If Clauses

Fill in the blanks.

1. If you ………………………… respect, you get respect.

give

will give

would give

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 she studies well, she …………………………. good marks.

will get

gets

would get

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 ……………………………. to earn more money, you have to work harder.

want

wanted

had wanted

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 ………………………….. him, tell him that I am waiting for him.

meet

met

had met

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5. If you ………………………….. out, you will not lose that belly fat.

don't work

didn't work

hadn't worked

Correct! Wrong!

6. If I ……………………….. more money, I could buy a car.

have

had

had had

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 it rains, we …………………………….. get wet.

will

would

could

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8. If I …………………………. you, I would not tolerate this.

were

had been

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9. Had I seen the signal, I …………………………...

will stop

would stop

would have stopped

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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 were not coming, I ……………………………… waited for you.

won't have

wouldn't have

couldn't have

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11. If they had found him early, he …………………………….. saved.

will be

would be

would have been

Correct! Wrong!

12. If she hadn’t married him, she …………………………….. happy.

will be

would be

would have been

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

If you give respect, you get respect.
If she studies well, she will get good marks.
If you want to earn more money, you have to work harder.
If you meet him, tell him that I am waiting for him.
If you don’t work out, you will not lose that belly fat.
If I had more money, I could buy a car.
If it rains, we will get wet.
If I were you, I would not tolerate this.
Had I seen the signal, I would have stopped.
If you had told me you were not coming, I would have waited for you.
If they had found him early, he could have been saved.
If she hadn’t married him, she would have been happy.