Conditionals (1): review – B2 English Grammar Test

1a  Match the type of conditional (0, 1, 2 or 3) to its correct use (A, B, C or D).

0   Zero conditional …D…

1   First conditional ……

2   Second conditional ……

3   Third conditional ……

A   unlikely situations in the present/future

B   likely events in the future

C   imaginary results of past situations that never happened

D   general truths

1b  Now read the sentences (1–5) and write the type of conditional they are an example of (0, 1, 2 or 3).

1   If you use this product regularly, you will have smooth, silky hair. …1…

2   If that advert hadn’t appeared on my web browser, I wouldn’t have clicked on it. ……

3   Many music festivals wouldn’t take place if they weren’t sponsored by big corporations. ……

4   I’ll buy it if I get paid tomorrow. ……

5   If a football team wears a sponsored kit, millions of people see it. ……

2  Choose the correct option to complete the sentences and write the type of conditional they are an example of (0, 1, 2 or 3).

1   If today was Sunday, I didn’t have / wouldn’t have to work. …2…

2   I hadn’t bought / wouldn’t have bought those trainers if they hadn’t been on offer. ……

3   I have a problem. If I see a new product, I want / wanted to buy it immediately. ……

4   If we are / were not too busy next week, I’ll give you a ring. ……

5   How would you feel if your face appeared / appears in a TV ad? ……

6   If you hadn’t helped / wouldn’t help me, I never would have managed to finish on time. ……

7   I usually click on ‘skip ad’ when an advert will come / comes on. ……

8   What will she do if she doesn’t get / wouldn’t get into that university? ……

3  Cross out the mistakes in the sentences. Write the correct sentences.

1   If you get hungry later, are you buying a sandwich?

      ……If you get hungry later, will you buy a sandwich?……

2   I think we would lose if you hadn’t scored that goal.

      ………………………………………………..

3   If Chris wouldn’t work at the weekends, he would see his friends more often.

      ………………………………………………..

4   If you put your thumb here, the phone is unlocking itself.

      ………………………………………………..

5   If she had put on more suncream, she doesn’t get so burned.

      ………………………………………………..

6   When we will arrive, I will send you a message.

      ………………………………………………..

4  Look at the type of conditional (0, 1, 2 or 3) at the end of each sentence, then complete it with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1   Sorry. I ……would have turned…… the music down if I ……had known…… you were trying to work. (turn, know) 3

2   When I ………………… my cat, she ………………… a loud purring sound. (stroke, make) 0

3   You ………………… so much if you ………………… all day looking at things to buy on your phone. (not want, not spend) 2

4   If I ………………… her, I ………………… her you’re looking for her. (see, tell) 1

5   If that jacket ………………… a bit cheaper, maybe I ………………… it. (be, buy) 2

6   If we ………………… that road, we ………………… that amazing park. (not take, not discover) 3

5  Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Last month my company ran an advert during the Superbowl. Our 30-second ad cost us a total of $5.1 million. If we 1……had shown…… (show) the advert 24 hours earlier, it 2…………………. (cost) only $115,000, but do you know how many people watch the Superbowl each year? Roughly 100 million. And what 3…………………. (happen) when that many people 4…………………. (watch) your advert? Well, it’s certainly good for business. If it 5…………………. (be) my decision, of course, I 6…………………. (prefer) not to pay $5 million for 30 seconds of TV. You know, there’s a famous saying in advertising: half of all the money you spend is a total waste. But nobody knows which half. Anyway, our Superbowl advert is right here on our website. 7…………………. you (like) to see it? Here, I 8…………………. (show) it to you.