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Downloadable worksheets: Conditional sentences Level: intermediate Age: 13-17 Downloads: 3395   Grammar Formative Test for Advanced and/Or upper Intermediate students Level: advanced Age: 13-17 Downloads: 1544   CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 1 Level: intermediate Age: 10-12 Downloads: 1504   First Conditional Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 1069   IF-Clauses (2nd of the SET) - Special tense-use (1/2) - if + Past simple + would... or other modals Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 897   CONDITIONAL SENTENCES- ALL TYPES- USAGE GUIDE AND PRACTICE Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 862

Conditional sentences I-III   Before you start with the exercises be sure to know the basic rules:   Which tenses are used in the different types of conditional sentences?  Type if-clause   main clause  Type I  simple presentsimple pastpast perfectwill-futurewould + infinitive  simple presentsimple pastpast perfectwill-futurewould + infinitive  Type II  simple presentsimple pastpast perfectwill-futurewould + infinitive  simple presentsimple pastpast perfectwill-futurewould + infinitive  Type III  simple pastpast perfectwill-futurewould + infinitivewould + have + past participle  simple pastpast perfectwill-futurewould + infinitivewould + have + past participle   What kind of condition is it?   1) If Jake goes to bed late, he will be tired tomorrow.                                                       possible          impossible          theoretical   2) If Jake had been nicer to Miriam, they wouldn't have split up.                                     possible          impossible           theoretical   3) If the twins didn't fight all the time, the Pattersons could enjoy their meals more.  possible          impossible          theoretical   Always use short forms in the following exercises!    Type I or type II?   1. You can always ask a policeman if you  (get) lost in London. 2. If Christina  (be) rich, she would buy a lot of new clothes. 3. He can pay the bill if he  (get) the cheque today. 4. If he didn't do well in his present job, he  (think) about getting a new one. 5. We could be more independent if we  (run) our own business. 6. If Susan borrowed your book, she  (return) it. 7. He will find a solution if he  (understand) the problem. 8. If I  (be) a millionaire, I  (live) in a palace. 9. If I  (be) you, I  (learn) the new grammar. 10. We will climb the Eiffel tower if we  (go) to Paris next year. 11. If he  (become) famous, he  (give) a lot of parties.     Use conditional sentences type III.   1. Mike ate too many hot dogs, so he felt sick.     If Mike  too many hot dogs, he  sick. 2. The new school didn't burn down because the fire brigade came soon enough.     If the fire brigade  soon enough, the new school  down. 3. I had an accident because I didn't see the red light.     I  an accident if I  the red light. 4. My mother wasn't able to do the shopping because she was ill.     My mother  the shopping if she  ill. 5. Sam didn't enjoy school, so he got bad marks.     If Sam  school, he  bad marks. 6. Peggy fastened her seatbelt, so she wasn't hurt in the accident.     If Peggy  her seatbelt, she  hurt in the accident.