FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISES

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional.

1. 1  If we ............................ (go) to London, we ...................... (visit) my friend George. 
2. 2  If she ...................... (do) well in her exams, my sister ...................... (go) to university. 
3. 3  Jenny ...................... (not eat) supper if she ...................... (eat) all that ice cream. 
4. 4  My brother ...................... (drive) us to the cinema if we ...................... (ask) him. 
5. 5  Uncle Tim ...................... (phone) us if he ...................... (want) to come with us. 
   6.  If you .......................... (bring) the sandwiches for the picnic, I ..................... (bring) the drinks.
   7.  If he ............................. (talk) too long, his parents .......................... (not let) him use the phone.
   8.  He ................................... (turn) on the heater if it .......................... (be) too cold.
   9.  You .................................... (understand) the questions unless you .......................... (read) the book. 

Rewrite these sentences using IF or UNLESS.
1. If you don't start now, you will not reach there in time.
2. I will take the job unless the pay is too low.
3. I will be surprised if he doesn’t have an accident soon.
4. If she doesn’t stop smoking, she will fall seriously ill.
5. The situation won't get better unless we do something immdiately.
6. You will never understand English grammar unless you study this language.
7. If he doesn't hurry up, he will be late.
8. Beer is great if unless you drink too much of it.
9. Unless the teacher needs more space, this small classroom will be OK.
10. If it doesn't stop raining, we will not have a picnic.

FIRST CONDITIONAL SENTENCES PRACTICE

- Complete these conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If I ____________ (go) out tonight, I __________ (go) to the cinema.

2. If you ___________ (get) back late, I __________ (be) angry.

3. If we ____________ (not/see) each other tomorrow, we __________ (see) each other next week.

4. If he ___________ (come) to the party, I __________ (be) surprised.

5. If we ____________ (wait) here, we _____________ (be) late.

6. We _____________ (go) to the beach if it __________ (be) sunny.

7. We ______________ (not/have) a picnic if the weather _________ (not/improve).

8. If I _______________ (not/go) to bed early, I ______________ (be) tired tomorrow.

9. We ______________ (feel) sick if we _____________ (eat) all this cake.

10. I ________________ (cook) dinner at home if you ___________ (not/want) to go out.

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES 1

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

Complete the sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets. 

1. The train always ________________(leave) on time.
2. "What's the matter? Why ________________ (cry/you)?"
3. They____________________(not to watch) TV at the moment. They ___________________ (read).
4. He__________________________ (not to speak) very good English.
5. Please, be quiet! I________________(do) my homework.
6. Listen! John ________________(play) music!
7. I never _______________________(go) to the swimming pool.
8. Jane _________________________ (hate) cheese. She never ________________ (eat) it.
9. Where _____________________________ (Mike / live)? He _________________ (live) in Madrid.
10. Carol is at school. She ___________________________ (not play) now.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION

A / AN / SOME / ANY / MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF

A. Say if these nouns are countable or uncountable.

1. Tea:             6. Ice:                           11. Cotton:                    16. Paper:
2. Carrot:        7. Family:                     12. Cherry:                   17. Toothpaste
3. Honey:        8. Plastic:                      13. Coffee:                   18. Gold:
4. Orange:       9. Music:                       14. Grass:                    19. Cap:
5. Pet:              10. Instrument:              15. Sock:                      20. Vinegar:

B. Complete the sentences with A / AN / SOME / ANY.

1. There aren't............ children in the playground.
2. There are ............ people in that room.
3. He is wearing ............ uniform.
4. There is .......... bread left.
5. Have you got............. money?
6. They haven't got ............. computer in their room.
7. There aren't ............. books in my bag.
8. Is there ........... interesting film on TV?
9. There isn't ............... park near my house.
10. There are ............... apples in the basket.

C. Complete the sentences with MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF.

1. We have got ............... rice.
2. There isn't ............. rice.
3. There aren't............. vegetarians in my school.
4. I don't drink ............. juice.
5. There was ................ traffic.
6. Does the teacher give ........... homework?
7. There are ............ children in the park.
8. How ................ cousins have you got?
9. How .............. money have you got?
10. There aren't............ restaurants in my city.

MUST, HAVE TO, SHOULD EXERCISE.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of MUST, HAVE TO or SHOULD.

1. If you want to lose weight you .......... eat pasta, potatoes or bread. (Negative)
2. OK. You ................ to come to John's wedding if you don't want to. (Negative)
3. Stupid boy! You .......... play with matches. (Negative)
4. You haven't heard from Mary for ages. Maybe you ............ phone her.
5. You ........ remember your passport or they won't let you on the plane.
6. It will be nice at the weekend. We .......... go on a picnic.
7. You ......... go there alone. It is extremely dangerous. (Negative)
8. You ........ to come if you don't feel like it. (Negative)
9. You ........ take life so seriously. Relax a bit. (Negative)
10. Orange juice in cartons are horrible. You ......... make it yourself.
11. You ............ drink and drive. (Negative)
12. These institutions are difficult to follow. They .......... explain things better.

1. Complete the sentences using the correct PRESENT PERFECT form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I ...................... (not/work) today.
2. We .................... (buy) a new lamp.
3. We .................... (not/plan) our holiday yet.
4. Where ......................... (you/be)?
5. He ..................... (write) five letters.
6. She ..................... (not/ see) him for a long time.
7. ........................... (your friend/finish) school?
8. ............................ (you/ speak) to your boss?
9. People.................... (not/understand) the joke.
10. There ....................... (be) many earthquakes in California.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct PRESENT PERFECT form of the verbs in brackets and EVER or NEVER.

1. ..................... (you/eat) lobster?
2. I ........................... (be) to France.
3. That's the smallest car I ........................ (drive).
4. She ..................... (visit) a foreign country.
5. This is one of the best films we .................... (see).
6. .............................. (he/meet) a famous person?
7. .............................. (your sister/have) a second-hand car?
8. I .......................... (read) a book like this one.
9. This is the first time she ............................ (sleep) without her parents.
10. This is the worst wine they ........................ (drink).

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative foro of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Jenny is 8 years old. Jeremy is (old) __________________ Jenny.
2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) _________________ mountains in Europe.
3. An ocean is (large) _________________ a sea.
4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less.
   A Rolls Royce is (expensive) _________________________ a Twingo.
5.  Fred's results were (bad) _____________ John's.
6. This exercise is very difficult. It's (difficult)________________ I expected.
7. The weather is not good today. It's raining. I hope the weather will be (good) _____________ next week.
8.  People in small torna are usually (friendly) ________________ in big cities.
9. In the government of a country, the President is (important) ________________________ person.
10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) ________________ English.

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SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES OF SUPERIORITY (EXPLANATION AND EXERCISE)

RULES OF SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES OF SUPERIORITY

Short adjectives:
They have one syllable, or two syllables and they end with-y.
small ...the smallest
big.....the biggest
happy...the happiest

Long adjectives:
Most of them have two syllables (except when they end with -y)
or three syllables, even more.
pleasant - modern
intelligent ...the most intelligent
beautiful...the most beautiful

Irregular superlatives:
good...the best
bad...the worst
far...the farthest / the furthest

 Some adjectives can be used with -est or -the most

clever : the cleverest/ the most clever

quiet : the quietest/ the most quiet

Some adjectives can be used only with -the most

jealous/ the most jealous

bored/ the most bored

boring/ the most boring

- Complete these sentences using the superlative form of superiority of the adjectives in bracktes. 

1. Madrid is ................................................... (big) city in Spain.

2. Tom is ................................................ (good) student in the class.

3. He is ................................................. (fast) man in the world.

4. This is ..................................................... (high) building in the city.

5. This is .................................................... (interesting) book I've ever read.

6. He is ................................................... (funny) actor in the world.

7. Jane is ................................................. (famous) girl in the school.

8. This is ................................................... (bad) film I've ever watched.

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (EXPLANATION AND EXERCISE)

RULES OF COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES OF SUPERIORITY. 

Most short adjectives cold	Adjective + er + than colder than
Short adjectives ending in  –e nice	Adjective + r + than nicer than
Short adjectives ending in –y funny	Adjective - y + ier + than funnier than
Short adjectives ending in  –ow narrow	Adjective + er + than OR More + adjective + than narrower than OR more narrow than
Short adjectives ending in –le simple	Adjective + r + than OR More + adjective + than simpler than OR more simple than
Short adjectives ending in –er clever	Adjective + er + than OR More + adjective + than cleverer than OR more clever than
Short adjectives ending in: consonant+vowel+consonant sad	Adjective + last consonant *2 + er + than sadder than
Short adjectives ending in:  – i + a consonant thin	Adjectif + last consonant *2 + er + than thinner than
Most long adjectives creative	More + adjective + than more creative than

- Complete these sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. (superiority)

1. Playing football is .......................................... (exciting) playing tennis. 

2. He is ............................................... (happy) Tom. 

3. This restaurant is ........................................ (good) any other one.

4. The T-shirt is ........................................ (cheap) the skirt.

5. The skirts is .................................... (expensive) the T-shirt.

6. This film is ................................................. (bad) the one we watched yesterday.

7. The milk is ............................................ (cold) the water.

8, This is book is .......................................... (interesting) the others. 

FIRST CONDITIONAL EXERCISES

Finish these conditional sentences.

1. My mum will give me some money if....
2. If you come to the party...
3. We'll play football unless....
4. My parents will be happy if .....
5. The teacher will get angry if .....
6. Unless you sleep.....

IF/UNLESS

1. Unless Sammy feels well, he won’t go to school.
2. If you don’t water the plants, they will die. 
3. We will go bicycle riding this afternoon unless it rains. 
4. Unless the boy behaves himself, he won’t go to the cinema
5. He will be very tired unless he has a rest
6. If she doesn’t phone me, I won’t phone her. 
7. David will not buy a car if he doesn't pass his driving test.

FIRST CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional.

1. 1  If we ............................ (go) to London, we ...................... (visit) my friend George.
   
2. 2  If she ...................... (do) well in her exams, my sister ...................... (go) to university.
   
3. 3  Jenny ...................... (not eat) supper if she ...................... (eat) all that ice cream.
   
4. 4  My brother ...................... (drive) us to the cinema if we ...................... (ask) him.
   
5. 5  Uncle Tim ...................... (phone) us if he ...................... (want) to come with us. 
   6.  If you .......................... (bring) the sandwiches for the picnic, I ..................... (bring) the drinks.
   7.  If he ............................. (talk) too long, his parents .......................... (not let) him use the phone.
   8.  He ................................... (turn) on the heater if it .......................... (be) too cold.
   9.  You .................................... (understand) the questions unless you .......................... (read) the book. 
   

FIRST CONDITIONAL PRESENTATION

 

WILL VS BE GOING TO

Complete the sentences using WILL or BE GOING TO and the verbs in brackets.

1. Next summer, I ................................... (travel) to New York.
2. It's getting cold. I ..................................... (take) my coat.
3. Are you going to the cinema? Wait for me. I ........................ (go) with you!
4. Jane and Tom ......................... (not/study) medicine next year. Jane .................... (study) French and Tom ......................... (take) a gap year.
5. Jane, those bags seme quite heavy. I ........................ (carry) them.
6. I think that my mum ........................ (get) a good job soon.
7. The students haven't done their homework. The teacher............................. (get) angry.
8. Who ................................... (win) the next World Cup?
9. - "I don't have enough money to pay for my lunch".
    - "Don't worry! I ......................... (lend) you some.
10. What ............................... (do) tomorrow? I .................... (visit) my grandparents.

WILL VS BE GOING TO