Zero conditional

General truth

If + Simple Present, Simple Present

First Conditional

Real,
Present/Future

If+ Simple Present, Simple Future

Second Conditional

Imaginary in
the present

If+ Simple Past, would+ present

infinitive
Third Conditional

Imaginary in
the past

If+ Past Perfect, would + perfect

infinitive

1.If it..(be) sunny,we would go for a

walk.
2.What (you/do) if you found a
wallet full of money?
3.If you sit in the sun for too long,
you.(get) sunburnt.
4.The children.(not/catch) a
cold if they had stayed at home and hadnt
played in the rain.
5.If I were you, I(not/miss) such
an opportunity.
6.If you(feed) the baby later,
she wouldnt be hungry and cry at night.
7.Tom (apply) for the job,
if he had known about it.
8.If I..(be) rich, I would travel around
the world.
9.If you heat ice,it(melt)
10.Jane would have cooked dinner if she
..(come) home earlier.
11.If she ..(live) on a farm,
she would milk the cows.
12.He wouldnt speak to you if he
(not/know) you.
13.If she had taken the role,she ..
(be) the happiest girl in the world.
14.If you leave it here,you
(lose) it.
15.I(remember) it if I had met
him before.
16.If you..(eat) all this chocolate,
you will get sick.
17.She wouldnt have got so angry if you
.(ask) her before taking her notes.
18.If you woke up in time,you.
(not/have) to take a taxi every morning.
19.I..(send) for the doctor if
grandpa doesnt feel better by noon.
20.If I knew how to play the drums
I(join) the band.

Key

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the
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Wish/If only+Simple Past

wishes or regrets about the
present
Wish/If only+Past Perfect
regrets about the past
Wish/If only+ (I) would +bare
infinitive
wishes,complaints or
requests about
the future

1.I wish I.(leave)

home earlier.
2.I wish she(behave)
more politely to her parents.
3.Margaret wishes she..
(not/forget) to answer her friends email.
4.Mother wishes her son..
(follow) her advice.
5.I wish you(not/make) so
much fuss about it!It was just a joke.
6.I wish our gardener
(be) more hard-working.It takes
him ages to plant a few seeds.
7.I wish my daughter.
(tidy)her room more often.
8.Peter wishes his boss ..(give)
him a pay rise last month.
9.If only I..(can) go away for a
couple of days.
10.That music is driving me crazy.I wish you
..(turn) it down.
11.Helen wishes her brother.
(take) their dog to the vet yesterday.
12.I wish you.(call)
me before you came because Im
in a hurry now.
13.If only I ..(know)
how to drive.
14.I wish I.(can) afford to buy
a bigger house.
15.She wishes she.(not/go) to
the party last night. She feels awful today.
16.If only I(keep) my mouth
shut.I said terrible things to him.
17.I wish they(do) something
about the traffic problems in our area.
18. He wishes he ..(be)
more careful with his money.Now he
cant pay all those bills.

1.If it were (be) sunny,we would go for a walk.

2.What would you do(you/do) if you found a
wallet full of money?
3.If you sit in the sun for too long,
you will get(get) sunburnt.
4.The children wouldnt have caught
(not/catch) a cold if they had stayed at home and
hadnt played in the rain.
5.If I were you, I wouldnt miss(not/miss) such
an opportunity.
6.If you fed(feed) the baby later,
she wouldnt be hungry and cry at night.
7.Tom would have applied (apply) for the job,
if he had known about it.
8.If I were (be) rich, I would travel around
the world.
9.If you heat ice,it melts (melt)
10.Jane would have cooked dinner if she
had come (come) home earlier.
11.If she lived (live) on a farm,
she would milk the cows.
12.He wouldnt speak to you if he didnt know
(not/know) you.
13.If she had taken the role,she would have
been (be) the happiest girl in the world.
14.If you leave it here,you will lose (lose) it.
15.Iwould have remembered (remember) it if I
had met him before.
16.If you eat (eat) all this chocolate,
you will get sick.
17.She wouldnt have got so angry if you had
asked (ask) her before taking her notes.
18.If you woke up in time,you wouldnt have.
(not/have) to take a taxi every morning.
19.I will send (send) for the doctor if
grandpa doesnt feel better by noon.
20.If I knew how to play the drums
I would join (join) the band.

1.I wish I had left (leave)

home earlier.
2.I wish she would behave/behaved(behave)
more politely to her parents.
3.Margaret wishes she hadnt forgotten
(not/forget) to answer her friends email.
4.Mother wishes her son would follow
(follow) her advice.
5.I wish you hadnt made (not/make) so
much fuss about it!It was just a joke.
6.I wish our gardener were (be) more hardworking.It takes him ages to plant a few
seeds.
7.I wish my daughter tidied (tidy)
her room more often.
8.Peter wishes his boss had given.(give)
him a pay rise last month.
9.If only I could(can) go away for a couple of
days.
10.That music is driving me crazy.I wish you
turned/would turn (turn) it down.
11.Helen wishes her brother had taken.
(take) their dog to the vet yesterday.
12.I wish you had called (call)
me before you came because Im
in a hurry now.
13.If only I knew(know)
how to drive.
14.I wish I could (can) afford to buy
a bigger house.
15.She wishes she hadnt gone (not/go) to the
party last night. She feels awful today.
16.If only I had kept (keep) my mouth shut.I
said terrible things to him.
17.I wish they did/would (do) something
about the traffic problems in our area.
18. He wishes he had been (be)
more careful with his money.Now he
cant pay all those bills.