First and second conditionals

First and second conditionals

Exercise 1

Choose the correct form of the verbs to make first or second conditional sentences..

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1 If you will bewould beare free tonight, we might go out for a drink, or to the cinema.

2 He will beiswould be depressed if he fails the exam.

3 If I didn't know you, I will thinkthoughtwould think you were crazy.

4 Tell me the truth if you willcouldcan.

5 If you had a bigger salary, you would buywill buybuy more unnecessary things.

6 If it won't beisn'tweren't for Tom, I wouldn't be here.

7 You should call me if you sawseewill see anything unusual.

8 If they had this player, they wouldn't losedidn't losewon't lose a single match.

9 Our lives would be much easier if you workworkedwould work closer to home.

10 If I got a job in France, we might eatcan eatwill eat crêpes every day.

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First and second conditionals: Grammar chart

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First conditional vs Second conditional

We use the first conditional and the second conditional to talk about present or future situations.


We use the first conditional to talk about possible situations or events that may easily happen, and we use the second conditional to talk about unrealistic situations.

• If I see Sara, I’ll tell her to call you. (=possible)
• If I won the lottery, I’d buy a new house.  (=unrealistic)

Sometimes, we use either the first or second conditional depending on how probable we think the situations are to happen.

• If I find her, I’ll tell her that I love her. (=I think it’s possible that I find her)
• If I found her, I’d tell her that I love her. (=I think it’s improbable that I find her)