Conditional Type I : Practice+Key

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Conditional Sentence Type 1
Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find your email address , I will send you a message
I will send you a message if I find your email address
(It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.)

Negative : If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.
*You'll pay higher insurance if you buy a sports car.
*If you don't put so much sugar in your coffee,
you put so much weight!
* You will get heart disease if you eat too much meat.
* You will be able to see better if you turn on the lamp.
* If we don't protect the elephant, it will become extinct.

CONDITIONAL TYPE 1

Gap-Fill ,Exercise
1. If you………………….(not study), you…………………(fail) the test.
2. We……………….(die) if we…………………(not get) help soon!
3. If you ………………(look) in the fridge, you………………….(find) some cold drinks.
4. If there…………….(be) no oil in the engine, the car…………………..(break) down.
5. I…………………(lend) you my umbrella if you……………….(need) it.
6. The sea level……………….….(rise) if the planet………………….(get) hotter.
7. If you………..(eat) your sandwiches now, you………..………..(have) anything for lunch!
8. You ………………..(be) safe in an accident if you ……………..(wear) your seatbelt.
9. If he …………(save) all his money, he ………………(be able to go) on holiday to Canada.
10. I ……………….(not come) with you if you ………………..(not bring) John!

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ANSWERS

Don’t
study / will fail 2. Will die/ don’t get 3. You look/will find
4. There is/ will break down 5. Will lend/ you need 6. Will rise / gets
7. You eat / you will have 8. You will be /you wear 9. He saves/ he will
be able 10. Will net come / you don’t bring
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TRANSFORMATION EXERCISE
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with if

EXAMPLE: _ I don’t have a watch , so I can’t tell you the time.
***(Butif I have a watch , I can tell you the time)
_Betty doesn’t love Peter , so she will not marry him.
***(But if Betty loves Peter , she will marry him)

1.I don’t have a driving licence , so I can’t drive a car.
***But if……………………………………………………………………………………
2.Kate does not speak Italian , so she will not get the job
***But ifKate………………………………………………………………………………
3.Joe Hamilton is not popular , so people will not vote for him.
***But if Joe Hamilton ………………………………………………………………………
4.We will take a taxi to the station , so we will arrive on time.
***But if ……………………………………………………………………………………
5.Your uncle will not lose weight because he doesn’t stop eating fatty food.
*** But if your uncle…………………………………………………………

ANSWERS
1. if I have a driving licence I can drive a car.
2. If Kate speaks Italian , she will get the job.
3. If Joe Hamilton is popular , people will vote for him.
4. If we don't take a taxi to the station ,we will not arrive on time.
5. If your uncle stops eating fatty food, he will lose weight.
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