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Exercise I : Choose the correct item and underline it:

If I move / I’ll move to Boston, I live / I’ll live on Main Street.
If you call / you’ll call your mother, she’ll be very happy.
If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / we’ll drive to Center ville.
If it rains / it’ll rain today, we won’t go to the park.
If I’m not in a hurry tonight, I write / I’ll write to her.
If she isn’t / won’t be sick, she’ll go to school.
If they’re / they’ll be tired tomorrow, they don’t go / won’t go to work.
If John doesn’t buy a new car, he buys / he’ll buy a motorcycle.

Exercise II : Match the two halves of the sentences:
Sam is thinking about his camping holiday with Andy.

1. If it’s sunny, a) we’ll make a fire.
2. If it rains, b) we’ll be able to see the stars.
3. If the sky is clear, c) we’ll go skating.
4. If the lake freezes, d) we’ll sit outside.
5. If the sea is clean, e) we’ll need an umbrella.
6. If we get cold, f) we’ll go swimming.

1. ..d… 2. ……. 3. …… 4. ……. 5. …….. 6. ………

Exercise III : Complete the sentences with these phrases:

* If I had a motorbike * If I lost all my money * your English would improve
* If Peter ate less * I’m sure she’d tell me * If I were a famous model
* my uncle would stop too * my English teacher would be surprised

If you practiced more, ……. your English would improve. ………………………………
…………………………………………….., it would be easier to go and visit my friends.
……………………………………………………………………., I would feel miserable.
If I started writing poetry, …………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………., he wouldn’t be so fat.
If my little sister did something wrong, …………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………, people would see my photo everywhere.


Exercise IV : What would you do in each situation? Write UNREAL PRESENT situations.

* call an ambulance * complain to the manager * run away
* try to catch it * ring the police
* walk to the nearest garage to get some

1. You find a fly in your soup. If I found a fly in my soup, I would complain to the manager.
2. You see a burglar breaking into your house.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. You see a mouse in your kitchen.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Your car runs out of petrol.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. You see an accident.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. You see a ghost in your room.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….



Exercise V: Use the correct tense:

The teacher will be very angry if you …………………………… (not do) your homework.
If he ……………………………….. (tell) me, I could help him.
If you don’t water the flowers, they ………………………………………… (die).
If you didn’t water the flowers, they …………………………………………(die).
I ……………………………………….. (come) if I had time.
If you don’t hurry, you ……………………………………….. (miss) the bus.
If I …………………………… (be) you, I wouldn’t buy that car.
He will play tennis if the weather …………………………………. (be) good.
I would be very happy if she …………………………………. (be) my sister.
She could win the race if she …………………………………. (try).
If he ……………………….. (go) to bed early, he will get up early.
If he touches this wire, he ……………………………….. (get) a shock.
You will get wet if it …………………………… (rain).
If I knew, I ………………………………… (come) earlier.
I wouldn’t say it if I ……………………….. (be) you.
What will you do if you ………………………………… (get) a bad mark?
If she ………………………….. (wear) a necklace, her dress will look better.
If you go near the dog, it ………………………………. (bite) you.
Bodrum ……………………… (be) ideal for a holiday if it weren’t so crowded.
He will be ill if he ……………………….. (eat) so much.
If she ……………………………. (read) the book carefully, she will understand it.
The children can stay up late if they ……………………….. (be) good.
If the dinner isn’t ready, I ……………………………….. (go) out.
We would die if the plane ……………………………….. (crash).

Exercise VI : Finish these sentences:

1. If you drive very fast, ………………………………………………………………………...
2. Would you give me some money if ………………………………………………………….
3. If she were my sister, ………………………………………………………………………...
4. I would spend every winter in Miami if ……………………………………………………..
5. If they