Mastering Conditional Sentences in English

Conditional Sentences Exercises

Exercise 1

Why didn't you phone? If I had known you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.

It's a pity you missed the party. If you had come, you would have met my friends from Hungary.

If we had some tools, we would be able to repair the car, but we haven't got any with us.

If you don't help me, I won't pass the exam.

It's a beautiful house, and I would buy it if I had the money, but I can't afford it.

I can't imagine what I would do with the money if I won the lottery.

If Mark trained harder, he would be a good runner.

If Claire had listened to her mother, she wouldn't have married David in the first place.

Hurry up! We will be too late for the shops unless we leave now.

I would get some designer trainers if I had enough money.

Suppose you lost your mobile phone, would you buy the same model of phone again?

I will wear a fancy dress costume in the carnival as long as you promise to do the same.

Woollen sweaters always shrink if you wash them at the wrong temperature.

Don't worry! If I see the jeans you want in the store, I will ask the assistant to put them by for you.

Exercise 2

If the machine stops, you press this button.

I can't understand what he sees in her! If anyone treated me like that, I would be extremely angry!

If you help me with this exercise, I will do the same for you one day.

According to the timetable, if the train leaves on time, we will arrive at 5:30.

If it is fine tomorrow, we will go to the coast.

I don’t like this flat. I think I would be happier if I lived in a house in the country.

I don't know how to play baseball, but I'm sure that if I did, I would play a lot better than anyone on this awful team!

If I phone you tonight, will you be in?

If Bill hadn't stolen the car, he wouldn't be in prison now.

If Ann hadn't driven so fast, her car wouldn't have crashed into a tree.

Let me give you some advice. If you smoked less, you wouldn't feel so tired.

If you had invited me last week, I would have been able to come.

I'm sure your letter hasn't arrived yet. If it had come, I'm sure I would have noticed it.

If you lent us the money, we would pay you back next week.