Conditional Sentences Exercise For Class 8

If clauses or conditional clauses express a condition – something which must happen first so that something else can happen.

There are three types of conditional clauses

• First conditional / Type 1 conditional
• Second conditional / Type 2 conditional
• Third conditional / Type 3 conditional

First conditional

First conditional is used to talk about a real and possible situation. In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will/may/can + first form of the verb in the main clause.

• If you invest your money wisely, you will become rich.

Second conditional

In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause. Second conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations.

• If you invested your money wisely, you would become rich.

Third conditional

Third conditional is used to talk about purely hypothetical situations. In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + have + past participle in the main clause.

• If you had invested your money wisely, you would have become rich.

Conditional sentences exercise

By joining the clauses given below, make first, second and third conditional sentences.

1. I didn’t invite her. She didn’t come.

2. He didn’t study hard. He didn’t pass the test.

3. She deserves the job. She will get it.

4. They didn’t take the child to the doctor. He was not saved.

Answers

1. If I invite her, she will come. (Type 1 conditional) / If I invited her, she would come. (Type 2 conditional) / If I had invited her, she would have come. (Type 3 conditional)

2. If he studies hard, he will pass the test. (Type 1 conditional) / If he studied hard, he would pass the test. (Type 2 conditional) / If he had studied hard, he would have passed the test. (Type 3 conditional)

3. If she deserves the job, she will get it. (Type 1 conditional) / If she deserved the job, she would get it. (Type 2 conditional) / If she had deserved the job, she would have got it. (Type 3 conditional)

4. If they take the child to the doctor, he will be saved. (Type 1 conditional) / If they took the child to the doctor, he would be saved. (Type 2 conditional) / If they had taken the child to the doctor, he would have saved. (Type 3 conditional)

Conditional Clauses Worksheets

• Conditional clauses exercise for class 8
• Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 conditional clauses worksheet
• First conditional worksheet for class 8
• First conditional worksheet 2
• Conditional sentences exercise for class 8
• Conditional sentences exercise
• Type 2 conditional exercise for class 8
• Type 3 conditional clauses exercise for class 8
• If clauses exercise for classes 9 and 10