Type 1 Conditional Clauses Worksheet

The type 1 conditional or first conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations. In type 1 conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will / can / may + infinitive without to in the main clause.

• If you start now, you will get the train.
• If you speak English, you will get a better job.
• If she studies hard, her grades will improve.

Can you use type 1 conditional correctly?

Type 1 conditional clauses worksheet

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. If you eat a lot of junk food, your health ……………………. (will suffer / would suffer / would have suffered)

2. If you don’t tell her, she …………………….. out. (will never find / would never find / would have never found)

3. If we …………………. forests (destroy / destroyed / had destroyed), global temperatures will increase.

4. If you ………………….. (elect / elected / had elected) dishonest people, your nation will not progress.

5. If she …………………….. (does not take / did not take / had not taken) her medicines on time, she will not get better.

6. If an injured person ……………………… (receives / received / had received) proper medical care in time, he may survive.

7. If my parents …………………….. (learn / learned / had learned) about my plans, they will get angry.

8. If I am free on the weekend, I …………………….. my grandparents. (will visit/ would visit / would have visited)

9. If you ……………………. (do not do / did not do / had not done) your homework, the teacher will scold you.

10. If you …………………… (waste / wasted / had wasted) your time on useless pursuits, you will not succeed in life.

11. If I ……………………. (win / won / had won) a lottery, I will give half of the money to charities.

12. If I ………………….. (find / found / had found) an abandoned cat or dog, I will take it home.

13. I will fire you if you …………………… (do not obey / did not obey / had not obeyed) me.

14. If she …………………. (loses / lost / had lost) her job, she will not be able to pay off her loan.

15. If they ………………….. (arrive / arrived / had arrived) now we can all go together.

16. If I …………………. (score / scored / had scored) more marks, I can secure admission in that college.

17. If you speak a little louder, I …………………….. you properly. (can hear / could hear / could have heard)

18. If I ………………….. (do not drink / did not drink / had not drunk) tea in the afternoon, I will get a headache.

19. If you do not leave me alone, I …………………….. you out. (will throw / would throw / would have thrown)

20. If he ………………….. (does not stop / did not stop / had not stopped) drinking, he will develop liver disease.

Answers

1. will suffer

2. will never find

3. destroy

4. elect

5. does not take

6. receives

7. learn

8. will visit

9. do not do

10. waste

11. win

12. find

13. do not obey

14. loses

15. arrive

16. score

17.  can hear

18. do not drink

19. will throw

20. does not stop