WorksheetsSECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONAL
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
If she were at home now, she ........... the phone.
wouldn't answer
will answer
would answer
answered
If he________ a cellphone, he would ________ us WhatsApps.
eaten - listened
had - send
have - eaten
had - sent
If I were you, I...
would tell her the truth.
will tell her the truth.
can tell her the truth.
would told her the truth.
I ...... very happy if I ...... English.
would be, would speak
were, would speak
would be, spoke
If I _____ you, I ____________ spending my vacations in Europe.
was / wouldn't be
were / would be
am / will be
were / would was
If I won the lottery..
I would buy my dream house
you would tell her the truth
she would be happier
we would let them go to the park
If we didn’t have to go to school....
we could go to the match
we learned French very fast
I would teach them to dance
you would do better at school
Second conditional structure
if + present simple, ...would + infinitive
if + past simple, ...would + infinitive
if + past simple, ...would
if + past simple, + infinitive
What are the parts of a condition statement?
If clause, Main Clause
If clause + Statement
Main Clause, If clause
Main Clause + To Be
If Lucy __________________ (have) enough time, she would travel more.
have
had
have had
had had
If Alex ____________________ (sell) his mobile, he ____________________ (buy) a new mp3 player.
sold / would buy
sold / would have bought
have sold / would have bought
sells / will buy
He _____ (pass) the exam if he _____ (study) more.
passed - would study
would pass - studied
If you gave me some money, I ____ you with your homework.
will help
help
helped
would help
Choose the correct sentence
I would buy a new house if I won the lottery.
I would buy a new house if I win the lottery.
I will buy a new house if I won the lottery.
If Roentgen (a) X-rays, Franklin (b) to do her research.
(a) Newton (b) the laws of motion if he (c) physics?
If Leonardo da Vinci (a) left-handed, (b) he (c) in code?
If Einstein (a) his father, he (b) en electrical engineer.
Marconi (a) the radio so quickly if he (b) in Italy.
Match the following
If he had passed his exams
he would have gone to university.
The students wouldn't have been punished
if they had listened to the teacher.
Would scientists have developed nuclear energy
if Oppenheimer hadn't split the atom?
If dinosaurs hadn't died out
would humans have appeared?
I wouldn't have lost my research
if my computer hadn't crashed.
Look at the pictures. Then, use the prompts to complete the conditional sentences.
If he had studied, he (a) [understand] the exercise.
He wouldn't have exploded the laboratory if he (a) [be] more careful.
If they had brought a map, they (a) [get lost].
The cake would have grown if she (a) [follow] the recipe.
Complete the sentences using the prompts in parenthesis. Separate the verbs using a comma ( , ). Contract the verbs.
"If God _____ (intend) us to fly, he _____ (give) us wings." [father of the Wright brothers]
(a)
If Gutenberg _____ (not invent) the printing press, ordinary people _____ (not be able) to read books.
(a)
If Columbus _____ (not discover) America, Europeans _____ (not have) tomatoes and potatoes to eat.
(a)
If Marco Polo _____ (not be) to China, he _____ (not bring) pasta to Europe.
(a)
If it _____ (not be) for Marco Polo, _____ Italians _____ (make) spaghetti?
(a)
Read the story of Alexander Fleming's discovery. Complete the sentences using third conditionals.
If Alexander Fleming hadn't gone on holiday, (a) .
2. (a) , bacteria wouldn't have grown on them.
3. When he got back from holiday, (a) , he wouldn't have noticed one dish where the bacteria hadn't grown.
4. If he hadn't investigated the mould, (a) .
I (a) you her address if I (b) it myself.
If he (a) really ill, he (b) in bed.
He (a) you his tablet if you (b) him nicely.
If my school (a) a long way from home, I (b) to take a bus.
They (a) more if they (b) more carefully.
If you are happy, I am happy
Zero conditional
It would have been nice if she had called us
Third conditional
If we don't save money, we won't go on holidays
First conditional
I would tell them the truth if I were you
Second conditional
If he were rich,
he'd buy an island
When you heat ice,
it melts
If I'm late to the party,
they will get angry
If he had gone to bed earlier,
he wouldn't have been tired
