First Conditional
Rewrite using the First Conditional:
You don’t eat breakfast. You will feel hungry later.
If you don't eat breakfast, you'll feel hungry later.
If I ______ more free time, I would learn another language.
If I had more free time, I would learn another language.
Rewrite using “used to” (past habit)
When I was a child, I played outside every day.
I used to play outside every day.
What ________________ (you/ do) at this time yesterday?
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
A small bridge stretched ______ the river, connecting the two villages.
A small bridge stretched across the river, connecting the two villages.
If she ______ (study) hard, she _______ (pass) the exam.
If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.
Error correction:
If I would know his number, I would called him.
If I knew his number, I would call him.
Rewrite using both “used to” and “now”:
I hate waking up early, but in the past, it was normal for me.
I used to wake up early, but now I hate it.
Jenny _______ (wait) for me when I _______ (arrive).
Jenny was waiting for me when I arrived.
The dog ran ............. the sound of the whistle, eager to reach its owner.
The dog ran towards the sound of the whistle, eager to reach its owner.
If the weather ______ (not improve), the event ______ (be) cancelled.
If the weather does not improve, the event will be cancelled.
Rewrite using “if” (keep the same meaning)
Without your help, I wouldn’t finish this project.
If you didn’t help me, I wouldn’t be able to finish this project.
Make a sentence using used to:
when/ we x 2 / kids / spend hours/ play / in / the street
When we were kids, we used to spend hours playing in the street.
The soldier........................... to deactivate the land mine when it ................... . (try/ explode)
The soldier was trying to deactivate the land mine when it exploded.
He had to step .................. carefully to avoid falling off the slippery edge.
He had to step backwards carefully to avoid falling off the slippery edge.
Error correction:
If people will continue to waste water, there are serious problems in the future.
If people continue to waste water, there will be serious problems in the future.
Rewrite the sentence using the Second Conditional:
I don’t live near the sea, so I don’t go swimming often.
If I lived near the sea, I would go swimming more often.
Where do you put "used to"?
When we lived in the countryside, we go for long walks every evening.
When we lived in the countryside, we used to go for long walks every evening.
When I last ........... (see) him, he ............. (try) to find a job.
When I last saw him, he was trying to find a job.
The frightened child ____________ from the barking dog. ( A. walked towards B. crawled up and down C. mowed slowly away)
The frightened child moved slowly away from the barking dog.
If I don’t check my phone for a whole day, ______________________________.
If I don’t check my phone for a whole day, I won’t need to charge it.
If they ______ (not spend) so much money, they ___________ ( travel ) more.
If they didn't spend so much money, they would travel more.
A day out for the family cost considerably less than it does now.
A day out for the family used to cost considerably less than it does now
Amy _________(learn) Italian _____________ (live) in Rome.
Amy learnt Italian while living in Rome.
They built a fence ________the garden to keep the rabbits out
They built a fence around the garden to keep the rabbits out