Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1The forecast says heavy rain is likely tomorrow, so if it rains during the match, we ............... indoors.
Wrong!
The forecast presents rain as a real future possibility, so use the first conditional: "will move".
2I work from home because the office is 20 kilometres away. If I ............... closer, I would cycle there.
Wrong!
The distance is a present reality that we are imagining differently, so use the second conditional form "lived".
3The client has not decided yet and will reply this afternoon. If they accept our offer, we ............... the project on Monday.
Wrong!
The client may still accept the offer, so this real future possibility takes "will start".
4Today is Monday, and the museum is closed. If it ............... open today, we could visit the new exhibition.
Wrong!
The museum is actually closed today, so the imagined opposite situation takes "were".
5Unless you ............... the files tonight, you will lose your latest changes if the computer fails.
Wrong!
"Unless" introduces a real future condition and is followed by the present simple, so use "back up".
6I do not know Sara's number, but if I ............... it, I would call her now.
Wrong!
The speaker does not know the number, so the unreal present condition requires "knew".
7If the train ............... delayed tonight, the travel app will send us an alert.
Wrong!
A possible delay tonight is a real future condition, so the if-clause uses the present form "is".
8Daniel has to work this weekend, so he is not free. If he ............... free, he would come with us.
Wrong!
He is not free, so the imagined opposite situation uses the second conditional form "were".
9The hotel has not confirmed whether our room will be ready. If it is ready when we arrive, we ............... our bags there before lunch.
Wrong!
The hotel room may genuinely be ready, so the likely future result takes "will be able to leave".
10Our flat has no outdoor space. If it ............... a balcony, we would grow herbs there.
Wrong!
The flat does not have a balcony, so the unreal present condition requires "had".
11If you do not upload the assignment before midnight, the system ............... it as late.
Wrong!
Missing the deadline is a real future possibility, so its result takes "will mark".
12You have to remain in your current role this year. If you could choose any department, which one ...............?
Wrong!
The situation is imaginary because the employee cannot choose now, so the question takes "would you join".
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- The forecast says heavy rain is likely tomorrow, so if it rains during the match, we will move indoors.
- I work from home because the office is 20 kilometres away. If I lived closer, I would cycle there.
- The client has not decided yet and will reply this afternoon. If they accept our offer, we will start the project on Monday.
- Today is Monday, and the museum is closed. If it were open today, we could visit the new exhibition.
- Unless you back up the files tonight, you will lose your latest changes if the computer fails.
- I do not know Sara’s number, but if I knew it, I would call her now.
- If the train is delayed tonight, the travel app will send us an alert.
- Daniel has to work this weekend, so he is not free. If he were free, he would come with us.
- The hotel has not confirmed whether our room will be ready. If it is ready when we arrive, we will be able to leave our bags there before lunch.
- Our flat has no outdoor space. If it had a balcony, we would grow herbs there.
- If you do not upload the assignment before midnight, the system will mark it as late.
- You have to remain in your current role this year. If you could choose any department, which one would you join?