Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1If it rains during the class trip tomorrow, we ............... lunch in the museum cafe.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "will have" because this is a real possible situation in the future, so we use the first conditional.
2If I ............... enough money, I would buy a quieter laptop for work.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "had" because "would buy" shows an imaginary present or future situation, so we use the second conditional.
3You’ll feel less stressed if you ............... your essay a day earlier.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "finish" because this sentence describes a real possible future result, so we use the first conditional with present simple after "if."
4If our flat ............... a balcony, we’d grow some tomatoes outside.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "had" because "we’d grow" shows an imaginary situation, so we use the second conditional.
5If the manager sees your message this afternoon, she ............... you before the meeting.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "will call" because this is a real possible future situation, so we use the first conditional.
6If I ............... you, I’d ask for clearer instructions before starting the task.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "were" because the fixed expression is "If I were you" for imaginary advice in the second conditional.
7If the train is late again tonight, we ............... a taxi from the station.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "will get" because this is a real possible future problem and result, so we use the first conditional.
8If Nina ............... closer to the office, she wouldn’t spend two hours a day on the bus.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "lived" because "wouldn’t spend" shows an imaginary present situation, so we use the second conditional.
9If you don’t charge your phone before we leave, it ............... out of battery by lunchtime.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "will run" because this is a real possible future consequence, so we use the first conditional.
10If my brother ............... afraid of dogs, he’d come to the park with us.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "weren’t" because the sentence describes an imaginary situation, so we use the second conditional.
11If the teacher gives us extra time, I think everyone ............... the last question.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "will answer" because this is a real possible future classroom situation, so we use the first conditional.
12If we ............... a bigger kitchen, we’d invite more friends for dinner.
Wrong!
The correct answer is "had" because "we’d invite" shows an imaginary situation, so we use the second conditional.
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Answers
- If it rains during the class trip tomorrow, we will have lunch in the museum cafe.
- If I had enough money, I would buy a quieter laptop for work.
- You’ll feel less stressed if you finish your essay a day earlier.
- If our flat had a balcony, we’d grow some tomatoes outside.
- If the manager sees your message this afternoon, she will call you before the meeting.
- If I were you, I’d ask for clearer instructions before starting the task.
- If the train is late again tonight, we will get a taxi from the station.
- If Nina lived closer to the office, she wouldn’t spend two hours a day on the bus.
- If you don’t charge your phone before we leave, it will run out of battery by lunchtime.
- If my brother weren’t afraid of dogs, he’d come to the park with us.
- If the teacher gives us extra time, I think everyone will answer the last question.
- If we had a bigger kitchen, we’d invite more friends for dinner.