Fill in the blanks.
1If you study hard enough, you ............... good marks.
Wrong!
The first conditional uses "will get" in the main clause after a present simple if-clause.
2If he ............... hard enough, he would get good marks.
Wrong!
The second conditional uses "studied" in the if-clause with would in the main clause.
3If you had studied hard enough, you ............... good marks.
Wrong!
The third conditional uses "would have got" in the main clause after a past perfect if-clause.
4If he had stood for election, he ............... .
Wrong!
The third conditional uses "would have won" in the main clause after a past perfect if-clause.
5If I ............... early, I will call you.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
In this first conditional sentence, "arrive", "should arrive", and "happen to arrive" are all possible in the if-clause.
6If I should have enough time tomorrow, I ............... a movie.
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The first conditional uses "will watch" in the main clause after this if-clause.
7If I ............... him, I will ask him to call you.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
In this first conditional sentence, "see", "should see", and "happen to see" are all possible in the if-clause.
8If he ............... be late, we will have to go without him.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
Before the base verb, "should", "happens to", and "should happen to" can all introduce a possible future event.
9What would you do if you ............... a lottery?
Select 2 answers.
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In this second conditional question, "won" and "were to win" are both correct in the if-clause.
10If you ............... a bit, I could also sit here.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this second conditional sentence, "moved" and "were to move" are both correct in the if-clause.
11If it ............... for my mother's sacrifices, I would never go to university.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this unreal present condition, "wasn't" and "weren't" are both acceptable after if it.
12If it ............... for the kids, we would have nothing to talk about.
Wrong!
The unreal present expression is "weren't" in this sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- If you study hard enough, you will get good marks.
- If he studied hard enough, he would get good marks.
- If you had studied hard enough, you would have got good marks.
- If he had stood for election, he would have won .
- If I arrive / should arrive / happen to arrive early, I will call you.
- If I should have enough time tomorrow, I will watch a movie.
- If I see / should see / happen to see him, I will ask him to call you.
- If he should / happens to / should happen to be late, we will have to go without him.
- What would you do if you won / were to win a lottery?
- If you moved / were to move a bit, I could also sit here.
- If it wasn’t / weren’t for my mother’s sacrifices, I would never go to university.
- If it weren’t for the kids, we would have nothing to talk about.
