Conditional Clauses Exercise

Conditional clauses exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. ........................... someone gives me a lift, I won't be able to reach office on time.

Unless

Whether

Correct! Wrong!

Unless means if not.

2. I will come with you if you ...................................... for my drink.

pay

paid

have paid

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.

Whether

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

We use if to express a condition.

4. I ........................... a cake if it is your birthday.

will bake

would bake

would have baked

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.

was

were

Correct! Wrong!

6. I could buy a laptop, if I ................................. more money.

have

had

had had

Correct! 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?

win

won

had won

Correct! Wrong!

8. You ................................. fewer health problems if you stop eating junk food.

will have

would have

would have had

Correct! Wrong!

9. If I hadn't broken my leg, I .................................... hiking with my cousins.

will go

would go

would have gone

Correct! Wrong!

10. If I had his number, I ................................ him.

will call

would call

would have called

Correct! Wrong!

11. If you arrived early, you ................................. the show.

don't miss

won't miss

wouldn't miss

Correct! 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 ...................................

will go

would go

would have gone

Correct! Wrong!

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.