Languages › English as a Second Language Conditional Forms in English Quiz Do you know which tense to use in the real or unreal conditional? Questions. John Lund DigitalVision English as a Second Language Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 06, 2017 1. If he comes, _____ we will go to lunch. we would go to lunch. Correct Wrong Use the future with 'will' to speak about real possibilities. 2. I would buy a new house _____ if I have a lot of money. if I win the lottery. if I inherited a million dollars. Correct Wrong Use the past simple in the 'if' clause in the unreal conditional. 3. If she misses the bus, _____ I take her to school by car. I would take her to school by car. she have to walk. Correct Wrong Use the simple present in both clauses when speaking about things that are always true. 4. If I had known you were in town, _____ I would buy you some flowers! I would have bought you some flowers. I will buy you some flowers. Correct Wrong Use the form 'would have + participle' in the past unreal conditional. 5. If he studies a lot, _____ he might pass the exam. he would pass the exam. he is going to pass the exam. Correct Wrong 'Might' can be used as an alternate to 'will' in the first conditional. 6. I would get a new job _____ if I was you. if I am you. if I were you. Correct Wrong Always use 'were' in the 'if' clause of the unreal conditional. 7. He will surely fail his exams _____ if he not work harder. unless he begins to study. if he weren't serious. Correct Wrong 'Unless' is used to mean 'if not' in the first conditional to state the result of what will happen in the case that something is not done. 8. She would live in New York now _____ if she stays. if she had stayed. if she was to stay. Correct Wrong Use the past perfect in the 'if' clause of the past unreal conditional. 9. They would have bought that new car _____ if they had had the money. if they had the money. if they were having the money. Correct Wrong Use the past perfect of 'have -> had had' in the if clause of the past unreal conditional. 10. I leave on Saturdays _____ if she will come to visit. if she comes to visit. if she won't come to visit. Correct Wrong Use the present simple in both clauses when something is always true. 11. If he were President, _____ he would help the poor more. he will help the poor more. he would have helped the poor more. Correct Wrong Use the conditional 'would + verb' in the result clause of the unreal conditional to imagine present situations. 12. If they had had enough good sense, _____ they would have moved to Santa Monica. they would had moved to Santa Monica. they will move to Santa Monica. Correct Wrong Use the past conditional 'would have + past participle' in the result clause of the past unreal conditional. 13. She will go crazy _____ if you leaves her. unless she leaves you. if she don't leave you. Correct Wrong Use 'unless' to mean 'if not'. In other words, if something doesn't happen, a certain result will happen. 14. If this storm gets worse, _____ we will have to go inland. we have to get inland. we must to go inland. Correct Wrong Use the future with 'will' in the result clause of the real conditional. 15. Watch out! If you touch that cable, _____ you will get a shock. you shocked. you had a shock. Correct Wrong Use the future with 'will' to show bad results if someone does something dangerous in the present moment. 16. I might have had time _____ if you needed my help. if you had asked me for help. if you ask me for help. Correct Wrong Use the past perfect in the 'if' clause of the past unreal conditional to express a possibility with 'might have done'. 17. I'm afraid I can't understand you _____ if you speak unclear. unless you speak more clearly. if you don't speak clear. Correct Wrong Use 'unless' to mean 'if not'. 18. She would have gone _____ if she had been in your position. if she were in your position. if she was in your position. Correct Wrong Use the past perfect in the result clause of the past unreal conditional to imagine different outcomes. 19. We'll have to walk if we _____ run out of gas. are going to run out of gas. ran out of gas. Correct Wrong Use the present simple in the 'if' clause of the present, real conditional. 20. If someone offered to buy you one, _____ which one do you choose? which one would you choose? which one had you chosen? Correct Wrong Use the conditional (would + verb) to ask about an imagined situation. Conditional Forms in English Quiz You got: % Correct. You Know Your Conditional Forms! You know your English!. Andrew Rich / Vetta / Getty Images Congratulations. It's clear you really understand the conditional form and can probably use it without error. Keep up the good work and continue learning English. Share Your Results Conditional Forms in English Quiz You got: % Correct. Keep Learning the Conditionals You've done well on your lessons. Anton Violin / Moment / Getty Images You've understood some of the conditional forms, but need some more to understand the conditionals completely. Don't worry, keep up the good work and you'll understand the form soon. Share Your Results Conditional Forms in English Quiz You got: % Correct. 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