Fill in the blanks.
1. If you ………………………… respect, you get respect.
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.
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.
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.
5. If you ………………………….. out, you will not lose that belly fat.
6. If I ……………………….. more money, I could buy a car.
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.
8. If I …………………………. you, I would not tolerate this.
9. Had I seen the signal, I …………………………...
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.
11. If they had found him early, he …………………………….. saved.
12. If she hadn’t married him, she …………………………….. happy.
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.