Conditional sentences; Second conditional – B1 English Grammar Test

1  Match the two halves and complete the second part using the zero or first conditional.

1   When a sea turtle sees a plastic bag, …E…

2   If we cut down the Amazon rainforest, ……

3   If hunting becomes illegal, ……

4   If we don’t protect endangered species today, ……

5   When animals are born in captivity, ……

6   If the planet keeps getting hotter, ……

A   elephants and lions ………………… safer. (be)

B   they ………………… protected from predators. (be)

C   tomorrow they ………………… forever. (disappear)

D   many animals ………………… their home. (lose)

E    it ……thinks…… it’s a jellyfish. (think)

F    animals in the Arctic ………………… . (suffer)

2  Complete the sentences with if or unless, and mark first (1) or second (2) conditional.

1   ……Unless…… the zoo gets more money, it will have to close. (1)

2   ……………… these habitats are protected, animals will have food.

3   Baby tigers won’t survive ……………… they learn to hunt quickly.

4   ……………… I lived in the rainforest, I’d be worried.

5   The polar ice caps will melt ……………… we continue polluting the atmosphere.

6   ……………… we act now, wildlife populations will go down by 67% in a few years.

3  Add a word to each sentence to make it correct.

1   If I more time, I would help you. ……I had more……

2   I be happy if you visited me. ……………………………..

3   Unless you me an answer, I’ll decide without you. ……………………………..

4   She call you when she gets home. ……………………………..

5   The barbecue on the beach will happen it rains. ……………………………..

6   Would you be happy we went later? ……………………………..

7   If somebody me a ticket to the zoo, I wouldn’t go. I think they’re cruel. ……………………………..

4  Complete the questions.

1   What ……would…… you do if you ……saw…… a snake? (see)

2   What ……………… you do if the weather ……………… good at the weekend? (be)

3   What ……………… you do if you ……………… the lottery? (win)

4   What ……………… you do if you ……………… hungry during the night? (get)

5   If you ……………… famous, what things ……………… you dislike? (be)

6   If you ……………… eat only one food for a year, what ……………… you eat? (can)

5  Answer the questions from Exercise 4.

1   ……I’d scream!……

2    ……………………………………

3    ……………………………………

4    ……………………………………

5    ……………………………………

6    ……………………………………

6  Complete the text using these pairs of verbs in zero, first or second conditional forms.

Now everyone, if you 1……look…… (look) in this tank, you 2……………. a very dangerous animal. Does anyone know what it is? That’s right. It’s a king cobra. In the wild, if the cobra 3……………. a predator like a mongoose, it 4……………. to escape, but if it 5……………. to escape, it 6……………. itself by making the cobra hood and hissing. Now here’s a question. What 7……………. you if you 8……………. a cobra in the middle of the jungle? Try to kill it? No, that’s a bad idea. The best thing to do is take off your hat or t-shirt and drop it while you move away. If this snake 9……………. you, you 10……………. in big trouble. The venom of a king cobra can kill even an elephant.