Advanced Conditionals: Mixed Bag
Exercise 1: Fill in the gaps with the correct verb forms.
1. If the driver (not/ rubberneck) at the accident, he (see) the stop sign.
Correct: hadn't rubbernecked / would have seen (3rd Conditional)
2. You (get) orange if you (mix) red and yellow.
Correct: get / mix (Zero Conditional)
3. Unless you (beat) the eggs smoothly, the cake (not/ raise).
Correct: beat / won't raise / will not raise (1st Conditional)
4. If you (not/ grease) the pan, the food (stick) to it.
Correct: don't grease / will stick (1st Conditional)
5. What (we/ do) if our guests (not/ arrive) on time? If I (be) you, I (phone) them!
Correct: would we do / didn't arrive / were / would phone (2nd Conditional)
6. In case they (not/ send) us the reports before closing time, (email) them.
Correct: don't send / email (Imperative Conditional)
7. There (be) less people at the beach if it (not/ be) so hot today.
Correct: would be / weren't / were not (2nd Conditional)
8. I've lost my phone and, unless I (find) it, I (have) to report it.
Correct: find / will have (1st Conditional)
9. Last weekend was cold; Celine (catch) a cold if she (not/ take) her coat.
Correct: would have caught / hadn't taken / had not taken (3rd Conditional)
10. If my husband (not/ quit) last year, he (not/ think) of his own business.
Correct: hadn't quit / wouldn't have thought (3rd Conditional)
11. I (not/ mind) which jacket you choose as long as it (match) with your trousers.
Correct: don't mind / matches (Zero/1st Context)
12. You (not/ be) stuck in traffic every morning if you just (leave) home 10 min earlier.
Correct: wouldn't be / left (2nd Conditional - Mixed context)
13. Supposing he (steal) your purse, where (he/ hide) it?
Correct: had stolen / would he have hidden (3rd Conditional)
14. I know Mary; she (never/ go out) with anyone unless he (be) wealthy.
Correct: would never go out / were (or was) (2nd Conditional)
15. If they (not/ fight) so many times, their relationship (last) more.
Correct: hadn't fought / would have lasted (3rd Conditional)
16. It's clear that our business (be) more profitable if we (invest) more money.
Correct: would be / invested (2nd Conditional)
17. Research shows that if parents (spend) time with kids, they (become) confident adults.
Correct: spend / will become (or become)
18. (sit) down if you (feel) dizzy.
Correct: Sit / feel (Imperative)
19. Most students (get) better scores if they (organize) better.
Correct: would get / organized (2nd Conditional)
20. The board (approve) our project if we (make) a better pitch.
Correct: would have approved / had made (3rd Conditional)