Conditional Sentences in English: Practice Exams with Answers and Listening Exercise

Exam 1: Conditional Sentences

Rewrite each sentence using the structure indicated in the answer.

1. You will lose weight provided that you eat less and exercise more.

   - If you eat less and exercise more, you will lose weight.

2. If it doesn't stop raining, the match will be cancelled.

   - Unless it stops raining, the match will be cancelled.

3. My advice is to stop smoking.

   - If I were you, I would stop smoking.

4. My car isn't working, so I can't drive you to the airport.

   - If my car were working, I could drive you to the airport.

5. I was wearing a seatbelt, so I wasn't killed.

   - If I hadn't been wearing a seatbelt, I would have been killed.

6. We couldn't save his life because we didn't act early enough.

   - If we had acted early enough, we could have saved his life.

7. He didn't take my advice, so his plan failed.

   - If he had taken my advice, his plan wouldn't have failed.

8. If you don't leave now, you'll be late.

   - Unless you leave now, you'll be late.

9. She didn't ask for it, so I didn't give it to her.

   - If she had asked for it, I would have given it to her.

10. The car broke down, that's why we were late.

    - If the car hadn't broken down, we wouldn't have been late.

Listening

Phil has been a vet for 1º 15 years...

2. Cats
3. Birds
4. Horses
5. Animals can't tell you their thoughts
6. Change
7. Aggressive
8. Dogs
9. Noise
10. Their owner or their family
11. Veterinary
12. Physical

Exam 2: Conditional Sentences

1. He didn't watch the news last night, that's why he didn't know about the robbery.

   - If he had watched the news last night, he would have known about the robbery.

2. I had an accident because I had been drinking beer.

   - If I hadn't been drinking beer, I wouldn't have had an accident.

3. They promised her a good salary, so she accepted the job.

   - If they hadn't promised her a good salary, she wouldn't have accepted the job.

4. Don't eat cake now, or you won't be hungry at dinnertime.

   - If you eat cake now, you won't be hungry at dinnertime.

5. I'm not an adventurous person, that's why I won't travel to Vietnam.

   - If I were an adventurous person, I would travel to Vietnam.

6. They won't believe your story if you can't prove it.

   - They won't believe your story unless you can prove it.

7. You can drink alcohol if somebody else drives the car.

   - You can drink alcohol provided that somebody else drives the car.

8. You don't have children, that's why you have lots of free time.

   - If you had children, you wouldn't have lots of free time.

9. They have lots of problems, so they fight all the time.

   - If they didn't have lots of problems, they wouldn't fight all the time.

10. If you keep your promises, they will trust you.

    - As long as you keep your promises, they will trust you.