EXERCISE ON CONDITIONALS

Turn the sentences on this page into conditionals.

Example:

*** I walked to school, because the car broke down. ***

If the car HADN'T BROKEN DOWN, I WOULDN'T HAVE WALKED to school

(It has a TYPE III CONDITIONAL, because it HAPPENDED IN THE PAST.)

*** It is too late, so I can't catch the train ***

If it WASN'T so late, I COULD CATCH the train

(It has a TYPE II CONDITIONAL because the speaker sees that the situation is IMPOSSIBLE, he thinks it is not possible for him to catch the train)

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My brother does not sleep very well because the neighborhood is noisy.

Alvin missed the bus because he woke up late.

Janice got home late, so she missed her TV program.

Because Bill’s sister was sad, he tried to cheer her up.

It was snowing outside so school was canceled.

The leaves blew all over the yard so Tom and Sue raked them.

Tom noticed that if he was around dogs, he sneezed a lot.

Amber could not see the board so she got glasses.

Mother was not at home so Sue took a telephone message.

Because Pat felt sick, she went to the doctor.

The children were late for school because their alarm didn’t work.

Mary scraped her knee so Dad gave her a Band-Aid.

The noisy class could not go outside for recess.

Since it was raining, Alice brought her umbrella to school.

Because they earned extra money, the children bought an ice cream treat.

The baby spilled milk on the floor so Mom got the mop.

Mark and Arthur needed extra money so they started a pet business.

Because Cat made up new rules, Mouse said he wasn’t a fair player.

Matthew and Tilley had a fight, so Matthew looked for a new best friend.

The hamster’s cage was messy so the children cleaned it.

There was ice on the step and Sam slipped.

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