Colum 1
True or False: The zero conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations.
False
(The zero conditional is used for general truths and scientific facts, not hypothetical situations.)
Complete the sentence:
If you ___ (heat) ice, it ___ (melt)
heat, melts
Choose the correct option:
If plants ___ (don’t get / doesn’t get) water, they die.
don’t get
Complete the sentence:
If she ___ (not forget) her passport, she ___ (catch) the flight.
hadn’t forgotten, would have caught
Complete the sentence:
If I ___ (know) how to cook, I ___ (make) dinner for everyone.
knew, would make
Complete the sentence:
If it ___ (rain) tomorrow, I ___ (take) an umbrella.
rains, will take
Choose the correct option:
If she ___ (calls / will call), I ___ (answer / will answer).
calls, will answer
Complete the sentence:
If he ___ (study) harder, he ___ (pass) the test.
had studied, would have passed
Choose the correct option:
If she ___ (was / were) a bird, she ___ (would fly / would flies) high.
were, would fly
Choose the correct option:
If they ___ (had worked / worked) harder, they ___ (would have succeeded / would succeed).
had worked, would have succeeded
Rewrite using the third conditional:
"You didn’t lock the door. Someone stole your bag."
If you had locked the door, no one would have stolen your bag.
Rewrite using the second conditional:
"You don’t have wings. You can’t fly."
If you had wings, you could/would fly.
Identify the error in this sentence:
"If he will leave now, he will catch the bus."
"If he will leave now" → "If he leaves now"
True or False: The second conditional is used for real and possible situations.
False
(The second conditional is used for unreal or hypothetical situations, not real ones.)
What is the structure of a first conditional sentence?
If/when + present simple, + will + infinitive (verb 1)
Which verb tense is used in the *if*-clause of the first conditional?
Present simple
Rewrite using the first conditional:
"You don’t study hard. You fail the exam."
If you don’t study hard, you will fail the exam.
What is the structure of a zero conditional sentence?
If + present simple, + present simple
Complete the sentence:
If I ___ (be) rich, I ___ (travel) the world.
were, would travel
Identify the error in this sentence:
"If it will rain, the ground gets wet."
"If it will rain" → "If it rains"
Identify the error in this sentence:
"If I would see him, I would tell him the truth."
"If I would see him" → "If I saw him"
What is the structure of a second conditional sentence?
If + past simple, would + infinitive (verb 1)
Identify the error in this sentence:
"If she hadn’t forgotten her keys, she wouldn’t miss the train."
"she wouldn’t miss the train" → "she wouldn’t have missed the train"
What is the structure of a third conditional sentence?
If + past perfect, would/could/might + have + past perfect (verb 3)
Which verb tense is used in the *if*-clause of the third conditional?
Past perfect