Fill in the blanks.
1If I ............... coffee in the morning, I get a headache.
Wrong!
Use "don't drink" because zero conditionals use the present simple for general results.
2If you ask her, she ............... come.
Wrong!
Use "will" because a real future result takes will after a present-simple if-clause.
3I could have helped if I ............... there.
Wrong!
Use "had been" because third conditionals use the past perfect in the if-clause.
4If I were you, I ............... that used phone for 300 dollars.
Wrong!
Use "would not buy" because second conditionals use would plus the base verb for imaginary advice.
5If I have time, I ............... some cookies.
Wrong!
Use "will bake" because the first conditional describes a possible future result.
6If you ............... water, it boils.
Wrong!
Use "heat" because zero conditionals use the present simple for scientific facts.
7If you ............... harder, you could have succeeded.
Wrong!
Use "had tried" because the sentence refers to an unreal past condition.
8If you ............... hard enough, the door will open.
Wrong!
Use "push" because a real future result follows a present-simple if-clause.
9If I ..............., it will be my responsibility.
Wrong!
Use "lose" because a possible future result uses the present simple after if.
10If he had studied at a good college, he ............... better job offers.
Wrong!
Use "might have got" because third conditionals use might have plus the past participle for an unreal past result.
11If you ............... help, just give me a call.
Wrong!
Use "need" because a real condition can use the present simple before an imperative.
12I ............... be surprised if they broke up.
Wrong!
Use "would not" because the sentence is a second conditional about an imaginary situation.
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- If I don’t drink coffee in the morning, I get a headache.
- If you ask her, she will come.
- I could have helped if I had been there.
- If I were you, I would not buy that used phone for 300 dollars.
- If I have time, I will bake some cookies.
- If you heat water, it boils.
- If you had tried harder, you could have succeeded.
- If you push hard enough, the door will open.
- If I lose, it will be my responsibility.
- If he had studied at a good college, he might have got better job offers.
- If you need help, just give me a call.
- I would not be surprised if they broke up.