First Conditional
Complete with the correct form:
'If it ___ (rain) tomorrow, we ___ (stay) home.'
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay home.
Complete with the correct form:
'If I ___ (have) a million dollars, I ___ (travel) the world.'
If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.
Change to passive voice (present):
'The teacher explains the lesson.'
The lesson is explained by the teacher.
Change to passive voice (past):
'Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.'
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
Complete:
'My mum ___ me stay up late on Fridays.' (permission — let)
My mum lets me stay up late on Fridays.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
'If you will study hard, you will pass the exam.'
Correct: If you study hard, you will pass the exam.
Which sentence is the second conditional?
A) If it rains, I'll take an umbrella.
B) If I were a bird, I would fly everywhere.
B — Second conditional uses past simple in the IF clause and would + base verb in the result clause.
Change to active voice:
'The windows are cleaned by the students every Friday.'
The students clean the windows every Friday.
Change to active voice:
'The windows were broken by the children.'
The children broke the windows.
Which sentence is correct?
A) Students are allowed to use dictionaries during the test.
B) Students are allowed using dictionaries during the test.
A — 'Be allowed to' is followed by the base infinitive (to + verb), not -ing.
Write a first conditional sentence using this idea:
'forget your umbrella → get wet'
If you forget your umbrella, you will get wet.
Complete:
'If she ___ (be) taller, she ___ (can / play) professional basketball.'
(use the correct modal for ability in the result clause)
f she were taller, she could play professional basketball.
Complete in passive voice (present):
'Thousands of books ___ (sell) online every day.'
Thousands of books are sold online every day.
Complete in passive voice (past):
'The ancient ruins ___ (discover) by archaeologists in 1920.'
The ancient ruins were discovered by archaeologists in 1920.
Rewrite using 'be allowed to':
'The teacher lets us listen to music while we work.'
We are allowed to listen to music while we work.
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
A) If I see Maria, I will tell her.
B) If I saw Maria, I would tell her.
A = First conditional: a real, possible situation in the present or future.
B = Second conditional: an unlikely or imaginary situation.
Transform this first conditional into a second conditional:
'If I have time, I will help you.'
If I had time, I would help you.
Transform into passive. Keep the agent (by...):
'Scientists around the world study climate change every year.'
Climate change is studied by scientists around the world every year.
Transform into passive (past). The agent is NOT needed:
'Someone stole my bicycle last night.'
My bicycle was stolen last night.
Complete BOTH gaps with the correct structure:
'In our school, students ___ (not / use) phones in class, but they ___ (use) them during lunch.'
In our school, students are not allowed to use phones in class, but they are allowed to use them during lunch.
Find and correct ALL errors:
'If she will arrive late, the teacher won't let her enters the classroom.'
If she arrives late, the teacher won't let her enter the classroom.
Explain why 'was' is often replaced by 'were' in second conditional and write an example for both I and she.
In formal and standard English, 'were' is used for ALL subjects in second conditional because it is the subjunctive mood
Find and correct ALL errors:
'This cake is make by my grandmother. She bake it every Sunday and is sold in her shop.'
She bakes it every Sunday and it is sold in her shop.
Explain the difference and rewrite BOTH in passive:
A) 'They build the bridge every five years.' (maintenance)
B) 'They built the bridge in 1985.' (construction)
A = Present passive: The bridge is built every five years. (recurring action → present simple passive)
B = Past passive: The bridge was built in 1985. (completed past action → past simple passive)
Explain the difference between 'let' and 'be allowed to' in register and structure. Write one example sentence for each using the idea of 'going to a party'.
LET: informal / conversational. Structure: subject + let + object + base infinitive (no 'to').
→ My parents let me go to the party.