A selection of English ESL conditionals printables with general vocabulary practice, vocabulary practice

This boardgame is aimed for students studying conditional sentences. It's easily adaptable and can be used to practice any of the conditionals. The idea is that the students play in pairs or groups and they have to form a conditional sentence. E.g. "You can have any animal as a pet" -> "If I could have any animal as a pet, I would have a chimpanzee". The teacher can also tell them to form the sentences in the past (If I could have had any animal as a pet when I was a kid...). 





Obviously the board can be used to practice other things as well, such as verb tenses or vocabulary (e.g. "You can travel to any country" -> pairs list countries and choose the one they'd travel to) or the sentences can even be used as as conversation topics. 

Boardgame with Conditionals

This activity was adapted and re-edited using a base of multiple activities found on this website and others. Feel free to download and edit it yourself to fit your purpose.

Zero and First Conditionals Worksheet

READ AND TALK SERIES:

Read the story then discuss the following questions..

Let's practise reading, conditional type 3 and debate.

Have a nice week everybody!! 

READ AND TALK - 11 Year Old Boy Hops on Flight

This grammar test is for those who like to reread the favouriteTwilight quotes.Why not practise Conditionals and enjoy reading? Revise the rules before using this grammar drill.

Grammar Practice with Conditionals

The file includes 2 tasks: 
 -match parts of the sentences and determine the type of conditional 
 -rephrase the sentences to make conditional ones

 level: intermediate, upper-intermediate

the file includes solutions

Conditionals: First, Second & Third + Key

A2+ B1 reading comprehension on travelling and living on Mars-exercises of : true / False - Vocabulary matching wit vocab gap fill, discussion questions-general questions- a 1st and 2nd conditional exercise- 

What Would Life on Mars Be like? -1st & 2nd Conditional

B1–B2 reading based on Alex Honnold’s real skyscraper climb. Students practise phrasal verbs and conditionals through a dramatic true story, with T/F, questions, discussion and grammar in context.

Reading: Alex Honnold Climbs a Skyscraper – Phrasal Verbs & Conditionals (B1–B2)

This is a worksheet you can work with your intermediate level students. The exercises include all the conditionals and you have the answers to. I hope you find it usefulv

Conditionals Quiz

B1+–C1
What if history had gone a different way? Read about key inventions and imagine the impact today. Then play with first, second and mixed conditionals to explore possible futures, unreal presents and past causes.
CAN BE ADAPTED easily to do just first and second conditionals (for lower levels )or to include mixed ones (3rd + 2nd)

Reading & debate- conditionals: What if the World had gone a Different Way?!

A B2 (B1+) level reading comprehension  with FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL exercise on fusion energy / power. It contains mini discussions throughout the reading- a vocabulary exercise- and a FIRST AND SECOND conditional exercise-the teacher may choose which type to do or to concentrate on one type only- A larger DISCUSSION question included at the end.

Reading and Grammar: 1st & 2nd Conditionals-Making Fusion Energy on the Moon

B1–B2 worksheet on famous sports boycotts and the possible 2026 FIFA boycott. Reading, discussion, and first & second conditional practice with engaging debate tasks for adult learners

Reading: Boycotts in Sport Events (conditionals)

THERE ARE 5 PASSAGES AND THE STUDENTS MUST MAKE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCES USING THEIR OWN UNDERSTANDING AND REASONS FOR SUCH CHOICE. THERE ARE EXAMPLES TO HELP THEM AND SOME PHRASES HAVE ALSO BEEN HIGHLIGHTED SO THAT THEY MAY USE THEM TO CREATE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES IF UNABLE TO DO SO OTHERWISE. BUT THE CONSTRUCTION MUST BE ENTIRELY THEIRS. HOPE YOU CAN FIND SOME USE FOR IT. :)

CONDITIONALS SPEAKING FROM PASSAGES.

General vocabulary practice

Conditionals

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

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Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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15 Conditionals, General vocabulary practice, Vocabulary Practice English ESL worksheets pdf & doc