A. Match the pairs.
1 If I feel sad,
2 If I felt sad,
a I’d ask for some help.
b I phone my friend Sally.
3 If it snows tomorrow,
4 If it snowed in June,
a I’ll make a snowman.
b I’ll be very surprised.
5 If you are neighbours,
6 If you were neighbours,
a you already know each other.
b you would see each other every day.
7 I’ll go to London
8 I’d go to London
a if I had a ticket.
b if you come too.
9 Water doesn’t boil
10 The water won’t boil
a if the kettle is broken.
b if it is heated to only 80°.
11 What would you do
12 What will you do
a if you’re wrong?
b if you were me?
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a 11 b 12 a
B. Underline the correct option.
1 I will / would buy it if I have enough money.
2 It will / would be great if we could travel in time.
3 My dad gets angry if I am / will be late.
4 Will / Would you be at home if he comes?
5 If I know / knew, I’d tell you.
6 If it doesn’t / wouldn’t work, bring it back to the shop.
7 It would be / is great if you had the time.
8 What if it breaks / will break?
9 It will be finished soon unless / if there are more problems.
10 I wouldn’t do that unless / if I were you.
Answers
2 would 3 am 4 Will 5 knew 6 doesn’t
7 would be 8 breaks 9 unless 10 if
C. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.
1 If I saw a mouse, ……I’d scream……!
2 If the weather is nice tomorrow, ………………………………………… .
3 …………………………………………, I always feel happy.
4 If it was my friend’s birthday, ………………………………………… .
5 …………………………, ………………………… I’ll tell all my friends.
6 If today was Saturday, ………………………………………… .
7 ………………………………………… unless you study hard.
8 I can stay out late on Saturdays as long as ………………………………………… .
Answers
Possible answers
2 we’ll have a picnic.
3 If I’m with my friend Sam
4 I’d buy her a present
5 If we win the football match
6 I would still be in bed!
7 You won’t pass the Geography test
8 my dad knows.
D. Write sentences in the second conditional about the story. Look at the next sentence to find out what verb to use.
It is late at night. You are in bed. You hear a strange noise.
1 ……If I heard a strange noise, I’d get up. ……
You get up. The window is open.
2 ……If the window was open, I’d close it. ……
You close the window. You feel frightened.
3 …………………………………………………
You go to your parents’ room. Their room is empty.
4 …………………………………………………
You call their mobiles. They are switched off.
5 …………………………………………………
You are worried. You sit down on the bed.
6 …………………………………………………
You think what to do next. You close your eyes.
7 …………………………………………………
You fall asleep. You hear your alarm clock.
8 …………………………………………………
You wake up. It was all a dream!
Answers
3 If I felt frightened, I’d go to my parents’ room.
4 If their room was empty, I’d call their mobiles.
5 If their mobiles were switched off, I’d be worried.
6 If I sat down on the bed, I’d think what to do next.
7 If I closed my eyes, I’d fall asleep.
8 If I heard my alarm clock, I’d wake up.
E. Circle the correct option.
What 1…… life be like if we didn’t have paper books? Imagine if there 2…… no bookshops or libraries. Some people think that this is the future if the use of electronic books 3…… . Paper is heavy, expensive and bad for the environment; you need a lot of trees if you 4…… to make all those books.
Electronic books are also more convenient, 5…… you have the hardware. For example, 6…… you don’t know a word, you can find the translation very quickly. Also, you can download new books very easily. So, is this the end of paper books?
Maybe not. Some people just prefer paper books. This is not surprising. Suppose you 7…… in front of a computer screen for eight hours. 8…… you like to look at another screen if you were relaxing at home? Also, paper books are probably better for your eyes. 9…… you want to get bad eyes, don’t spend too much time looking at computer screens.
The future will tell if this 10…… right, but there will probably always be a place for paper books like this one.
1 a would b does c will d can
2 a were b would be c will be d are
3 a would continue b will continue c continues d continue
4 a would want b want c will want d wanted
5 a as long b suppose c unless d provided
6 a unless b would c if d provided
7 a will work b work c would work d must work
8 a Will b Do c Would d Could
9 a Unless b If c Suppose d Imagine
10 a were b will be c would be d is
Answers
2 a 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 c 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 d
F. Write replies to the questions using conditionals.
1 Can you come on Tuesday?
I’ll come if my dad says yes.
2 Could you lend me 10 euros?
……………………………………………….
3 Why won’t you tell me what happened?
……………………………………………….
4 Do you think you can find the way there by yourself?
……………………………………………….
5 What are you going to do in the summer holidays?
……………………………………………….
6 What makes you angry?
……………………………………………….
Answers
Possible answers
2 I’ll lend you the money if you give it back to me tomorrow.
3 You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.
4 I’ll phone if I get lost.
5 I might go to Greece if I can save enough money.
6 I get angry if my sister borrows my clothes.
G. Answer the questions.
1 What do you do if you get a cold?
If I get a cold, I drink lots of tea with honey and lemon.
2 Where would you go if you could travel in time?
……………………………………………….
3 What will you tell your best friend if he / she phones now?
……………………………………………….
4 What can people do if they feel lonely?
……………………………………………….
5 If you could invite someone famous to your party, who would it be?
……………………………………………….
6 What would you ask / say to that famous person?
……………………………………………….
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 If the library is closed, I ………… home.
a will go b would go c go
2 My eyes get tired if I ………… a lot.
a read b will read c would read
3 ………… you write your autobiography if you were famous?
a Will b Would c Should
4 If you ………… the book, you ………… the film.
a will like … like
b would like … will like
c like … will like
5 The Life of Lewis Carroll isn’t very interesting ………… biographies.
a if you will enjoy
b unless you enjoy
c unless you will enjoy
Answers
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b
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