A. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the zero conditional.
1 If you …………………………………… .
heat / water / it / boil
2 If you …………………………………… .
send / an e-mail / it / be / free
3 It …………………………………… .
be / dangerous / you / not / wear / a seatbelt
4 If you …………………………………… .
have / an injection / it / not / usually hurt
5 If you …………………………………… .
not / water / plants and flowers / they die
6 If the sea …………………………………… .
not / be / calm / not / be / safe / to swim
Answer
1 heat water, it boils
2 send an e-mail, it’s free
3 is dangerous if you don’t wear a seatbelt
4 have an injection, it doesn’t usually hurt
5 don’t water plants and flowers, they die
6 isn’t calm, it isn’t safe to swim
B. The words and phrases in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word or phrase.
1 If we will go shopping tomorrow, I’ll probably buy a new top.
2 If Mum is tired tonight, I cook dinner.
3 John will tell us if there will be any news.
4 If I won’t get a good mark in the geography test, I’ll be very annoyed!
5 You are tired in the morning if you don’t go to bed soon.
6 If you see Karen, do you ask her to call me?
7 Does Frank come with us if we go to the beach at the weekend?
8 If you need help, will tell me!
Answer
1 go 2 I’ll cook 3 is 4 don’t
5 will be 6 will 7 Will 8 tell
C. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If I ……………………. (do) well in the exam, my parents will buy me an MP3 player.
2 If my sister borrows my clothes again, I ……………………. (scream)!
3 We’ll leave at six o’clock if the weather ……………………. (be) bad.
4 They ……………………. (not / mind) if we’re a bit late this afternoon.
5 Sarah will be very annoyed if Dave ……………………. (not / call) her this evening.
6 Will you still go to the concert if the tickets ……………………. (cost) 60 euros?
7 If Rania doesn’t come to the party, ……………………. (Greg / be) upset?
8 I’ll be surprised if Doug and Dana ……………………. (not / get) a new car soon.
Answer
1 do 2 ‘ll scream 3 is 4 won’t mind
5 doesn’t call 6 cost 7 will Greg be 8 don’t get
D. Circle the correct word or phrase.
1 If I win / won a million euros, I’d buy my mum and dad a new house.
2 If Steve paid more attention in class, he will / would learn more.
3 They’ll / They’d go on a cruise if they had enough money.
4 You’d feel a lot healthier if you don’t / didn’t eat so much fast food.
5 If I have / had a bike, it wouldn’t take me so long to get to school.
6 If you met Tom Hanks, what will / would you ask him?
7 Will / Would Bobby be upset if I didn’t invite him?
8 If I am / were you, I’d get a haircut!
Answer
1 won 2 would 3 They’d 4 didn’t
5 had 6 would 7 Would 8 were
E. Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write no more than three words.
1 Sylvia doesn’t have enough money, so she can’t buy a new computer.
If Sylvia …………………… enough money, she’d buy a new computer.
2 The twins don’t see their friends often because they’re very busy.
If the twins weren’t so busy, they …………………… their friends more often.
3 I don’t live in a city, so there’s not much to do in the evening.
If I …………………… in a city, there would be lots to do in the evening.
4 Grandma won’t get a dog because she lives in a small flat.
If Grandma …………………… in a small flat, she’d get a dog.
5 You use your mobile a lot, so you have large phone bills.
If you didn’t use your mobile so much, you …………………… large phone bills.
6 I think you should tell your parents the truth.
If I …………………… you, I’d tell your parents the truth.
Answer
1 had 2 would see 3 lived
4 didn’t live 5 wouldn’t have 6 were
F. Choose the correct answer.
Dear Marsha,
I’m not sure what to do. I’m thinking of becoming a vegetarian, but some of my friends say it’s a bad idea. They say that if I (1) ………………… eating meat, my body won’t get all the things it needs to stay healthy. Ae my friends right?
Thanks,
Yuri, age 14
Dear Yuri,
Millions of people are vegetarians and they’re perfectly healthy. You have to be careful, though. If you (2) ………………… up eating meat completely, and only (3) ………………… chocolate and crisps, that would obviously be very bad for you! If people don’t eat properly, they (4) ………………… ill. It’s that simple. If you eat lots of fruit and salad and beans, you (5) ………………… get all the things you need to stay healthy. But – you’re only 14 years old. If you (6) ………………… at home with your parents – and you probably do – you’ll have to ask them what they think too. If your mum cooks for you, (7) it ………………… be difficult for her to make you special meals. If I were you, I (8) ………………… think about this carefully and maybe wait until you’re a bit older before making such a big decision.
Marsha
1 A stop B stopped
2 A give B gave
3 A will eat B ate
4 A get B would get
5 A will B would
6 A live B will live
7 A will B would
8 A will B would
Answer
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 A 7 A 8 B
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