Fill in the blanks.
1If we ............... now, we will be there before evening.
Wrong!
Use "start" because a first conditional uses the present simple in the if-clause.
2If she is late, we ............... without her.
Wrong!
Use "will go" because a first conditional uses will plus the base verb in the main clause.
3If you had asked me, I ............... you.
Wrong!
Use "would have told" because a third conditional uses would have plus the past participle in the main clause.
4If she had left the office at 5 o'clock, she ............... here by 6 o'clock.
Wrong!
Use "would have been" because a third conditional talks about an unreal result in the past.
5If she had met that deadline, she ............... her job.
Wrong!
Use "would not have lost" because the sentence describes an unreal past result.
6If they took good care of him, he ............... more quickly.
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Use "would recuperate" because a second conditional uses would plus the base verb in the main clause.
7If I didn't have dance practice today, I ............... shopping with you.
Wrong!
Use "would go" because the sentence imagines an unreal present situation.
8You would find it easier to travel in Germany if you ............... a little German.
Wrong!
Use "spoke" because a second conditional uses the past simple in the if-clause.
9I would fix the car myself if I ............... the right tools.
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Use "had" because this second conditional imagines a present situation that is not real.
10If we ............... enough money, she could not have received that life-saving treatment.
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Use "hadn't collected" because a third conditional uses the past perfect in the if-clause.
11If you eat a lot of vegetables, your immunity ...............
Wrong!
Use "will increase" because a first conditional uses will plus the base verb for a likely future result.
12If you ............... that secret, I would not be in trouble now.
Wrong!
Use "had kept" because the if-clause refers to an unreal past action with a present result.
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- If we start now, we will be there before evening.
- If she is late, we will go without her.
- If you had asked me, I would have told you.
- If she had left the office at 5 o’clock, she would have been here by 6 o’clock.
- If she had met that deadline, she would not have lost her job.
- If they took good care of him, he would recuperate more quickly.
- If I didn’t have dance practice today, I would go shopping with you.
- You would find it easier to travel in Germany if you spoke a little German.
- I would fix the car myself if I had the right tools.
- If we hadn’t collected enough money, she could not have received that life-saving treatment.
- If you eat a lot of vegetables, your immunity will increase.
- If you had kept that secret, I would not be in trouble now.