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Class 9 English — Conditionals: zero, first and second

Choose the right verb forms for a zero, first or second conditional sentence.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Put the cards in order to make one correct first-conditional sentence.

    • we will
    • the weather
    • stays dry,
    • cycle to the lake.
    • If

  2. 2.Sort each sentence by the kind of condition it sets up. The verb forms will tell you.

    Groups: Zero — always true · First — a real possibility · Second — imagined, not the case

    • If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
    • If I lived beside the sea, I would swim every morning.
    • If it rains tomorrow, we will stay indoors.
    • If we owned a bigger house, we would invite everyone.
    • If she catches the early bus, she will reach on time.
    • If you heat ice, it melts.

  3. 3.Second conditional — imagining something that is not the case. If we ____ a garden, we would grow our own vegetables.

    • a) would have
    • b) had
    • c) will have
    • d) have

  4. 4.First conditional — a real possibility in the future. If the bus ____ late, we will walk.

    • a) will be
    • b) is
    • c) had been
    • d) would be

  5. 5.Each card is the result half of a conditional sentence. Sort by which kind of conditional it belongs to.

    Groups: First conditional · Second conditional

    • she would tell you the truth
    • we will miss the train
    • we would miss the train
    • the plants will die
    • she will tell you the truth
    • the plants would die

  6. 6.Which form completes this second conditional? If the printer ____ working, we would write the notice by hand.

    • a) stopped
    • b) will stop
    • c) has stopped
    • d) stops

  7. 7.One of these conditionals breaks the three conditional patterns above. Which one?

    • a) If it rains, we will stay at home.
    • b) If it will rain, we will stay at home.
    • c) If it rained, we would stay at home.
    • d) If it rains, we stay at home.

  8. 8.Sort each sentence by whether it treats the situation as a real possibility or as something imagined. The verb forms will tell you.

    Groups: A real possibility · Imagined — not the case

    • If I had wings, I would fly to school.
    • If elephants could talk, they would tell us a great deal.
    • If she runs fast enough, she will win the race.
    • If I finish my homework early, I will watch the match.
    • If the shop has bread, I will buy a loaf.
    • If we lived on the moon, we would need a spacesuit.

Answer key — Class 9 English — Conditionals: zero, first and second

  1. 1. 1. If 2. the weather 3. stays dry, 4. we will 5. cycle to the lake.
  2. 2. If you heat ice, it melts. → Zero — always true; If it rains tomorrow, we will stay indoors. → First — a real possibility; If I lived beside the sea, I would swim every morning. → Second — imagined, not the case; If you mix blue and yellow, you get green. → Zero — always true; If she catches the early bus, she will reach on time. → First — a real possibility; If we owned a bigger house, we would invite everyone. → Second — imagined, not the case
  3. 3. b) had
  4. 4. b) is
  5. 5. we will miss the train → First conditional; we would miss the train → Second conditional; she will tell you the truth → First conditional; she would tell you the truth → Second conditional; the plants will die → First conditional; the plants would die → Second conditional
  6. 6. a) stopped
  7. 7. b) If it will rain, we will stay at home.
  8. 8. If I finish my homework early, I will watch the match. → A real possibility; If I had wings, I would fly to school. → Imagined — not the case; If the shop has bread, I will buy a loaf. → A real possibility; If elephants could talk, they would tell us a great deal. → Imagined — not the case; If she runs fast enough, she will win the race. → A real possibility; If we lived on the moon, we would need a spacesuit. → Imagined — not the case