Fill in the blanks.
1If you ............... into James, tell him he owes me a drink.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Run" and "should run" are correct because both can refer to a possible future meeting in an if-clause.
2Would it be all right if I ............... some friends tonight?
Wrong!
"Brought" is correct because polite requests with "Would it be all right if" commonly use the past simple.
3If I won this race, I would be delighted. Identify the conditional used in this sentence.
Wrong!
"Second conditional" is correct because the sentence uses past simple plus "would" for an unreal or unlikely situation.
4Which conditional is used to talk about past situations that did not happen?
Wrong!
"Third conditional" is correct because it describes an unreal situation in the past.
5If my grandmother had lived, she ............... 95 now.
Wrong!
"Would be" is correct because this mixed conditional has a past condition and a present result.
6If you ............... nicely, I would have helped you.
Wrong!
"Had asked" is correct because the third conditional uses the past perfect in the if-clause.
7If I had gone to university, I ............... business.
Wrong!
"Would have studied" is correct because the third conditional uses "would have" plus a past participle for the unreal past result.
8We ............... in trouble if she had recognized us.
Wrong!
"Would have been" is correct because the third conditional uses "would have" plus a past participle for an unreal past result.
9If I ............... a little taller, I could be a model.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Was" and "were" are correct because both can be used after "If I" in a second conditional sentence.
10If we don't have a map, we ............... be able to get out of here.
Wrong!
"Won't" is correct because the first conditional uses present simple in the if-clause and "will" or "won't" in the main clause.
11Which conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Zero conditional" and "First conditional" are correct because both can describe real situations.
12In the zero conditional, we use the ............... tense in both clauses.
Wrong!
"Simple present" is correct because the zero conditional uses this tense in both clauses.
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Answers
- If you run / should run into James, tell him he owes me a drink.
- Would it be all right if I brought some friends tonight?
- If I won this race, I would be delighted. Identify the conditional used in this sentence. — Second conditional
- Which conditional is used to talk about past situations that did not happen? — Third conditional
- If my grandmother had lived, she would be 95 now.
- If you had asked nicely, I would have helped you.
- If I had gone to university, I would have studied business.
- We would have been in trouble if she had recognized us.
- If I was / were a little taller, I could be a model.
- If we don’t have a map, we won’t be able to get out of here.
- Which conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations? — Zero conditional / First conditional
- In the zero conditional, we use the simple present tense in both clauses.