GRAMMAR - FIRST CONDITIONAL / UNLESS

GRAMMAR - FIRST CONDITIONAL / UNLESS

Practice exercise 1 - Match the sentence halves.

1 If Sam doesn’t get up early,   my test score will be high.

2 If you don’t drink enough water,      I will not feel tired this weekend.

3 If you exercise,                    he won’t catch the bus.

4 If you drink too much coffee,    you will not sleep well.

5 If I get enough sleep,          you will lose weight.

6 If I get a vacation soon,       I will stop feeling depressed.

7 If I study hard,                     you will feel tired.

8 If I get the answers right, my English will improve.

Practice exercise 2 - Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1 If you won’t eat so much, you lose weight.

_____________________________________________ .

2 You are late if you will not leave now.

______________________________ .

3 If you will drink some water, you don’t feel tired.

______________________________ .

4 I feel more relaxed this weekend if I will finish all my work on Friday.

_____________________________________________ .

Practice exercise 3 - Rewrite the sentences using “unless.” Keep the meaning the same.

1 If you don’t deal with your stress, your health will suffer.

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2 Stress hormones will stay in your body if you don’t exercise.

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3 You will feel very stressed if you don’t try to relax.

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4 If you don’t stop answering your phone, we won’t make any progress.

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Practice 1

1 If Sam doesn’t get up early, he won’t catch the bus.

2 If you don’t drink enough water, you will feel tired.

3 If you exercise, you will lose weight.

4 If you drink too much coffee, you will not sleep well.

5 If I get enough sleep, I will not feel tired this weekend.

6 If I get a vacation soon, I will stop feeling depressed.

7 If I study hard, my English will improve.

8 If I get the answers right, my test score will be high.

Practice 2

1 If you won’t eat so much, you lose weight.

If you don’t eat so much, you will lose weight.

2 You are late if you will not leave now.

You’ll be late if you don’t leave now.

3 If you will drink some water, you don’t feel tired.

If you drink some water, you won’t feel tired.

4 I feel more relaxed this weekend if I will finish all my work on Friday.

I’ll feel more relaxed this weekend if I finish all my work on Friday.

Practice 3

1 If you don’t deal with your stress, your health will suffer.

Unless you deal with your stress, your health will suffer.

2 Stress hormones will stay in your body if you don’t exercise.

Stress hormones will stay in your body unless you do some exercise.

3 You will feel very stressed if you don’t try to relax.

You will feel very stressed unless you try to relax.

4 If you don’t stop answering your phone, we won’t make any progress.

Unless you stop answering your phone, we won’t make any progress.