Conditional clauses exercise
Fill in the blanks.
1. ........................... someone gives me a lift, I won't be able to reach office on time.
Correct!
Wrong!
Unless means if not.
2. I will come with you if you ...................................... for my drink.
Correct!
Wrong!
In first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
3. .......................... you don't wear a coat, you may catch a cold.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use if to express a condition.
4. I ........................... a cake if it is your birthday.
Correct!
Wrong!
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
5. If she ............................. in Bangkok, she may visit her cousins.
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Wrong!
6. I could buy a laptop, if I ................................. more money.
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Wrong!
In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and could / would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
7. If you ............................... the jackpot, what would you do?
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Wrong!
8. You ................................. fewer health problems if you stop eating junk food.
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Wrong!
9. If I hadn't broken my leg, I .................................... hiking with my cousins.
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Wrong!
10. If I had his number, I ................................ him.
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11. If you arrived early, you ................................. the show.
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Wrong!
In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12. If she had called, I ...................................
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In type 3 conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
Answers
- Unless someone gives me a lift, I won’t be able to reach office on time.
- I will come with you if you pay for my drink.
- If you don’t wear a coat, you might catch a cold.
- I will bake a cake if it is your birthday.
- If she is in Bangkok, she may visit her cousins.
- I could buy a laptop, if I had more money.
- If you won the jackpot, what would you do?
- You will have fewer health problems if you stop eating junk food.
- If I hadn’t broken my leg, I would have gone hiking with my cousins.
- If I had his number, I could call him.
- If you arrived early, you wouldn’t miss the show.
- If she had called, I would have gone.
