The expression is ‘ If I were you, I’d.’, meaning ‘in your situation, this is what I would do’. You wouldn’t have to walk everywhere if you bought a bike.Ī common expression used to give advice has the second conditional structure. What would you do if you were offered a job in Canada? If he didn’t have to work late, he could go out with his girlfriend. If I were rich, I’ d spend all my time travelling. We use the second conditional to talk about improbable or impossible situations in the present or future. We’ll stay at home unless the weather improves. I’ll carry on doing this work, unless my boss tells me to do something else. Unless you hurry up, you won’t catch the bus. As with ‘if’, the word ‘unless’ can never be followed by ‘will’ but only by the present simple.
If he studies hard, he’ ll do well in the exam.Īnother way to make first conditional sentences is to use ‘unless’ which means ‘only if’ or ‘except’. If you’ re not back by 5pm, give me a ring. If they’ re hungry, I’ ll make some sandwiches.
#FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISES FREE#
If you’ re free later, we can go for a walk. The structure of the first conditional is as follows:
We use the first conditional to talk about a realistic situation in the present or future. If we go out with friends, we normally go to a restaurant. If it doesn’t rain for a long time, the earth gets very dry. We use the zero conditional to talk about permanent truths, such as scientific facts, and general habits. Let’s look at each conditional to see how we use them. It is also possible to mix the second and third conditional. There are four types of conditional sentences: What happens if the students don’t pass an exam? How can you finish the project if you don’t have a computer? We can also invert the two parts of a conditional sentence so that the ‘if’ part comes second, and this is especially common in questions. There are always two parts to a conditional sentence – one part beginning with ‘if’ to describe a possible situation, and the second part which describes the consequence. What is a Conditional Sentence?Ī conditional sentence is based on the word ‘if’. To have a general idea of how all the conditionals work, take a look at this overview so you can start to get an idea of what they are and when we use them. There are four conditionals in total and you will learn to use them gradually, obviously starting with the most basic ones – the zero and first conditional. *tuba = a musical wind instrument**B.B.Making conditional sentences is an everyday part of your native language, and introducing them to your English conversation can really improve your level of communication. If all politicians were like Pierre Trudeau***, there _ be world peace. If you cheat them when theyre children, they_ make you pay when theyre sixteen or seventeen.e. If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there_ be peace.d. Im an artist and if you give me a tuba*, I_ bring you something out of it.b. Finish these quotes by John Lennon with will and would to make correct sentences.Ī. If I play football for Manchester United, Id be very famous.g. If there are less wars the world would be a better place.f. If John Lennon were alive today, he will still be singing.e.
If I spoke English perfectly, I wont be studying now.d. If I were president, my life will be completely different.b. Find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them.Ī. If you dont answer all the questions, _.Ģ. If you try and study the night before the exam, _.d. A teacher is talking to her students before an exam.
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