Conditionals
What type of conditional is this?
"If you heat water to 100°C, it boils."
(Zero Conditional)
Identify the subjunctive verb in this sentence:
"I suggest that he be on time."
(Be – The subjunctive is used after verbs like "suggest" to express recommendations.)
Name this sentence type:
"The sky is blue."
(Simple-Contains one independent clause.)
Choose the correct verb:
"The dog and the cat ______ (run/runs) in the yard."
(Run – Two subjects joined by "and" require a plural verb.)
What tense is this?
"She is studying for her exam."
(Present Continuous – Used for actions happening right now.)
Complete the sentence with the correct verb form:
"If she ______ (study), she will pass the test."
(studies – First Conditional)
grammar break!!
tell us 3 things you love about English class (with correct grammar)!!
(if you say anything about mollie/candy/tv/movies you will get -300 points)
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What mood is this?
"Are you coming to the party?"
(Interrogative – It asks a question and ends with a question mark.)
Identify and correct the error:
"Each of the students are responsible for their own work."
(Incorrect: "are" → "is" – "Each" is singular, so it takes "is.")
Identify and correct the tense error:
"By the time we arrived, the movie has already started."
(Incorrect: "has" → "had" – Past perfect is used for the earlier of two past actions.)
Rewrite this sentence using the second conditional:
"She doesn’t have time, so she won’t help us."
(If she had time, she would help us. – The second conditional expresses hypothetical situations.)
What’s wrong with this sentence?
"If I was taller, I would be a basketball player."
(Incorrect: "was" → "were" – The subjunctive mood uses "were" in hypothetical statements.)
What kind of sentence is this?
Our car broke down, so we took a taxi home.
(Compound Sentence – It has two independent clauses joined by "so.")
Fill in the blank:
"Neither the teachers nor the principal _____ happy with the decision."
(Is – The verb agrees with the closer subject "principal," which is singular.)
What verb tense is this sentence in:
“I have spoken to her many times.”
present perfect:
The present perfect is used for actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past but have relevance to the present or have occurred multiple times over time.
Identify the conditional:
"If he had left earlier, he wouldn’t have missed the bus.
(Third Conditional)
(Third Conditional – It talks about past situations that didn’t happen.)
answer using the past perfect subjunctive:
I wish I ________ (know) about the concert earlier.
had known
This is the past perfect subjunctive. It’s used to express a wish about a past event that did not happen. The past perfect subjunctive is formed with "had" + the past participle of the verb.
Identify the mood:
"If I were you, I would apologize."
(Subjunctive Mood) Used for hypothetical or wishful situations, often using "were" instead of "was.")
Is this sentence correct? If not, correct the sentence:
"The group of students were excited for the trip."
(Was excited – "Group" is singular, so it takes "was.")
Rewrite this sentence in past perfect:
"I finished my homework before dinner."
(I had finished my homework before dinner. – Past perfect shows that one action happened before another past event.)
(had + past participle) to talk about time up to a certain point in the past
Rewrite this sentence using the third conditional
"She was late because she didn’t set an alarm."
(If she had set an alarm, she wouldn’t have been late.)
(Third Conditional – It talks about past situations that didn’t happen.)
Answer in the past-perfect subjunctive
If I ________ (study) harder, I would have passed the test.
had studied
This sentence uses the past perfect subjunctive because it expresses a hypothetical situation in the past. The past perfect subjunctive is formed with "had" + the past participle of the verb.
Identify and explain the structure of this sentence:
"Even though it was raining, we went to the park."
(Complex Sentence – It has an independent clause "we went to the park" and a dependent clause "even though it was raining.")
Choose the correct verb:
"The number of applicants ______ (has/have) increased this year."
(Has – "The number of" is singular, so it takes "has.")
What is the difference between the past perfect and present perfect tenses?
(Past perfect shows an action completed before another past event, while present perfect connects the past to the present.)