1. The first conditional is used to talk about possible future events.
2. The second conditional is used to talk about unlikely (imaginary or unreal situations) future events.
3. The third conditional is used to talk about past events that didn’t happen (regrets!).
This is a first conditional complete-the-sentence exercise for English language learners. . Students complete the sentences using their own ideas generated by the pictures and/or listen to the audio.
First conditional grammar exercise (PDF)
(video mp4) (video YouTube mp4)
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Here is a short introduction or guide to the unreal conditional.
An introduction to the unreal conditional
This is a 2nd conditional complete-the-sentence exercise for English language learners. It is used for imaginary situations.
Imaginary: 2nd conditional grammar exercise (PDF)
(video mp4) (video YouTube mp4)
Here is a short introduction or guide to the past unreal conditional. It is often used when talking about regrets or possibilities in the past. Ok, there are many ways to describe this aspect of grammar. Down below, I even use “alternate reality”,
This is a 3rd conditional listening/speaking complete-the-sentence exercise for English language learners. It is used for thinking about changes in the past.
Imaginary: 2nd conditional grammar exercise (PDF)
(video mp4) (video YouTube mp4)
This is an exercise to challenge students’ grammar and critical thinking skills.
2nd conditional grammar/critical thinking exercise (PDF)
This is an exercise to challenge students’ grammar and critical thinking skills for the 3rd conditional.
2nd conditional grammar/critical thinking exercise (PDF)
This is a conditionals question-making exercise and speaking activity for English language learners. It is used for imaginary situations. Students complete the questions using their own ideas generated by the pictures. Then they can interview their partners.
Amazing situations 2nd conditional questions (PDF)
“Wishes” speaking and writing activities
Comparative adjectives listening/speaking
Adjectives Exercises Including Adjectives for People and Things
Picture-Based Present Continuous Worksheets (PDF)
Preposition Exercises for Location, Time and Movement (PDF)
Useful Passive Tense Practice worksheets
Present Perfect Language and Speaking Worksheets
Incredibly Useful Past Tense Simple Teaching Activities (PDF)
Reported speech and indirect requests
This is another 2nd conditional complete-the-sentence writing exercise for English language learners.
2nd conditional complete the sentence exercise (PDF)
thanks a lot for the materials: wonderfully presented with pictures & nice ideas. incredibly useful for teachers. thank you for your hard work.
Hi guys! Thank you for the material. But I guess there is a mistake in the Exercise Imaginary. I guess “my notebook” should be “my laptop”, right?
Thanks for the comments. Actually, I think “notebook” or “laptop” is fine as they are variations of the same thing…a portable computer.