Future Conditionals

  

PART A

What Next?

    I don't know what I am going to do when I (graduate) graduate. I am probably going to work at my father's restaurant for a few months during the summer. When I (have) have enough money, I (go) am going to 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) get to go to Sweden, I (stay) will stay / am going to stay with my friend Gustav. His family has a house on an island in a lake near Stockholm. I am sure we (spend) will spend / are going to spend a few days on the island if weather conditions (allow) allow.

    I am not sure what other countries I will visit. If it (be) is not too expensive, I (spend) will spend /am going to spend a couple of days in Paris sightseeing. If I (go) go to Paris, I (climb) am going to climb the Eiffel tower, (take) take (same subject so you do not need to repeat "had") a boat tour of the Seine, and (photograph) photograph (same subject so you do not need to repeat "had") daily life in the Latin Quarter.

NOTE: If you are confused on whether to use "will" or "going to," you can refer to the English Page's Simple Future Page. Future Real Conditional often makes sentences sound like predictions, so that explains why there is so much choice in the passage above.
 

PART B
 

1) If it doesn't rain in the near future, C) the drought is going to cause the farmers' crops to fail.
2) If that insect were accidentally introduced to the Midwest, E) it would cause major damage to the farmers' crops. 
3) When the government completes the proposed dam, D) the reduced water flow will affect the farmers' crops downstream.
4) When the storms come this season, A) weather forecasters predict many farmers will lose their crops to high wind, sleet and hail.
5) If the government dammed the river next year, B) the farmers downstream would suffer. That is why the plan was rejected.

PART C

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) would become world famous.

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

3. Sally has always been interested in pre-Columbian cultures. When she (go) goes to Mexico, she (visit) is going to 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) see any aliens, I (be) will be sure to take a picture for you. Just kidding! (Even in imaginary situations, English speakers often use Future Real Conditional to be funny or sarcastic.)

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) would never miss your wedding if I (have) had a choice in the matter.

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

7. The mountain climbing team (attempt) will attempt / is going to attempt to conquer Mount Everest next month if the weather conditions (be) are suitable. I (join) would join them in the ascent if I (can) could. (Remember that "could" is also the past form of "can.") Unfortunately, I broke my leg last month while training in Alaska.

8. If Sarah (go) goes to university, she (be) will be / is going to 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) gets accepted to the university, she (move) will move / is going to move to Boston to study astrophysics.

9. If mankind (do) does not do something about the destruction of the rain forest, global warming (cause) will cause / is going to 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) would never be elected. His ideas are too dramatic and unconventional to be accepted by the mainstream.

NOTE: If you are confused on whether to use "will" or "going to," you can refer to the English Page's Simple Future Page. Future Real Conditional often makes sentences sound like predictions, so that explains why there is so much choice in the passage above.