Test. Conditionals.

 

Part I

 

Match the items in column A with those in column B in order to make correct Type 0 conditional sentences.

 

1.    …the apple floats.

…the coffee tastes sweeter.

…you feel healthy.

…the snow melts.

…the plants grow.

…your skin turns red.

 

If you take regular exercise, …

If you lie in the sun too long, …

If you water plants regularly, ….

If you put an apple in a bowl of water,….

If you throw salt onto snow, ….

If you add sugar to a cup of coffee,…

 

Part II

Look at the prompts below and complete Type 1 conditional sentences. (Use only FULL forms of verbs)

 

2.    (you/be in good shape)

If you go to the gym three times a week, ….

 

3.    (the world’s climate/change).

If we cut down all the forests, ….

 

4.    (it/ruin/your health).

If you don’t stop smoking, ….

 

5.    (you/catch a cold)

If you don’t wear a hat in winter, …

 

6.    (you/be on the mend/soon)

If you keep taking the pills regularly, ….

 

7.    (it/release your pain/for a while)

If you take this pill, …

Part III

Study the situations, and then make Type 2 conditional sentences. (Use only FULL forms of verbs)

 

8.    (have) (not/have to)

I don’t have a car, so I have to wait for the bus every day. If I ….a car, I …wait for the bus every day.

 

9.    (do) (not/get)

I never do my homework, so my teacher always gets angry with me. If I …my homework, my teacher …angry with me.

 

    10. (live) (be able to)

I live in a small house, so I can’t invite friends over. If I …in a bigger house, I ….invite friends over.

11. (get up) (not/be)

I never get up early, so I am always late for work. If I… earlier, I …late for school.

 

Part IV 

Complete the sentences to make Type 3 conditional sentences. (Use only FULL forms of verbs)

 

12. (not/teach) (never/be able to)

If Anne Sullivan …her, Helen Keller …communicate.

 

13. (sell) (get)

If he …some of his paintings, Van Gogh …some recognition during his lifetime.

          14. (change) (never/be)

If Barbara Streisand …the shape of her nose, her career …the same.

 

15. (not/be) (never become)

If Naomi Campbell ….so beautiful, she …a supermodel.

Part V

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (Use only FULL forms of verbs)

16. (have) (buy)

A: Should I buy that car? B: Why not? If I …the money, I …it myself.

 

17. (have to) (call)

A: What time will you be home tonight? B: I’m not sure. If I …work late, I …you.

 

18. (not/watch) (feel)

A: I felt very tired at work today. B: Well, if you …the late film, you …so tired.

 

19. (pass) (you/get)

A: If you …a chemist’s, … me some cough medicine? B: Yes, certainly.

          20. (talk)

A: My sister seems very upset at the moment. B: Were I you, I ….to her about it.

 

21. (not/hurry) (be)

A: If you …, you …late again. B: No, I won’t There’s plenty of time.

 

22. (speak) (ask)

A: Oh! I forgot to ask Sarah over for dinner. B: If I …to her today, I …her for you.