If clauses worksheet
Fill in the blanks.
1If she ..............., we would be in trouble.
Wrong!
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.
2If you ............... guilty, you will pay the price.
Wrong!
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.
3If you eat too much, you ............... fat.
Wrong!
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.
4If they started in the morning, they ............... here soon.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
5If she has a good job, why ............... she seem to have enough money?
Wrong!
In the zero conditional, we use a simple present tense in both clauses.
6If you were at the party, you ............... my fiancé.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
7If she spoke English, she ............... a better job.
Wrong!
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.
8If you lend me thousand dollars, I ............... a car.
Wrong!
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.
9If their intentions are honest, we ............... by them.
Wrong!
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.
10If I had known his motive, I ............... him.
Wrong!
In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
11If my grandmother ............... alive today, she would turn 95 next month.
Wrong!
In the second conditional, use a simple past tense in the if clause and would + first form of the verb in the main clause.
12If I ............... enough, I could lead a better life.
Wrong!
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.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 would 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.
