Japanese Grammar Exercise: Conditionals 「ば」「たら」

Conditionals ば たら

Before starting the exercise for conditionals 「ば」「たら」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki II -  Lesson 17 ~たら and Lesson 18: ~ばよかったです
Tae Kim's Guide - Conditionals

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Conditionals 「ば」「たら」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

If (it’s) cold, (I) cannot swim.
寒さむければ泳およげません。
If (it’s) not fun, (I) cannot continue.
楽たのしくなければ、続つづけられません。
If Ken comes to Japan, (I) can see (him).
ケンが日に本ほんに来くれば会あえます。
If (I) explain, (it will) take a time.
説明せつめいすれば時じ間かんがかかります。
If (you) don’t fix the watch, (you will) not know time.
時と計けいを直なおさなければ時じ間かんがわかりません。
If (it’s) sunny, let’s go to the mountains. 
晴はれたら山やまに行いきましょう。
If (you’re) busy, shall I help (you)?
忙いそがしかったら手て伝つだいましょうか?
If (it’s) okay (with you), won’t (you) have lunch *with me (lit. together)? 
よかったら一緒いっしょに昼ひるごはんを食たべませんか?
If there is a mistake, (I will) fix (it).
間ま違ちがいがあったら直なおします。
If (it) becomes dark, (it) is dangerous outside. 
暗くらくなったら外そとは危あぶないです。

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