1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals

1st ConditionalMiquel and Edu

Structure

If + present simple / will+ infinitive

( if clause ) ( main clause )

Will + infinitive / if + present simple

Use

We use 1st Conditional to talk about possible and probable situations in the future and their consequences.

Examples

( Affirmative ) If he phones I will tell him the news

( Negative ) If we don't do the exam we will fail

( Interrogative ) Will you sing if I sing too?

1st conditionalJúlia Buch i Fiona Ortega

When do we use it?

We use the first conditional when we speak about situations that are probable.

Structure

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE WILL + INF.

MAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEIF CLAUSEIF CLAUSEIF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE

Examples

If it rains I will take the bus.

If he phones I will tell him the truth.

If you don't study you will fail the exam.

Exercices 1st Conditional

Max U. and Pol V.

Exercise 1Select the correct answer

"If I win the lottery...

a) I would buy a car"

b) I have bought a car"

c) I will buy a car"

d) I do will buy a car"

"If I win the lottery...

a) I would buy a car"

b) I have bought a car"

c) I will buy a car"

d) I do will buy a car"

"I will be happy...

a) if I win my football match"

b) if I would win my football match"

c) if I have will won my football match"

d) if I will win my football match"

"I will be happy...

a) if I win my football match"

b) if I would win my football match"

c) if I have will won my football match"

d) if I will win my football match"

"What will you do...

a) if you will get a 10 in an exam?"

b) if you would get a 10 in an exam?"

c) if you have got a 10 in an exam?"

d) if you get a 10 in an exam?"

"What will you do...

a) if you will get a 10 in an exam?"

b) if you would get a 10 in an exam?"

c) if you have got a 10 in an exam?"

d) if you get a 10 in an exam?"

Exercise 2Complete the sentences with the

correct form of the verbs

1

If I ............. (pass) my exam, I ............. (be) very happy.

1

If I pass (pass) my exam, I will be (be) very happy.

2

I ............ (not go) to the cinema unless I ............... (finish) my homework.

2

I won't go (not go) to the cinema unless I finish (finish) my homework.

3

If she ............ (say) she doesn't love him, he ................. (feel) really sad.

3

If she says (say) she doesn't love him, he will feel (feel) really sad.

4

What ........... you ......... (buy) if your parents .............. (give) you 50€?

4

What will you buy (buy) if your parents give (give) you that 50€?

ExerciseMatch the two parts of the sentence

Match:

I will be very happy

If I get the job

Unless I forget it at home

I will make some cookies

We won't win the game

I will give my composition to the teacher

if I have enough sugar

unless we score another goal

my mother will congratulate me

if I pass my exam

Match:

I will be very happy

If I get the job

Unless I forget it at home

I will make some cookies

We won't win the game

I will give my composition to the teacher

if I have enough sugar

unless we score another goal

my mother will congratulate me

if I pass my exam

Exercises of 1stAngela Roman and Mireia Riu

1st exercise

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs:

A. If I ________(fail) the exam I ____________(take) it again.

B. My parents____________(be) really angry if they _______(see) my bedroom.

C. She _____________(pass) the exam if she ____________(study)

D. If we _______ (take) the bus we ________________(arrive) at home at 7 o'clock

E. What_______ you _______ (do) if the weather _________(be) nice this weekend

FailWill take

Will beSee

IsDoWill

Take

Will pass

Will arrive

Studies

F. I ______________(not tell) you my secret if you ________________(not come) to Mark's party with me

G. If pollution _____________ (increase) more plants and animals ____________ (die)

H. If you ________(phone) a friend tonight, what ________ you ________ (talk) about?

I. If she doen't __________ (put on) a jacket, she ________________ (catch) a cold.

J. Students ______________ (work) in the library if they ________ (scream)

Will Talk Phone

Will die

Will catch

Increases

Don't comeWon't tell

ScreamWon't work

Put on

2nd ConditionalAleix Real and Marc Salvatella

Use

It expresses something that is really improbable or impossible.

Example: If I were you, I wouldn't go there.

Basic Structure

Consists on an if clause and a main clause.

Example: IF we didn't have the internet (if clause), life WOULD be really boring (main clause).

Advanced structure

If clause: If + Subject + Verb in past simple + Rest

Main clause: Subject + Would + Verb in infinitive + Rest

ExamplesAffirmative:

If I were the president, I would change the law.

Negative:

If I went to Paris, I wouldn't go to shop.

Interrogative:

Would I go to Sagrada Familia if I went to Barcelona?

2nd CONDITIONALBronte Plana & Berta Comabella

USE:We use the second conditional to talk about unreal or imagined situations in

the present or future

STRUCTURE:MAIN CLAUSEIF CLAUSE

If + Past simple Would/Wouldn't + Infinitive

EXAMPLES:If I were older, I would live in my own flat.

If I were you, I would buy that dress.

If I won the lottery I would buy a big house.

If I were the president of the United States of America I would change the law.

EXERCISES, 2nd conditional

By: Martina Sellarès, Olivia Dove

1. Mark the correct word

If we HAD/WOULD HAVE a bigger house, I HAD/ 'D HAVE my own bedroom.

If we HAD/WOULD HAVE a bigger house, I HAD/ 'D HAVE my own bedroom.

If I HAD/ 'D HAVE more money, I WENT/'D GO and visit my uncle in America.

If I HAD/ 'D HAVE more money, I WENT/'D GO and visit my uncle in America.

If we DIDN'T/ WOULDN'T have a dog our house SMELLED/WOULD SMELL better.

If we DIDN'T/ WOULDN'T have a dog our house SMELLED/WOULD SMELL better.

I LIKED/ WOULD LIKE our town more if there WERE/ WOULD BE more places for teenagers.

I LIKED/ WOULD LIKE our town more if there WERE/ WOULD BE more places for teenagers.

I BOUGHT/ WOULD BUY a DVD player if they WEREN'T/ WOULDN'T BE so expensive.

I BOUGHT/ WOULD BUY a DVD player if they WEREN'T/ WOULDN'T BE so expensive.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in

brackets.

If I _______ (be) older, I _______ (leave) school.

If my brother _______ (leave) home I ________ (have) his bedroom.

If I _____ (know) the answers, I _______ (tell) you!

WERE 'D leave

WOULD HAVE

LEFT

WOULD TELL

KNEW

Your parents ________ (be) angry if they ________ (know) what you've done.

If we _______ (not have) a TV, _______ you ______ (read) more books?

WOULD BE

KNEW

DIDN'T HAVEWOUL

DREAD

Exercises

Maria Franquesa and Emma Autó

Complete:

If I ____ (know) his number I _____ ____ (give) him a call

If we ___ (have) enough money we _____ ______ (travel)

Complete:

If I knew his number I would give him a call

If we had enough money we would travel

Match the sentences

She would do it

I wouldn't do that

If we lived in the country

We would need a second car

If she could

If I were you

Match the sentences

She would do it

I wouldn't do that

If we lived in the country

We would need a second car

If she could

If I were you

Choose the correct answer I

If my grandfather were younger, he wouldn't forget/didn't forget so many things

If I would have/had more money, I would buy a new car

Choose the correct answer

If my grandfather were younger, he wouldn't forget so many things

If I had more money, I would buy a new car

Choose the correct answer II

If his nose were smaller, he would be/was very handsome

I would come if I had/would have a car

Choose the correct answer II

If his nose were smaller, he would be very handsome

I would come if I had a car

Choose the correct form of the verb

A. Can talkB. Could talkC. Will talk

D. Talk

- We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ______

Choose the correct form of the verb

A. Can talkB. Could talkC. Will talk

D. Talk

- We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ______

Choose the correct form of the verb

A. LookB. Would look

C. Will lookD. Looks

- If her hair were black, she _____ completely differently

Choose the correct form of the verb

A. LookB. Would look

C. Will lookD. Looks

- If her hair were black, she _____ completely differently

By: Iago, Helena & Berta

If +subject +had + past participle

Subject + would have + past participle

StructureIF

CLAUSEMAIN

CLAUSE

Structure

If + subject + had + past participle / subject + would have + past participle

When do we use it?We use third conditional to talk about imagined situations in the

past.

Now

Past

ExamplesIf elephants had lived in the sea they would have known how to swim.

She would have been happy if she had won the competition.

If my mum had cooked a brownie I wouldn't have been hungry.

3rd conditionalOlivia Flo & Claudia Arrese

Use

We use the third conditional to talk about impossible conditions.

They are impossible because we can't change the past.

Structure

If + past perfect / would + have + past participle

If clause Main clause

Examples

3rd conditionalexercises

Meritxell and Júlia Gras

A. Would pass

If I had studied harder, I ................. my exam.

B. Would have passed

C. Will pass

D. Would passed

Choose the correct answr

If you............to the party, you would have seen me.A. Went

C. Had gone

B. Have gone

D. Go

A. Will not have

If she had listened to me, she ..................... problems

C. Would no have

D. Would not have had

B. Would not had

A. Should buy

I ................. milk at the store last night

C. Should have bought

B. Should bought

D. Should have buy

A. Has

If he .................. the opportunity, he could have gone

D. Had had

C. Have had

B. Had

He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving.

If he .......................... asleep while driving, he ............................................... his car.

We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.

If we .......................... enough money, we .................................. to the concert.

I lost my job because I was late for work.

I ......................................... my job if I .......................... late for work.

The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.

If the wind .......................... so strong, the bridge ................................................. .

I couldn't call Sally because I had lost her number.

I .......................................... Sally if I .......................... her number.

In this exercise, you will practice forming the third conditional. Based on the example sentence, complete the third conditional sentence by filling in the spaces.

hadn't fallen wouldn't have crashed

had had could have gone

hadn't been

wouldn't have lost

could have called

hadn't been

hadn't lost

wouldn't have collapsed

ActivitiesAlba Hernandez & Mariona Urgell

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in

brackets:

If I had seen Mary I _____________________(tell) her.would have told

If I had won the lottery I _______________ (buy) a car.would have bought

If they had not passed their exam their teacher ______________ (be) sad.

would have been

Would you ____________ (go) to Paris If you and Sarah were still together?

have gone

If it hadn't rained yesterday would you still ____________ (stay) at home?

have stayed

If you ___________ (invite) John what would you have done?

had invited

If you had asked me I would ____________ (say) no. have said

If I ____________ (eat) so much, I wouldn't have felt sick.

Hadn't eaten

He _________________ (be) tired if he had gone to bed earlier.

I _____________ (have) finished my homework earlier if I ___________ (get) distracted.

If you ____________ (study) you would ______________ (pass) the test.

wouldn't have been

Would have

Had studied

Have passed

Hadn't got

Write 3rd conditional sentences

You / do / well / if / you / study_____________________________ _______________ .

You would have done well if youhad studied

You / not /get / sick / if / you / had / eat / more / vegetables.

_____________________________________________________________ .

You wouldn't have gotten sick if you had eaten more vegetables

You / go / to / concert / if / I / sick?

_______________________________Would you have gone to the concert

_____________________________.if I had been sick?

I/ not / win / if / it / not / for / you

__________________________________________________ .I wouldn't have won if it weren't for of you

I/ not /take/ bus/ if / I / had/ car_____________________________________________ .I would not have taken the bus if I'd had a car

Complete the text using the verbs in the box. Put them in the correct form of the

3rd conditional.

I'm a good swimmer and I entered a junior swimming competition.The morning of the competition I got up late because I forgot to set my alarm clock.

remember, get, get up, have, forget

If I ______________ to set my alarm clock I wouldn't _____________ up late.

Had remembered

I rushed out of the house. When I got there I realized that I had forgotten my gym bag, so that meant that I didn't have a swimsuit! So I had to swim in my clothes.

Have got

If _______________ late and rushed out of the house I ______________ there early, and I _____________ to swim in my clothes.

I hadn't got up have gotwould

would't have had

My clothes were so heavy that I came in last.

So if I ___________ up early, I ___________ left in a hurry and forgotten my swim suit. If I ____________ my swim suit I ___________ won.

had got wouldn't have

hadn't forgotten would have