AULA VIRTUAL DE INGLÉS I.E.S.

“DUQUE DE RIVAS”
________________________________________________________________________

Grammar 8.-First and second conditionals

Exercises:

I) Match the sentences in A with the sentences in B.

A B

If I find your pen, if we don´t go to John´s party on Friday.

If they sold their house, if the weather is good.

What would you do I would be very frightened.

She will be angry I will give it to you.

You would feel much healthier if you won the lottery?.

We´ll go to the mountain on Sunday if you didn´t eat so much chocolate.

If I saw a snake in my bedroom, they would not get much money for it.

II) Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Make any necessary

changes:

1- If I won the lottery, I _______________ (travel) around

the world.

2- If she _______________ (be) busy now, we will come back tomorrow.

3- You would have more time if you _______________ (not watch) so much TV.

4- I will stay at home if it _______________ (rain).

5- If I ______________ (be) you, I wouldn´t buy that bicycle.

6- What would you do if you ________________ (find) a fly in your soup?

7- We _______________ (miss) the train if we don´t hurry.

8- If you _______________ (drink) too much, you will get drunk.

III) Complete the dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the second

conditional:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
First and second conditionals 3rd ESO
 AULA VIRTUAL DE INGLÉS I.E.S. “DUQUE DE RIVAS”
________________________________________________________________________

1- John hasn´t arrived yet. We __________________ (have) lunch earlier if

he _________________ (not work) so hard.

2- My grandmother can´t read the small print. She ________________ (get)

new reading glasses if she ________________ (go) to the doctor.

3- Her house is very untidy. If she _________________ (tidy up) her

house every week, it __________________ (look) nicer.

IV) Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.

1- If it stops raining, we_____________________________________________

2- I would study harder if I __________________________________________

3- If you were an animal, what animal _______________________________ ?

4- She would go to Venice if she _____________________________________

5- If they spoke Russian, we ________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
First and second conditionals 3rd ESO
 AULA VIRTUAL DE INGLÉS I.E.S. “DUQUE DE RIVAS”
________________________________________________________________________

Grammar 8.-First and second conditionals

Exercises: Answer key

I)

1- If I find your pen, I will give it to you.

2- If they sold their house, they would not get much money for it.

3- What would you do if you won the lottery?

4- She will be angry if we don´t go to John´s party on Friday.

5- You would feel much healthier if you didn´t eat so much chocolate.

6- We will go to the mountain on Sunday if the weather is good.

7- If I saw a snake in my bedroom, I would be very frightened.

II)

1- If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

2- If she is busy now, we will come back tomorrow.

3- You would have more time if you didn´t watch so much TV.

4- I will stay at home if it rains.

5- If I were you, I wouldn´t buy that bicycle.

6- What would you do if you found a fly in your soup?

7- We will miss the train if we don´t hurry.

8- If you drink too much, you will get drunk.

III)

1- John hasn´t arrived yet. We would have lunch earlier if he didn´t work so

hard.

2- My grandmother can´t read the small print. She would get new reading

glasses if she went to the doctor.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
First and second conditionals 3rd ESO
 AULA VIRTUAL DE INGLÉS I.E.S. “DUQUE DE RIVAS”
________________________________________________________________________

3- Her house is very untidy. If she tidied up her house every week, it would

look nicer.

IV) Possible answers:

1- If it stops raining, we´ll go for a walk.

2- I would study harder if I failed my exams.

3- If you were an animal, what animal would you be?

4- I would go to Venice if I were in Italy.

5- If they spoke Russian, we wouldn´t understand them.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
First and second conditionals 3rd ESO