Conditionals

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Conditionals — Exercises

Which conditional?

Circle the correct answer.

1. If you heat ice, it _____. (melts / will melt / would melt)
2. If it _____ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic. (rains / will rain / rained)
3. If I _____ you, I would take the job. (were / am / would be)
4. If she had left earlier, she _____ the train. (would have caught / would catch / will catch)
5. I would buy a boat if I _____ rich. (were / am / will be)
6. _____ you hurry, you will miss the bus. (Unless / If / When)
7. If they _____ the map, they wouldn't have got lost. (had checked / checked / would check)
8. What _____ you do if you found a wallet in the street? (would / will / did)

Complete the conditional

Write the verb in the correct form.

1. If I   (know) her number, I would call her.
2. If we   (not / miss) the bus, we wouldn't have been late.
3. If you mix blue and yellow, you   (get) green.
4. If it   (be) sunny tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
5. She   (pass) the exam if she had studied.
6. If I had more time, I   (learn) to play the piano.

Conditionals — Answer Key

Which conditional?

1. melts — Always true → zero conditional: present + present: melts.
2. rains — First conditional: never will after if → rains.
3. were — Advice: If I were you…
4. would have caught — Third conditional result: would have + PP → would have caught.
5. were — Second conditional, imaginary → were (or was).
6. Unless — = if you don't hurry → Unless.
7. had checked — Third conditional if-clause: past perfect → had checked.
8. would — Imaginary situation → would.

Complete the conditional

1. knew
2. hadn't missed
3. get
4. is
5. would have passed
6. would learn