Conditional Sentences
What type of conditional? Complete with the verbs in the correct form.
If you ___ (not study), you ___ (fail) the exam.
First Conditional (consequences: Present Simple - will + base form)
If you don't study, you will fail the exam.
I am really hungry.
Suggested answers:
I wish I wasn't hungry. / If only I wasn't hungry.
When we want things to be different in the present or future we use Past Simple)
It's about ___ that you arrived. Where were you?
time
Compound nouns
If ___ ___ were possible, I would go to the moon.
space travel
Words related to fiction and imagination
A ___ is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax.
scam
Conditionals without if
He would be at work, ____ he was very ill.
a) provided b) unless c) when
b) unless
My girlfriend broke up with me.
Suggested answers:
I wish my girlfriend hadn't broken up with me.
If only my girlfriend hadn't broken up with me.
(When we wish things were different in the past, we use the Past Perfect)
___ that we celebrate George's birthday - where will the party be?
Assuming / Supposing
Prepositions
Eating too much sugar can lead ___ a serious illness like diabetes.
to
Prepositions
A lot of people are ___ the Mexican president AMLO new policies, they want him out as soon as possible.
against
What type of conditional? Complete with the verbs in the correct form.
If you ___ (be) inside when it's raining, you ___ (not get) wet.
Zero Conditional (general truths: Present Simple - Present Simple)
If you are inside when it's raining, you don't get wet.
The Maths teacher speaks very fast and I don't understand.
Suggested answer:
I wish the Maths teacher wouldn't speak very fast (so I could understand)
(When we talk about an annoying behaviour in another person we want to change, we use would)
I will study the mixed conditionals, in ___ they come in the exam.
case
Words related to fiction and imagination
She saw a UFO and a ___ of light flashed in front of her.
beam
Word formation: Opposites
I think my phone has been ___, I haven't received any new calls since Saturday. (CONNECT)
disconnected
What type of conditional? Complete with the verbs in the correct form.
If I ___ (go) to Dubai, I ___ (take) a lot of photos.
Second Conditional (Imaginary situations: Past Simple - would + base form)
If I went to Dubai, I would take a lot of photos.
I yelled bad things at my mum.
Suggested answers:
I wish I hadn't yelled bad things at my mum.
If only I hadn't yelled bad things at my mum.
(When we wish things were different in the past, we use the Past Perfect)
I would ___ stay in my house than go to your boring party.
rather
Adverbs
He still has blood in his hands. He is ___ guilty.
a) ridiculously b) undoubtedly c) surprisingly
b) undoubtedly
Compound nouns
Your ___ ___ is your natural ability to make good judgments and to behave in a practical and sensible way.
common sense
What type of conditional? Complete with the verbs in the correct form.
If I ___ (study), I ___ (pass) the exam.
Third Conditional (Regrets: Past Perfect - would + have + Past Participle)
If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.
Paco doesn't wear deodorant and he smells bad.
Suggested answer:
I wish Paco would wear deodorant.
(When we talk about an annoying behaviour in another person we want to change, we use would)
He wants to get another car - as ___ we don’t have enough cars in the driveway already!
if
Phrasal verbs
If facts or events do not ___ ____, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent.
add up
Phrasal Verbs
I didn't send that message. I think somebody has ___ me ___ so that she gets mad at me.
set up