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Conditional Clauses Exercise

May 28, 2020 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. If you ………………………. the dog, it will bite you.

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.

2. If I get that job, I ………………………… go to university.

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.

3. If you give me more money, I ………………………….. more work.

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.

4. If you ………………………… another attempt, you will probably succeed.

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 you ………………………….. pay off the loan, they will confiscate your property.

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.

6. If I ………………………… more money, I would move into a better home.

Correct! Wrong!

In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.

7. If she arrived now, we ………………………… discuss this with her.

Correct! Wrong!

In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.

8. If I ………………………. the President, I would ban smoking and drinking.

Correct! Wrong!

In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.

9. If I …………………………. the warning, I would have stopped.

Correct! Wrong!

In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.

10. If you had told me you weren’t coming, I ……………………………… so much time waiting for you.

Correct! Wrong!

In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might have + past participle in the main clause.

11. If she had known his true nature, she ……………………………. him.

Correct! Wrong!

In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might have + past participle in the main clause.

12. If he had crashed into that tree, he ……………………………. himself.

Correct! Wrong!

In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might have + past participle in the main clause.

Answers

1. If you tease the dog, it will bite you.

2. If I get that job, I will not go to university.

3. If you give me more money, I will do more work.

4. If you make another attempt, you will probably succeed.

5. If you don’t pay off the loan, they will confiscate your property.

6. If I had more money, I would move into a better home.

7. If she arrived now, we could discuss this with her.

8. If I were the President, I would ban smoking and drinking.

9. If I had heard the warning, I would have stopped.

10. If you had told me you weren’t coming, I wouldn’t have wasted so much time waiting for you.

11. If she had known his true nature, she wouldn’t have married him.

12. If he had crashed into that tree, he could have killed himself.

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