Conditional Language Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.8.3.A

Core Standard
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A conditional tense if often used to speculate what could possibly happen. Most conditional sentences include a conditional clause using an "if" statement and the result, should this condition be met. A very basic example would be the sentence: If mom comes home early, we can go out for dinner. As you can see, the entire portion before the comma makes up the "if" statement and the result is present after the comma. The worksheets present in this section will review all the different types of conditional statements.

Conditional Language Worksheets To Print:

Zero Conditionals – These are all, generally, true.

Zero Conditionals in Sentences – Time to make some sentences.

The First Conditional – We start you off and you finish it up.

The Second Conditional – For the most part, these are totally hypothetical.

The Third Conditional – This could not, would not, and should not have happened.

0, 1, 2, 3 Conditionals – Write your own conditional sentences to varying degrees, but use the same content.

Match the Conditionals – Match each sentence below with the correct conditional.

Does That Sound Right? – Choose the correct option for each sentence below.

It Sounds Like? – Read each sentence below and write whether it is a zero, first, second or third conditional.

What Condition? – Read the sentences below and decide if they are zero, first, second or third conditional sentences.

Matching Statements – Match the statements on the left to the correct statement on the right to make a conditional sentence.

Snowflake Sentences – Read each sentence and decide if the sentence is zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional or third conditional.

All Conditions – Using the explanations and examples to help you, write your own conditional sentences.

Statement Probabilities – Read each statement and based on the probability of it occurring; decide which condition it falls under.

Change Direction – Read the first sentence and then write two more sentences, changing the sentence from a first conditional to a second and third conditional, keeping with the same theme as the first sentence.

What are the Different Types of Conditionals?

There are four different types of conditionals that are used based on tense in which they are presented. The zero conditional is used in the present or always ongoing. It is also used in only possible situations. An example would be: If I don't sleep well tonight, I don't go to work. As you can see, everything is stated as a fact. The first conditional is also used in real situations, but these statements are mostly used in the future tense. An example would be: If I don't sleep well tonight, I won't go to work. A very similar sentence as the zero conditional, but as the word "won't" is reserved for the future. When we start to get into unrealistic situations we push on to using the second conditional. The second conditional is used for unreal present or future tenses. An example would be: If I hadn't sleep well tonight, I wouldn't go to work. The third conditional is reserved to be used for unrealistic past tense situations. An example would be: If I didn't sleep well tonight, I wouldn't have gone to work.


There are also times where conditionals will overlap. This happens when you have a mix of tenses in a combine or complex sentence. As you spend time identifying the tenses and probability of an event in a sentence, these will come by fast and hard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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