English Conditionals Quiz

1. Which type of conditional is: 'If you heat ice, it melts'?

1. First conditional
2. Second conditional
3. Third conditional
4. Zero conditional

2. Choose the correct form: 'If I ___ you, I would think carefully before deciding.'

1. am
2. was
3. were
4. would be

3. Which sentence is a correct first conditional?

1. If it had rained, we would have stayed inside.
2. If it rained, we would stay inside.
3. If it rains, we will stay inside.
4. If it will rain, we stay inside.

4. What does the third conditional express?

1. A future real possibility
2. A past hypothetical — imagining a different result in the past
3. A present unreal situation
4. A universal scientific truth

5. Choose the correct third conditional: 'If she ___ the map, she ___ lost.'

1. checked / wouldn't get
2. checked / wouldn't have got
3. had checked / didn't get
4. had checked / wouldn't have got

6. What is a 'mixed conditional' and which combination is most common?

1. A conditional that mixes formal and informal English
2. A conditional that mixes past condition with present result (or vice versa)
3. A conditional where both clauses are in the same tense
4. A conditional with both an if-clause and a unless-clause

7. Choose the correct mixed conditional: 'If she hadn't moved abroad, she ___ here now.'

1. had lived
2. will live
3. would have lived
4. would live

8. What is 'inversion' in conditional sentences and give an example?

1. Omitting 'if' and inverting the subject and auxiliary
2. Putting the result clause before the if-clause
3. Replacing 'would' with 'should'
4. Using negative conditionals

9. Choose the correct form: 'Unless you ___ harder, you will fail.'

1. had studied
2. studied
3. study
4. will study

10. Which sentence uses 'should' to suggest a more tentative or polite condition?

1. If you could need any assistance, please let me know.
2. If you might need any assistance, please let me know.
3. If you should need any assistance, please let me know.
4. If you would need any assistance, please let me know.

11. What is the difference between 'if' and 'when' in conditional sentences?

1. 'If' implies uncertainty; 'when' implies certainty that the event will happen
2. 'If' is for future events; 'when' is for past events
3. 'When' is only used in first conditionals; 'if' in all others
4. They are interchangeable in all contexts

12. Choose the correct sentence with 'wish' expressing a present unreal situation:

1. I wish I can speak Japanese.
2. I wish I could speak Japanese.
3. I wish I spoke Japanese fluently yesterday.
4. I wish I will speak Japanese.

13. Choose the correct sentence with 'wish' expressing regret about the past:

1. I wish I had studied harder last year.
2. I wish I studied harder last year.
3. I wish I study harder last year.
4. I wish I would study harder last year.

14. What does 'I would have thought' or 'I would imagine' suggest in conditional usage?

1. A command disguised as a statement
2. A definite fact being stated
3. A past habit now discontinued
4. A polite, tentative assumption rather than a definite statement

15. Choose the correct inverted conditional: 'If he had arrived earlier, he could have met the director.' → Inverted form:

1. Arrived earlier had he, he could have met the director.
2. Had he arrived earlier, he could have met the director.
3. He had arrived earlier, could have met the director.
4. Would he have arrived earlier, he could have met the director.

16. Which correctly uses a conditional to express an unrealistic wish about the present?

1. If I am a bird, I would fly.
2. If I had been a bird, I would have flown.
3. If I was been a bird, I would fly.
4. If I were a bird, I would fly.

17. What is the 'hypothetical past in the future' conditional? (e.g., 'If he were to resign tomorrow...')

1. A first conditional with 'were'
2. A formal second conditional variant using 'were to + infinitive', suggesting a hypothetical future
3. A zero conditional about past habits
4. It's the same as the third conditional

18. Choose the correct form using 'provided that': '___ you meet the deadline, the bonus will be paid.'

1. Provided that you meet
2. Provided that you met
3. Provided that you will meet
4. Provided that you would meet

19. What is the difference between these two sentences? (A) 'If he knew the answer, he would tell us.' (B) 'If he knows the answer, he will tell us.'

1. Sentence A is about the past; sentence B is about the future
2. Sentence A is more formal than sentence B
3. Sentence A suggests he probably doesn't know; sentence B suggests it's a real possibility that he does know
4. There is no difference

20. Choose the correct mixed conditional: 'If I ___ (be) born in France, I ___ (speak) French now.'

1. had been born / would have spoken
2. had been born / would speak
3. was born / will speak
4. were born / would have spoken