Fill in the blanks with appropriate conditional verb forms.
1If you ............... hard, you will get a first-class degree.
Wrong!
In a first conditional sentence, use the present simple after if, so the correct answer is "study".
2If I ............... the key, I will give it to you.
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In a first conditional sentence, use the present simple after if, so the correct answer is "find".
3If we ............... now, we could be on time.
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In a second conditional sentence, use the past simple after if, so the correct answer is "started".
4If it ..............., the match may be cancelled.
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After if with a possible future result, use the present simple, so the correct answer is "rains".
5If you ............... a millionaire, how would you spend your time?
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For an unreal present condition with if, use "were" for all persons in formal English.
6If he ............... smoking, he might get well.
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In a second conditional sentence, use the past simple after if, so the correct answer is "stopped".
7If he ............... English, he could find a good job.
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In a second conditional sentence, use the past simple after if, so the correct answer is "spoke".
8If he ..............., he would have succeeded.
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In a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect after if, so the correct answer is "had tried".
9If you ............... that wasp alone, it might not have stung you.
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In a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect after if, so the correct answer is "had left".
10If I ..............., I could have married anybody.
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In a third conditional sentence, use the past perfect after if, so the correct answer is "had wanted".
Answers
- If you study hard, you will get a first-class degree.
- If I find the key, I will give it to you.
- If we started now, we could be on time.
- If it rains, the match may be cancelled.
- If you were a millionaire, how would you spend your time?
- If he stopped smoking, he might get well.
- If he spoke English, he could find a good job.
- If he had tried, he would have succeeded.
- If you had left that wasp alone, it might not have stung you.
- If I had wanted, I could have married anybody.
