b)If I (had / would have) more time, I would read more.
c)She (will / would) come if you invite her.
d)If I (was / were) you, I would apologise.
4Match the halves and write the sentences.
I would fly to Africa. / we will go to the lake. / you will get toothache.
a)If it is sunny tomorrow, …
b)If I were a bird, …
c)If you eat too much sugar, …
1Type 1: Fill in will + verb.
if + simple present, will + verb
a)If it rains, we … (stay) at home.will stay
b)If you hurry, you … (catch) the bus.will catch
c)If she asks, I … (help) her.will help
d)If they win, they … (celebrate).will celebrate
2Type 2: Fill in would + verb.
if + simple past, would + verb
a)If I had a dog, I … (walk) it every day.would walk
b)If she were rich, she … (travel).would travel
c)If we lived by the sea, we … (swim) a lot.would swim
3Circle the correct form.
No will and no would in the if-clause.
a)If I (see / will see) him, I'll tell him.see
b)If I (had / would have) more time, I would read more.had
c)She (will / would) come if you invite her.will
d)If I (was / were) you, I would apologise.were
4Match the halves and write the sentences.
I would fly to Africa. / we will go to the lake. / you will get toothache.
a)If it is sunny tomorrow, …If it is sunny tomorrow, we will go to the lake.
b)If I were a bird, …If I were a bird, I would fly to Africa.
c)If you eat too much sugar, …If you eat too much sugar, you will get toothache.
1Type 1: Fill in the correct forms.
Type 1 (real, possible): if + simple present, will + verb. Never will in the if-clause.
a)If it … (rain), we … (stay) at home.
b)If you … (not / hurry), you … (miss) the bus.
c)She … (be) happy if she … (pass) the test.
d)If I … (have) time, I … (call) you.
2Type 2: Fill in the correct forms.
Type 2 (unreal, imagined): if + simple past, would + verb. With be you can use were for all persons: If I were you …
a)If I … (be) rich, I … (buy) a boat.
b)If she … (have) more time, she … (learn) Spanish.
c)We … (go) swimming if the water … (not / be) so cold.
d)If you … (live) in London, you … (speak) English every day.
3Type 1 or type 2? Write the type and explain in a few words.
Type 1 = possible in reality. Type 2 = just imagined, unlikely or impossible.
a)If I win the lottery, I'll travel the world.
b)If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
c)If you touch the fire, you will burn yourself.
d)If dogs could talk, they would complain about cats.
4Finish the sentences.
Check the type first, then choose will or would.
a)If I were the head teacher, …
b)If it snows tomorrow, …
c)I would be very surprised if …
d)You will get a good mark if …
1Type 1: Fill in the correct forms.
Type 1 (real, possible): if + simple present, will + verb. Never will in the if-clause.
a)If it … (rain), we … (stay) at home.rains, will stay
b)If you … (not / hurry), you … (miss) the bus.don't hurry, will miss
c)She … (be) happy if she … (pass) the test.will be, passes
d)If I … (have) time, I … (call) you.have, will call
2Type 2: Fill in the correct forms.
Type 2 (unreal, imagined): if + simple past, would + verb. With be you can use were for all persons: If I were you …
a)If I … (be) rich, I … (buy) a boat.were (was), would buy
b)If she … (have) more time, she … (learn) Spanish.had, would learn
c)We … (go) swimming if the water … (not / be) so cold.would go, weren't (wasn't)
d)If you … (live) in London, you … (speak) English every day.lived, would speak
3Type 1 or type 2? Write the type and explain in a few words.
Type 1 = possible in reality. Type 2 = just imagined, unlikely or impossible.
a)If I win the lottery, I'll travel the world.type 1 — possible
b)If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.type 2 — imagined, unlikely
c)If you touch the fire, you will burn yourself.type 1 — real consequence
d)If dogs could talk, they would complain about cats.type 2 — impossible
4Finish the sentences.
Check the type first, then choose will or would.
a)If I were the head teacher, …… I would cancel homework. (would)
b)If it snows tomorrow, …… we will build a snowman. (will)
c)I would be very surprised if …… you passed without studying. (simple past)
d)You will get a good mark if …… you study for the test. (simple present)
1Correct the mistakes.
Check both halves: the if-clause never has will or would; the two halves must belong to the same type.
a)If it will rain, we will stay at home.
b)If I would be rich, I would buy a boat.
c)If she studies hard, she would pass.
d)If I was you, I'd take the job.
e)We will go out if it doesn't rains.
f)If he had more time, he will learn Chinese.
2Type 1 or type 2? Fill in the correct forms and write the type. Explain in three or four words why.
Realistic possibility → type 1. Imagined, unlikely or impossible → type 2.
a)If I … (be) the mayor, I … (build) more cycle paths.
b)If you … (press) this button, the machine … (stop).
c)If we … (not / protect) the oceans, many species … (die out).
d)If cats … (can) fly, birds … (have) a problem.
3Rewrite the sentence as an if-clause.
Real advice → type 1. A fact that is not true → type 2 (If I had a car …).
a)Study for the test and you will pass.
b)I don't have a car, so I can't drive you.
c)Don't touch the wire — you will get a shock.
d)She isn't here, so she can't help us.
4Write eight sentences: What would you change if you were the head teacher? And what will happen at your school if nothing changes?
If I were the head teacher, I would … / If nothing changes, students will …
a)four type 2 sentences, four type 1 sentences
1Correct the mistakes.
Check both halves: the if-clause never has will or would; the two halves must belong to the same type.
a)If it will rain, we will stay at home.If it rains, we will stay at home.
b)If I would be rich, I would buy a boat.If I were rich, I would buy a boat.
c)If she studies hard, she would pass.If she studies hard, she will pass.
d)If I was you, I'd take the job.If I were you, I'd take the job. (was is common in spoken English)
e)We will go out if it doesn't rains.We will go out if it doesn't rain.
f)If he had more time, he will learn Chinese.If he had more time, he would learn Chinese.
2Type 1 or type 2? Fill in the correct forms and write the type. Explain in three or four words why.
Realistic possibility → type 1. Imagined, unlikely or impossible → type 2.
a)If I … (be) the mayor, I … (build) more cycle paths.were, would build — type 2, I am not the mayor
b)If you … (press) this button, the machine … (stop).press, will stop — type 1, real, happens every time
c)If we … (not / protect) the oceans, many species … (die out).don't protect, will die out — type 1, real danger
d)If cats … (can) fly, birds … (have) a problem.could, would have — type 2, impossible
3Rewrite the sentence as an if-clause.
Real advice → type 1. A fact that is not true → type 2 (If I had a car …).
a)Study for the test and you will pass.If you study for the test, you will pass.
b)I don't have a car, so I can't drive you.If I had a car, I could / would drive you.
c)Don't touch the wire — you will get a shock.If you touch the wire, you will get a shock.
d)She isn't here, so she can't help us.If she were here, she could / would help us.
4Write eight sentences: What would you change if you were the head teacher? And what will happen at your school if nothing changes?
If I were the head teacher, I would … / If nothing changes, students will …
a)four type 2 sentences, four type 1 sentencesOwn text. Check: four sentences with were/simple past + would, four with simple present + will.
Type 1: real
Something that can really happen. if + simple present, will + verb. Never will in the if-clause.
If it rains, we will stay at home.
Type 2: unreal
Something imagined, unlikely or impossible now. if + simple past, would + verb. With be you can say were for all persons.
If I were rich, I would buy a boat.If I were you, I would apologise.
How to decide
Ask: is it a real possibility, or just a thought? „If I win the lottery" (I have a ticket) is type 1; „If I won the lottery" (dreaming) is type 2. Both halves must belong to the same type.