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.

Test your knowledge of conditional sentences with this quiz. Determine whether the sentences are in first, second, third conditionals or mixed conditionals.