English grammar practice exercise, upper-intermediate / advanced level.
In this exercise you will practise the first, second and third conditionals.
Instructions: Decide which conditional is best for the following sentences and put the words in brackets into the correct form.
| Structure of the first conditional | ||
| positive | negative | question |
| If I see him, I'll (I will) tell him. | If you don't hurry, you'll miss the bus. | What will you do if there is a problem? |
| Structure of the second conditional | ||
| positive | negative | question |
| If I had more time, I'd (I would) travel more. | I wouldn't (would not) refuse if you offered me $10,000. | What would you say if you met Queen Elizabeth? |
| If I were you, I'd leave the job. | I wouldn't (would not) leave the job if I were you. | Would you leave the job if you were me? |
| Structure of the third conditional | ||
| positive | negative | question |
| If I'd (I had) known you were coming, I would have waited for you. | If she hadn't (had not) been ill, she would have gone to the cinema. | Would you have done it if you'd (you had) known earlier? |
