Fixing Conditional Tense Form Quiz: Practice Tense

1. If he ___ earlier, he wouldn't have missed the train.

Leaves

Left

Had left

Would leave

Third conditional uses had + past participle in the if-clause.

Explanation

Third conditional uses had + past participle in the if-clause.

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3. If I ___ the answer, I would help you.

Know

Will know

Knew

Had known

Second conditional uses past tense for unreal present situations.

Explanation

Second conditional uses past tense for unreal present situations.

4. Third conditional sentences describe unreal situations in the past.

True

False

They show results that did not happen because the condition was not met.

Explanation

They show results that did not happen because the condition was not met.

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6. If she doesn’t practice, she ___ improve.

Wouldn’t

Won’t

Didn’t

Hadn’t

First conditional shows a real future result.

Explanation

First conditional shows a real future result.

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8. If the alarm rings, we ___ up.

Woke

Wake

Would wake

Had woken

Zero conditional uses present tense in both clauses.

Explanation

Zero conditional uses present tense in both clauses.

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10. If it ___ tomorrow, the game will be canceled.

Rained

Rains

Would rain

Had rained

First conditional uses present tense in the if-clause.

Explanation

First conditional uses present tense in the if-clause.

11. Match each conditional type to the correct sentence.

Zero Conditional

First Conditional

Second Conditional

Third Conditional

Each sentence follows the standard tense pattern for its conditional type.

Explanation

Each sentence follows the standard tense pattern for its conditional type.

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13. If you don’t study, you ___ fail.

Would

Will

Had

Might have

First conditional shows a likely future result.

Explanation

First conditional shows a likely future result.

14. Which sentences use correct conditional forms?

If I were rich, I would travel.

If she studies, she will pass.

If he had listened, he would succeed.

If water boils, it turned to steam.

A is a correct second conditional. B is a correct first conditional. C should be would have succeeded. D mixes present and past incorrectly.

Explanation

A is a correct second conditional. B is a correct first conditional. C should be would have succeeded. D mixes present and past incorrectly.

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15. Which conditional is used for unreal past situations?

Zero

First

Second

Third

The third conditional describes unreal or hypothetical past events.

Explanation

The third conditional describes unreal or hypothetical past events.

Correction Drill: Fixing Conditional Tense and Form Quiz

1. If he ___ earlier, he wouldn't have missed the train.

2. If you mix red and blue, you ______ purple.

3. If I ___ the answer, I would help you.

4. Third conditional sentences describe unreal situations in the past.

5. If they had listened, they ______ the mistake.

6. If she doesn’t practice, she ___ improve.

7. If I were taller, I ______ basketball better.

8. If the alarm rings, we ___ up.

9. If you had told me, I ______ helped.

10. If it ___ tomorrow, the game will be canceled.

11. Match each conditional type to the correct sentence.

12. If ice ___ in the sun, it melts.

13. If you don’t study, you ___ fail.

14. Which sentences use correct conditional forms?

15. Which conditional is used for unreal past situations?