1If you ............... respect, you get respect.
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The zero conditional uses the present simple for general truths, so the correct answer is "give".
2If she studies well, she ............... good marks.
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The first conditional uses "will" plus the base verb in the result clause, so the correct answer is "will get".
3If you ............... to earn more money, you have to work harder.
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For a real present condition, use the present simple in the if-clause, so the correct answer is "want".
4If you ............... him, tell him that I am waiting for him.
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After "if" in this real future situation, use the present simple, so the correct answer is "meet".
5If you ............... out, you will not lose that belly fat.
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The first conditional uses the present simple in the if-clause, so the correct answer is "don't work".
6If I ............... more money, I could buy a car.
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The second conditional uses the past simple for an unreal present condition, so the correct answer is "had".
7If it rains, we ............... get wet.
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The first conditional uses "will" in the result clause, so the correct answer is "will".
8If I ............... you, I would not tolerate this.
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In the expression for imaginary advice, the correct form is "were".
9Had I seen the signal, I ...............
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The third conditional uses "would have" plus the past participle in the result clause, so the correct answer is "would have stopped".
10If you had told me you were not coming, I ............... for you.
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The third conditional uses "would have" plus the past participle for an unreal past result, so the correct answer is "wouldn't have waited".
11If they had found him early, he ............... saved.
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The third conditional uses "would have been" before a past participle in the passive result clause, so the correct answer is "would have been".
12If she hadn’t married him, she ............... happy during those years.
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The third conditional uses "would have been" for an unreal past result, so the correct answer is "would have been".
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- 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 wouldn’t have waited for you.
- If they had found him early, he would have been saved.
- If she hadn’t married him, she would have been happy during those years.