1st and 2nd conditional

1st conditional

100

If I see David Beckham, I ...... (ask) him for an autograph for you.

If I see David Beckham, I will ask him for an autograph for you.

200

Your friends .... (not/talk) with you if you don't behave well.

Your friends won't talk with you if you don't behave well.

300

You will catch a cold if you ... (not put) on something warmer.

You will catch a cold if you don't put on something warmer.

400

If you .... (ring) the bell, I will hear you.

If you ring the bell, I will hear you.

500

Mum is in a mad mood today, so it ... (be) better if you ... (wait) outside.

Mum is in a mad mood today, so it will be better if you wait outside.

2nd conditional

100

If I .... (leave) now, I would catch the train.

If I left now, I would catch the train.

200

If you ... (find) a bag full of money, would you keep it?

If you found a bag full of money, would you keep it?

300

If it .... (not be) so hot in here, I would go and shut the windows.

If it wasn't so hot in here, I would go and shut the windows.

400

If the guide spoke better English, we .... (understand) him.

If the guide spoke better English, we would understand him.

500

We .... (celebrate) with you if your team ... (win) today.

We would celebrate with you if your team won today.

1st or 2nd conditionals

100

If you dance with a boy, all the girls ... (be) jealous of you.

If you dance with a boy, all the girls will be jealous of you.

200

What would happen if the sun ... (not shine)?

What would happen if the sun didn't shine?

300

If you painted your fingernails black, Sally, you ... (look) like a witch.

If you painted your fingernails black, Sally, you would look like a witch.

400

I ... (help) you if I didn't have to help my mother.

I would help you if I didn't have to help my mother.

500

If our teachers were our age, they ... (understand) us better, I think.

If our teachers were our age, they would understand us better, I think.

Questions about conditionals

100

What tense do we use in the 1st conditional (in the if-clause)

Present Simple

200

What tense do we use in the 2nd conditional (in the if clause)

Past Simple

300

When do we need the 1st conditional?

For situations, that may happen

400

When do we use the 2nd conditional?

For unlikely situations

500

Which two things are never in one part of the sentence?

If + will/would

When or If

100

Please, call me __________ you are back

Please, call me when you are back

200

There could be a letter from Bill today. __________ there is, please tell me.

There could be a letter from Bill today. If there is, please tell me.

300

I'm going to town tomorrow. __________ you need anything, phone me.

I'm going to town tomorrow. If you need anything, phone me.

400

I'm thirsty. __________ I come home, I'll have a cup of tea.

I'm thirsty. When I come home, I'll have a cup of tea.

500

I'm going to spend my holidays in England. __________ I am there, I'll buy two pullovers.

I'm going to spend my holidays in England. When I am there, I'll buy two pullovers.