Simplified rules for using each conditional tense
Zero Conditional:
- When to use: Use this when talking about general truths or facts.
- (Wann zu verwenden: Verwenden Sie diese Zeitform, wenn Sie über allgemeine Wahrheiten oder Fakten sprechen).
- Structure: If + present simple, present simple.
- Example: If you heat ice, it melts.
First Conditional:
- When to use: Use this when talking about real possibilities or predictions in the future.
- (Wann zu verwenden: Verwenden Sie diesen Ausdruck, wenn Sie über reale Möglichkeiten oder Vorhersagen für die Zukunft sprechen).
- Structure: If + present simple, will + base verb.
- Example: If it rains tomorrow, we will stay indoors.
Second Conditional:
- When to use: Use this when talking about unreal or unlikely situations in the present or future.
- (Wann zu verwenden: Verwenden Sie diesen Ausdruck, wenn Sie über unwirkliche oder unwahrscheinliche Situationen in der Gegenwart oder Zukunft sprechen).
- Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb.
- Example: If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.
1. If I ______ the lottery, I would buy a big house.
won
a) win
b) won
c) will win
2. If you ______ hard, you will pass the exam.
study
a) study
b) studied
c) studies
3. If it ______ warmer, we would go to the beach.
were
a) was
b) is
c) were
4. If you ______ water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils.
heat
a) heat
b) heats
c) heated
5. If it ______, the ground gets wet.
rains
a) rain
b) rains
c) rained
6. If we ______ to the beach, we will have fun.
go
a) go
b) went
c) going
7. If they ______ a car, they would drive to the countryside.
had
a) have
b) had
c) has
8. If you ______ a flame, it burns.
touch
a) touch
b) touched
c) touches
9. If it ______ tomorrow, we will stay home.
rains
a) rain
b) rains
c) rained
10. If she ______ more, she would get better grades.
studied
a) study
b) studied
c) studies
11. If she ______ me, I will go to the party.
invites
a) invite
b) invites
c) invited
12. If you ______ water plants, they die.
don't
a) don't
b) didn't
c) doesn't
13. If we ______ now, we will catch the train.
leave
a) leave
b) leaves
c) left
14. If she ______ his number, she would call him.
knew
a) know
b) knows
c) knew
15. If I ______ the president, I would make education free for everyone.
were
a) am
b) is
c) were
16. If you ______ red and blue, you get purple.
mix
a) mix
b) mixes
c) mixed
17. If they ______ together, they will finish the project on time.
work
a) work
b) worked
c) works
18. If you ______ water, it becomes ice.
freeze
a) freeze
b) freezes
c) froze
19. If I ______ a ghost, I would be terrified.
saw
a) see
b) saw
c) seen
20. If he ______ Spanish, he would travel to Spain.
spoke
a) speak
b) speaks
c) spoke
21. If the sun ______, it gets dark.
sets
a) set
b) sets
c) setting
22. If he ______ hurry, he will miss the bus.
doesn't
a) don't
b) doesn't
c) didn't
23. If you ______ too much, you will feel sick.
eat
a) eat
b) eats
c) ate
24. If you ______ fast food every day, you gain weight.
eat
a) eat
b) eats
c) ate
25. If I ______ more money, I would travel the world.
had
a) have
b) had
c) has
26. If he ______ to bed late, he feels tired the next day.
goes
a) go
b) goes
c) went
27. If you ______ the fridge door open, it spoils.
leave
a) leave
b) leaves
c) left
28. If we ______ in Paris, we would visit the Eiffel Tower often.
lived
a) live
b) lives
c) lived
29. If you ______ her, she would help you.
asked
a) ask
b) asks
c) asked
30. If you ______ two and two, you get four.
add
a) add
b) adds
c) added
31. If you ______ money, you will be able to buy a new car.
save
a) save
b) saves
c) saved
32. If she ______ every day, she will become a better singer.
practices
a) practice
b) practices
c) practiced
33. If you ______ the power button, the computer turns on.
press
a) press
b) presses
c) pressed