Future Conditional

PART A

The following passage should be completed by putting the verb in parentheses in the Future Real Conditional . If you are confused about the Future Real Conditional, you should refer to the English Page's Future Conditionals Page.

What Next?

I don't know what I am going to do when I (graduate) ________________________. I am probably going to work at my father's restaurant for a few months during the summer. When I (have) ________________________ enough money, I (go) ________________________ to Europe to visit some friends I met while studying.

I have always wanted to visit Europe. I especially want to visit Sweden. If I (get) ________________________ to go to Sweden, I (stay) ________________________ with my friend Gustav. His family has a house on an island in a lake near Stockholm. I am sure we (spend) ________________________ a few days on the island if weather conditions (allow) ________________________.

I am not sure what other countries I will visit. If it (be) ________________________ not too expensive, I (spend) ________________________ a couple of days in Paris sightseeing. If I (go) ________________________ to Paris, I (climb) ________________________ the Eiffel tower, (take) ________________________ a boat tour of the Seine, and (photograph) ________________________ daily life in the Latin Quarter.

PART B

Match the first half of the sentence on the left with the second half of the sentence on the right to create grammatically correct sentences in future conditional forms. If you are confused, you should refer to the English Page's Future Conditionals Page.

1) If it doesn't rain in the near future, A) weather forecasters predict many farmers will lose their crops to high wind, sleet and hail.

2) If that insect were accidentally introduced to the Midwest, B) the farmers downstream would suffer. That is why the plan was rejected.

3) When the government completes the proposed dam, C) the drought is going to cause the farmers' crops to fail.

4) When the storms come this season, D) the reduced water flow will affect the farmers' crops downstream.

5) If the government dammed the river next year, E) it would cause major damage to the farmers' crops.

PART C

The following passage should be completed by putting the verb in parentheses in the Future Real Conditional or the Future Unreal Conditional. If you are confused, you should refer to the English Page's Future Conditionals Page.

1. Researchers are visiting Loch Ness next week to see if they can find signs of the Loch Ness Monster. I seriously doubt they will find anything. If they did actually manage to find something, I am sure they (become) ________________________ world famous.

2. I am going to go to California next week on business. If I have enough time, I (visit) ________________________ my friends in Los Angeles.

3. Sally has always been interested in pre-Columbian cultures. When she (go) ________________________ to Mexico, she (visit) ________________________ Chichen Itza, the most famous Mayan site in the Yucatan.

4. We are driving from Las Vegas to Death Valley next week by way of Pahrump, a town located on the edge of the infamous Area 51. Area 51 is well known for its UFO sightings. If I (see) ________________________ any aliens, I (be) ________________________ sure to take a picture for you. Just kidding!

5. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my company is sending me to New York to attend a trade show. I (miss, never) ________________________ your wedding if I (have) ________________________ a choice in the matter.

6. I (interpret) ________________________ for you at the conference tomorrow if I (be) ________________________ not already scheduled to work at the UN. I have a friend who (do) ________________________ it for you, if she (be, not) ________________________ busy.

7. The mountain climbing team (attempt) ________________________ to conquer Mount Everest next month if the weather conditions (be) ________________________ suitable. I (join) ________________________ them in the ascent if I (can) ________________________. Unfortunately, I broke my leg last month while training in Alaska.

8. If Sarah (go) ________________________ to university, she (be) ________________________ the first person in her family to get an advanced education. She has applied to many schools, but she really wants to go to MIT. If she (get) ________________________ accepted to the university, she (move) ________________________ to Boston to study astrophysics.

9. If mankind (do, not) ________________________ something about the destruction of the rain forest, global warming (cause) ________________________ dramatic changes in weather conditions all over the world.

10. Even if they managed to convince him to run for President in the next election, he (be, never) ________________________ elected. His ideas are too dramatic and unconventional to be accepted by the mainstream.