If clauses worksheet
Fill in the blanks.
1If she ..............., we would be in trouble.
Wrong!
Use "found out" for an imagined present or future result with "would be."
2If you ............... guilty, you will pay the price.
Wrong!
Use "are" in the if-clause of a real future condition with "will pay."
3If you eat too much, you ............... fat.
Wrong!
Use "will get" for a likely future result after a present-tense if-clause.
4If they started in the morning, they ............... here soon.
Wrong!
Use "would be" for an imagined result after the past-tense if-clause "started."
5If she has a good job, why ............... she seem to have enough money?
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" because the sentence asks about a present real situation with "has."
6If you were at the party, you ............... my fiancé.
Wrong!
Use "could meet" for a possible result in a second conditional sentence.
7If she spoke English, she ............... a better job.
Wrong!
Use "could get" for an imagined ability or possibility after "If she spoke English."
8If you lend me a thousand dollars, I ............... a car.
Wrong!
Use "can buy" for a real possible result after the present-tense condition "lend."
9If their intentions are honest, we ............... by them.
Wrong!
Use "will stand" for a real future promise after a present-tense if-clause.
10If I had known his motive, I ............... him.
Wrong!
Use "would not have supported" for the imagined past result of "If I had known."
11If my grandmother ............... alive today, she would turn 95 next month.
Wrong!
Use "were" for an unreal present condition about being alive today.
12If I ............... enough, I could lead a better life.
Wrong!
Use "earned" in the if-clause of a second conditional sentence with "could lead."
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 a 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.
