Conditional Sentences Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. If you help Rani, she ………………………… the exam.

will pass
would pass
would have passed
In the first conditional we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + first form of
the verb in the main clause.

2. Unless you …………………………. her, she will fail the test.

help
helped
had helped

3. If Samuel ………………………. me, I will go to his place.

invites
invited
had invited
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will + infinitive in
the main clause.

4. If she arrived now, we ……………………………. her.

can meet
could meet
could have met
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could + first
form of the verb in the main clause.

5. If she ………………………… her money wisely, she wouldn’t be broke

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now.
spends
spent
had spent
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could + first
form of the verb in the main clause.

6. If I ………………………….. his phone number, I would call him.

know
knew
had known
In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could + first
form of the verb in the main clause.

7. If you come home, I …………………………. you.

will protect
would protect
would have protected

8. If you ………………………………. to my advice, you would not have been

in trouble.
listen
listened
had listened
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past
participle in the main clause.

9. If they ………………………….. us, we would have been in trouble.

see
saw

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had seen
In the third conditional we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past
participle in the main clause.

10. If you ………………………….. respect, you get respect.

give
gave
had given

11. If she recognized you, why …………………………… she say Hi?

don't
didn't
hadn't

12. If you stop talking, I ……………………….. the news.

can listen to
could listen to
could have listened to

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Answers
1. If you help Rani, she will pass the exam.

2. Unless you help her, she will fail the test.

3. If Samuel invites me, I will go to his place.

4. If she arrived now, we could meet her.

5. If she spent her money wisely, she wouldn’t be broke now.

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6. If I knew his phone number, I would call him.

7. If you come home, I will protect you.

8. If you had listened to my advice, you would not have been in trouble.

9. If they had seen us, we would have been in trouble.

10. If you give respect, you get respect.

11. If she recognized you, why didn’t she say Hi? 12. If you stop talking, I can listen to the
news.

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