Conditional Sentences Quiz

Conditional Sentences

• In conditional sentences, the if-clause is used to express a condition or a hypothetical situation.
• The main clause expresses the consequence of the condition.

Zero Conditional

• Zero conditional sentences describe universal truths or scientific facts.
• They use the present simple in both the if-clause and the main clause.
• (No examples from the text, but e.g., "If you heat ice, it melts.")

First Conditional

• First conditional sentences describe likely or possible future situations and their consequences.
• They use the present simple in the if-clause and the future simple in the main clause.
• (No examples from the text, but e.g., "If it rains, I will take an umbrella.")

Second Conditional

• Second conditional sentences describe hypothetical or unlikely situations and their consequences.
• They use the past simple in the if-clause and the conditional simple in the main clause.
• Examples from the text:
  • If I were you, I would tell her that I love her.
  • If you spent less on clothes, you would be able to save some money.

Third Conditional

• Third conditional sentences describe past hypothetical situations and their consequences.
• They use the past perfect in the if-clause and the conditional perfect in the main clause.
• Examples from the text:
  • If he had asked them, they wouldn't have agreed to come.
  • If she hadn't threatened him, he wouldn't have left.
  • If he had got up earlier, he wouldn't have been late for work.
  • If he had known she would behave so irresponsibly, he wouldn't have gone with her.
  • If we had wanted to spend the day in London, we would have bought a day pass.

Mixed Conditional

• Mixed conditional sentences describe a hypothetical past situation and its consequences in the present.
• They use the past simple in the if-clause and the conditional simple in the main clause.
• Examples from the text:
  • I wouldn't trust him if I were you.
  • I wouldn't have been able to do it unless she had helped me.