He will not be successful until he starts working harder.
He won't be successful until he starts working harder.
Use the correct verb forms to complete the second conditional sentence.
I ____ (be) tired if I ____ (not go) to bed.
I would be tired if I didn't go to bed.
I might be tired if I didn't go to bed.
If I didn't go to bed I could be tired.
Use the correct verb forms to complete the third conditional sentence.
If I ____(move) two seconds earlier, the ball ____ (not hit) me.
If I had moved two seconds earlier, the ball would not have hit me.
If I had moved two seconds earlier, the ball might not have hit me.
Complete the first conditional with the correct condition.
(if, when, as soon as, before, etc.)
Steven will not lose weight ____ he stops eating snacks between meals.
Steven will not lose weight until he stops eating snacks between meals.
Steven will not lose weight unless he stops eating snacks between meals.
the main clause will only happen after the if clause condition is met.
After he gets home, he will do his homework. Then he can play games in the evening.
First conditional
After is used in the first conditional to show a simple sequence of events. The condition and outcome are certain . After is followed by present simple.
complete the first conditional with a correct verb form.
You ____ the bus if you don't hurry.
You will miss the bus if you don't hurry.
complete the second conditional with a correct verb form.
What would you do if you ____ a million dollars?
What would you do if you won a million dollars?
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
What would you do if you found a million dollars?
or something similar
complete the third conditional with a correct verb form.
If I ____ time, I would have gone to the concert.
If I had had time, I would have gone to the concert.
correct the error(s) in this first conditional sentence.
I will believe you as soon as you lie to me.
I will believe you until you lie to me.
I will believe you unless you lie to me.
I won't believe you if you lie to me.
I could have visited him if I had known he was in the hospital.
Third conditional
had known (past perfect) with could have visited (perfect infinitive)
Write a complete first conditional sentence using the verb and adjective given.
exercise (verb)
fit (adj)
If you exercise, you will get fit.
If he exercises, he will become fit.
I will get fit if I exercise.
or something similar...
Write a complete second conditional sentence using the verb and noun given.
exam (noun)
study (verb)
If you studied, you would pass the exam.
You would pass the exam if you studied.
or something similar
Write a complete second conditional sentence using the verb, noun and adjective given.
not have (verb)
argument (noun)
late (adjective)
She would not have been late, if she had not had an argument.
If you had not had an argument, you would not have been late.
or something similar
Write a third conditional sentence about something you wish you had done differently in the past.
If I had learned to play the guitar, I might not have been a teacher.