Gap filling exercise.
1. If I find the key I …………………….. it to you.
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Wrong!
In the first conditional, use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of the verb in the main clause.
2. If you ……………………… hard, you would get the first rank.
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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.
3. If she finds out we ………………………. in trouble.
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4. If it is late, we ……………………….. out now.
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5. If you ………………………. non-stop, your health will suffer.
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6. If I had gone to university, I …………………………… a better job.
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In the third conditional use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.
7. If you ……………………….. that dog alone, it wouldn’t have bitten you.
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8. If you had listened to me, you …………………………….. in trouble.
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9. If I ………………………. guests tomorrow, I will not be able to come with you.
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10. If you ………………………. a billionaire, how would you spend your money?
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11. If I were you, I …………………………. this.
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12. If you had asked me, I …………………………. you.
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Answers
- If I find the key I will give it to you.
- If you studied hard, you would get the first rank.
- If she finds out we will be in trouble.
- If it is late, we cannot go out now.
- If you work non-stop, your health will suffer.
- If I had gone to university, I could have found a better job.
- If you had left that dog alone, it wouldn’t have bitten you.
- If you had listened to me, you would not have been in trouble.
- If I have guests tomorrow, I will not be able to come with you.
- If you were a billionaire, how would you spend your money?
- If I were you, I would not tolerate this.
- If you had asked me, I would have helped you.
