First & Second Conditional
Real future possibilities vs. imaginary, hypothetical situations.
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1. If it rains tomorrow, I ___ stay home.
2. If I ___ more money, I would travel the world.
3. If she studies hard, she ___ pass the exam.
4. If I were you, I ___ apologize.
5. If it ___ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
6. If I won the lottery, I ___ buy a house.
7. She will call you if she ___ time.
8. If we ___ leave now, we will miss the train.
9. If he ___ taller, he could be a basketball player.
10. What would you do if you ___ a ghost?
Answer key — First & Second Conditional (B2)
- A — will. First conditional: if + present simple, will + base form (a real possibility).
- B — had. Second conditional: if + past simple, would + base form (unreal/hypothetical).
- A — will. First conditional describes a realistic future result.
- B — would. Second conditional: If I were you, + would + base form is common advice.
- B — rains. First conditional if-clause uses present simple.
- B — would. Second conditional describes an imaginary situation.
- B — has. First conditional if-clause uses present simple: has.
- A — don’t. First conditional negative: if we don’t + will.
- C — were. Second conditional traditionally uses were for all subjects.
- B — saw. Second conditional if-clause uses past simple: saw.
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