Mixed Conditionals ESL Games, Activities & Worksheets

ESL First vs. Second Conditional Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Binary Choice, True or False, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Sentence Completion This useful first vs. second conditional worksheet helps students understand and use both structures, focusing on the difference between real future possibilities and hypothetical situations. First, students read statements made by different people and circle '1st' if the sentence is in the first conditional or '2nd' if it is in the second. Students then mark a statement about each person as most likely true or false. Next, students complete first and second conditional sentences with verbs in brackets. After that, students rewrite sentences, changing the first conditional into the second conditional. Lastly, students complete second conditional sentences with their own ideas by writing an if-clause for each sentence. show less

ESL Zero and First Conditional Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this useful zero vs. first conditional board game, students use specific verbs to make zero and first conditional sentences. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands on a square, they pick up a verb card, e.g. exercise / stay. The player then makes a zero or first conditional sentence as indicated on the square using the two verbs, e.g. 'If people exercise regularly, they stay fit and healthy.' If the sentence is in the correct conditional tense and makes sense, the player stays on the square. If not, the player goes back to their previous square. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. show less

ESL Mixed Conditionals Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this rewarding conditionals game, students play battleships by producing conditional sentences from prompts, practicing real and unreal past, present and future forms. First, students mark four ships on their grid. Students then take turns choosing a square on their 'My partner's ships' grid, stating the conditional type and the prompt number, e.g. 'Unreal past, prompt 3', and then making a sentence according to the prompt and conditional type. The other student listens to the conditional sentence, looks at their ships grid and says whether it is a hit or miss. The first student to sink all their partner's ships wins the game. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Game - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this fast-paced conditionals review game, students race each other to complete zero to third conditional sentences. In groups, one student begins by turning over a card and reading the if-clause of the conditional sentence aloud. The other students in the group then race to complete the main clause of the conditional sentence. This can be done in written form with each student racing to write down an answer, or the students shout out an ending to the sentence. The first student to produce a grammatically correct and appropriate main clause to complete the conditional sentence wins and keeps the card. The next student then picks up a card, and so on. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this conditionals review activity, students complete sentence stems using a range of conditional forms and then compare and discuss their answers. First, students complete conditional sentences with their own ideas using a variety of conditional forms (zero, first, second and third). When everyone has finished, students compare and discuss their answers in groups of three or four. Afterwards, groups share interesting things they found out about their classmates. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Matching, Changing Word Forms, Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this productive conditionals review game, students practice using first, second and third conditionals with a range of subordinate conjunctions to form complex sentences. In each group, two students are players, and one student is the referee. Players take turns turning over one subordinate conjunction card and one sentence card. If the player thinks the two cards make a correct pair, the player forms a complex sentence, changing verb forms as needed to make a correct first, second, or third conditional sentence. If the referee confirms the pair matches the answer key and the sentence is grammatically correct, the player keeps the two cards and has another turn. If not, the player turns the cards back over, keeping them in the same place, and the next player takes a turn. After eight correct matches, roles rotate so everyone is the referee once. The game continues until all the cards have been matched. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Writing Short Answers, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this insightful conditionals review activity, students practice asking and answering questions using different conditional forms. First, students answer the conditional questions by writing short answers in a random order on the post-it notes. Next, in pairs, students swap worksheets and take turns guessing which question each short answer belongs to. They do this by asking yes/no conditional questions (with the answer included) to their partner, who responds yes or no accordingly, until their partner guesses the correct question. When the student asks the right question, they ask follow-up questions to develop a short conversation. The activity continues until both students have guessed what all 12 answers refer to. Finally, students report back to the class on the most interesting things they found out about their partner. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this creative conditionals activity, students review the zero, first, second and third conditionals by writing chain sentences. In groups of four, students write a result clause for the first zero, first, second or third conditional sentence on their card and on the next line write the result clause as an if-clause by changing the verb form. Next, students pass their card to the person on their right. The next student then repeats the process. This continues until the card is complete with eight conditional sentences in a chain. Finally, students read out their conditional chain sentences to the class. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work In this free conditionals review board game, students race to complete zero, first, second and third conditional sentences and answer conditional questions in a 15-second time frame. In groups, students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters along the board. When a student lands on a square, they have 15 seconds to complete the conditional sentence using the clause in the square or answer the question. If the other students agree that the sentence completion or answer is correct, the student stays on the square. If a student can't think of anything to say, makes a grammatical mistake, or doesn't complete the task within 15 seconds, they move back two squares. The first student to reach the finish wins the game. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Error Correction, Gap-fill, Changing Word Forms, Unscrambling, Matching, Identifying, Sentence Completion Here is a free conditionals review worksheet to help students practice or review first, second and third conditionals. Students begin by correcting mistakes in first conditional sentences and rewriting them. Next, students complete second and third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Students then put words in the correct order to make conditional sentences. After that, students match sentence halves to form conditional sentences and then indicate which conditional is being used in each sentence. Finally, students complete conditional sentences with their own ideas by adding an if-clause or a main clause to each sentence. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion, Matching - Group Work In this enjoyable conditionals review game, students practice zero, first, second and third conditionals by completing sentences and playing games of dominoes. In groups, students read and complete each conditional sentence with an if-clause or main clause as indicated on the dominoes. Next, students cut the dominoes out and swap them with another group. Students then play dominoes with the first player trying to make a conditional sentence by placing a domino down either before or after the domino on the table. If the player can make a sentence, they read it to the group to show the match is correct. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. show less

ESL Mixed Conditionals Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Error Correction, Sentence Completion - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work This comprehensive second vs. third conditional worksheet helps students to distinguish between and practice using these two tenses. Students begin by reading second and third conditional sentence examples and underlining information about the two tenses. Next, students match second and third conditional sentence halves together and underline the correct tenses. Students then find and correct mistakes in second and third conditional sentences. After that, students complete each sentence with a verb from a box in its second or third conditional form. Lastly, students complete second and third conditional sentence pairs with their own answers and guesses about a partner. Students then ask their partner 'What would you do/have done if...?' questions to find out if their guesses were correct. show less

ESL Conditionals Review Game - Grammar: Matching - Speaking Activity: Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group Work In this engaging conditionals review game, students play dominoes by matching halves of zero, first, second and third conditional sentences together. The first player tries to make a conditional sentence by placing one of their dominoes at either end of the first domino and matching an if clause with an appropriate result clause. When a player makes a sentence, they read it to the group. The next player then tries to put down one of their dominoes at either end of the domino chain, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins the game. Finally, students discuss the conditional sentences and say whether they are true for them or not, and if they agree or disagree with what each sentence says. show less

ESL Conditionals Worksheet - Grammar, Reading and Writing Exercises: Matching, Categorising, Writing Sentences - Pair Work This is an in-depth mixed conditionals worksheet based on an Aesop's Fables story to help students practice the first, second and third conditionals. First, students match sentence halves together about a story. Students then write whether each sentence is in the first, second or third conditional. Next, students write the order in which they think the events happened. After that, in pairs, students discuss what they know about the story from the sentences. Students then read the story to find out if their ideas were correct. Following that, students look at their sentence order and correct it if necessary. With their partner, students then write a possible moral for the story. Finally, working alone, students imagine that it's ten years later in the story and write a first, second, and third conditional sentence about the two people in the story. show less

ESL Real Conditionals Activity - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences from Prompts, Guessing, Discussion - Pair Work In this fun real conditionals activity, students guess the circumstances in which a partner did, does or will do certain things using past, present and future real conditionals. First, students write ten sentences about their past, present or expected future habits using phrases from a box and the appropriate verb tense, choosing habits that they sometimes did, do or will do under certain conditions. Next, in pairs, students swap worksheets and write conditional sentences explaining the circumstances in which they think their partner did, does or will do what they wrote. Finally, students read the complete conditional sentences to their partner to see if their guesses are correct and then discuss the actual circumstances. show less

ESL Mixed Conditionals Game - Grammar: Sentence Completion - Group Work In this lively conditional words and phrases game, students race to complete first, second, and third conditional sentences with various conditional words and phrases such as 'unless' and 'as long as'. A member from each team runs to your desk, picks up the first sentence strip, and takes it back to their team. Teams then race to complete the sentence, making sure it is logical and grammatically correct, e.g. 'The teacher wouldn't have cancelled class unless it had been an emergency.' As soon as a team has completed the sentence, a student from the team comes to you with their strip. If the sentence is correct, give the student the second strip, and so on. If a sentence is incorrect, the team has to rewrite it. Teams can only get the next strip by producing a logical and grammatically correct sentence. The first team to complete all 20 sentences correctly wins the game. show less