Conditionals In English. What Conditional Should I Use?

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1. If I go on holiday next year, I ..............( take) some photos.

Explanation

The correct answer is "will take." In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a future event (going on holiday next year) and expressing their intention to take some photos during that time. The use of "will" indicates a future action or event.

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Conditionals In English. What Conditional Should I Use? - Quiz

The aim of the quiz is to help the students to understand the use of conditionals in english. At the end of the quiz pupils will be able to distinguish between the 3 types of conditionals. The students have to ifll in with the right form of the verb according... see moreto the type of conditional involved.
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2. Unless it rains tomorrow, we ...............(swim) in the sea.

Explanation

The sentence is a conditional statement, expressing a future possibility. It states that if it doesn't rain tomorrow, the action of swimming in the sea will occur. The correct answer "will swim" is in line with the future tense and the conditional structure of the sentence.

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3. I won't go to the party unless you .............(come) with me.

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The correct answer is "come" because the sentence is expressing a condition using the word "unless." The speaker is stating that they will only go to the party if the person they are speaking to accompanies them. Therefore, the word "come" is the correct verb form to complete the sentence.

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4. If I .........(have) enough money, I would have bought some souvenirs too.

Explanation

The correct answer is "had had". In this conditional sentence, the speaker is expressing a hypothetical situation in the past. The first "had" indicates the past perfect tense, suggesting that the speaker did not have enough money in the past. The second "had" is used to form the past perfect tense of the verb "have", indicating that if the speaker had had enough money in the past, they would have bought some souvenirs.

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5. I wouldn't go camping if I .............(be) you.

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The correct answer is "were." In this sentence, the speaker is giving advice or expressing a hypothetical situation. The verb "be" is used in the subjunctive mood to indicate an unreal or hypothetical condition. In this case, "were" is the correct form of the verb "be" to match the subject "I."

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6. If he had learned for the exam, he ........(pass) it.

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The correct answer is "would have passed" because the sentence is in the past unreal conditional form. The use of "had learned" indicates that the learning for the exam did not happen in the past. Therefore, the result of passing the exam is also hypothetical and unreal. To express this idea, the correct verb form is "would have passed."

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7. If I ........(leave) the window open, the carpet wouldn't have gotten wet.

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The correct answer is "had left" because it is the past perfect tense of the verb "leave" which is used to indicate an action that happened before another past action. In this sentence, it implies that if the speaker had left the window open in the past, the carpet would not have gotten wet.

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8. I ..............(buy) your mother a hamster, unless I was sure she really wanted one.

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The correct answer is "wouldn't buy" because it indicates a hypothetical situation in the past. The speaker is saying that they would not have bought a hamster for the person's mother unless they were certain that she wanted one. The use of "wouldn't" suggests a conditional statement and shows that the speaker's action of buying the hamster is dependent on the mother's desire for it.

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9. If I lived on a desert island, I ..........(have to) go to school.

Explanation

If the person lived on a desert island, they would not be required to go to school. The phrase "didn't have to" indicates that there is no obligation or necessity for them to attend school in this specific scenario.

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10. If the tourists had had a map, they .....( lose) their way.

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The answer "wouldn't have lost" is correct because it is a hypothetical past condition that suggests that if the tourists had a map, they would not have lost their way. The use of "wouldn't have" indicates a hypothetical outcome that did not happen in reality.

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If I go on holiday next year, I ..............( take) some photos.
Unless it rains tomorrow, we ...............(swim) in the sea.
I won't go to the party unless you .............(come) with me.
If I .........(have) enough money, I would have bought some souvenirs...
I wouldn't go camping if I .............(be) you.
If he had learned for the exam, he ........(pass) it.
If I ........(leave) the window open, the carpet wouldn't have...
I ..............(buy) your mother a hamster, unless I was sure she...
If I lived on a desert island, I ..........(have to) go to school.
If the tourists had had a map, they .....( lose) their way.
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