Conditionals
True or False?
We use the first conditional to talk about possible future events and their consequences.
True
What is the correct passive voice form of the sentence: "People will celebrate the festival tomorrow"?
The festival will be celebrated tomorrow.
Put the words in the correct order to form a correct sentence:
He was playing football when I called
Fill in the gap with the correct modal verb.
She ____ ride a bike.
can
Find and correct the mistake in the sentence:
I was playing football when I had heard the news.
I was playing football when I heard the news.
Complete the sentence and use the first conditional!
If you 1 ______ (not leave) now, you 2 ______ (miss) the train.
If you don’t leave now, you will miss the train.
In the passive voice, how would the sentence “She is teaching the students” change?
The students are taught by her.
Correct the mistake, if there is any, and explain why is it wrong
He has worked at this company since 5 years
Correct answer: He has worked at this company for 5 years
We use since with exact years (2010), for with time periods (5 years)
Name two modal verbs that express necessity.
must, have to
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
If you heated water to 100°C, it would boil._
The first sentence is a zero conditional expressing a scientific fact.
Second sentence is a second conditional implying a hypothetical situation.
True or False?
The third conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the future.
False, the third conditional is used for hypothetical situations in the past.
True or false?
In the passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
True
One sentence has a tense mistake. Which one?
a) By next year, I will have graduated from university.
b) She has been working at the company since 2015.
c) If I will see him, I will tell him the news.
d) They had finished dinner before the guests arrived.
C
Correct: If I see him, I will tell him the news.
True or False?
"Could have" is used to talk about past possibilities that actually happened.
False, "could have" refers to something that was possible in the past but did not necessarily happen.
Which modal verb completes the phrase:
"You ___ have fooled me!" (expressing surprise)
could
Identify the mistake in this conditional sentence and correct it!
If he would go to bed earlier, he will feel more rested.
If he went to bed earlier, he would feel more rested.
True or false?
Transitive verbs do not take an object and cannot be made passive.
False
Rewrite using "no sooner… than" while keeping the same meaning:
As soon as he entered the room, the meeting started.
No sooner had he entered the room than the meeting started.
True or False?
"Shall" is commonly used in modern American English for making offers and suggestions.
False, "shall" is quite formal and more common in British English. In American English, "should" or "will" is preferred.
Complete the sentence and use the mixed conditional!
If she 1 ______ (take) the job last year, she 2 ______ (be) much happier now.
If she had taken the job last year, she would be much happier now.
Identify the conditional type!
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
Third conditional
What are some situations where using the passive voice is more appropriate than the active voice?
Passive voice is often used when the focus is on the action or the object rather than the subject. It is also used when the agent is unknown, unimportant, or irrelevant (e.g., "The report was finished yesterday"), or in formal, academic, and scientific writing.
Complete the sentence with the correct verb tense:
By the time you ________ (wake up) tomorrow, I ________ (leave) for the airport.
By the time you wake up tomorrow, I will have left for the airport.
Rearrange this sentence using a modal verb:
"It’s likely that she missed the bus."
She must have missed the bus.
What are the potential drawbacks of using the passive voice too frequently in writing?
Overuse of passive voice can make writing sound dull, indirect, or wordy. It can also reduce clarity and make sentences less engaging by focusing too much on the action and not enough on who is performing it.