If clauses worksheet
Fill in the blanks.
1. If she ……………………….., we would be in trouble.
Was and were are both correct here; however, were is more correct. In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
2. If you ………………………. guilty, you will pay the price.
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will/can/may + first form of the verb in the main clause.
3. If you eat too much, you ………………………… fat.
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will/can/may + first form of the verb in the main clause.
4. If they started in the morning, they ………………………… here soon.
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
5. If she has a good job, why ………………………….. she seem to have enough money?
In the zero conditional, we use a simple present tense in both clauses.
6. If you were at the party, you ………………………….. my fiancé.
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
7. If she spoke English, she ………………………… a better job.
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.
8. If you lend me thousand dollars, I ………………………… a car.
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will/can/may + first form of the verb in the main clause.
9. If their intentions are honest, we ………………………………. by them.
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will/can/may + first form of the verb in the main clause.
10. If I had known his motive, I ……………………………….. him.
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
11. If my grandmother ………………………. alive today, she would turn 95 next month.
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12. If I ................................ enough, I could lead a better life.
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause.
Answers
- If she found out we would be in trouble.
- If you are guilty, you will pay the price.
- If you eat too much, you will get fat.
- If they started in the morning, they should be here soon.
- If she has a good job, why doesn’t she seem to have enough money?
- If you were at the party, you could meet my fiancé.
- If she spoke English, she could get a better job.
- If you lend me thousand dollars, I can buy a car.
- If their intentions are honest, we will stand by them.
- If I had known his motive, I would not have supported him.
- If my grandmother were alive today, she would turn 95 next month.
- If I earned enough, I could lead a better life.
