Fill the Blank (verbs not given)
If you freeze water, it _________ to ice.
turns
If you don't study, you won't pass the exam.
Conditional Type 1
First conditional describes what happens in general in present. Fact, general 'truth'.
False. This is Zero conditional
When you sweat too much, you will dehydrate.
When you sweat too much, YOU DEHYDRATE. Conditional Type 0
If you make dinner, I _______ the dishes.
will do/wash
People get hungry when they don't eat.
Conditional Type 0
The structure of a conditional type 1 is:
Simple present + will/may/might/can + base verb.
True. We use simple present in the if clause and in the main clause we can use the verb will or modal verbs.
If it might rain, we will cancel the picnic.
If it rains, we will cancel the picnic. (conditional 1)
If they _______ the lottery, Mark and Jeff ________ their jobs and travel.
won / would quit
If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.
Conditional Type 2
A second conditional sentence is subjective (hypothetical / improbable).
True. It usually describes a possible event that is very unlikely to happen.
Unless you didn't listen to the instructions, you'd be very confused.
IF you didn't listen / Unless you LISTENED ...
(2nd conditional)
Supposing you _____ superpowers, how ____________ the world?
had / would you change
Had I been a smart guy, I might not have failed the exam.
Conditional Type 3
There are two types of mixed conditionals.
True. 2nd + 3rd AND 3rd + 2nd.
Even if he hadn't scored that goal, they would win the World Cup.
Even if he hadn't scored that goal, they WOULD HAVE WON the World Cup.
OR
IF he hadn't scored that goal, they WOULDN'T HAVE WON the World Cup.
Conditional Type 3
If she __________ more carefully, she ___________ an accident on the motorway last week.
had driven / wouldn't have had
Suppose you had more money, would you buy an island?
Conditional Type 2
A more formal variation of a second conditional is to begin with should:
Should you buy your tickets in advance, you could benefit from a discount.
False. It's a first conditional.
The more formal variation of a second conditional is to begin with were to:
Were they to break the contract, we would take legal action
Had you tell you about the party, we could come to help out.
Had you TOLD US about the party, we could HAVE come to help out.
(inverted 3rd conditional)