Exercise zy
Read the conversation and then choose the correct forms.
A: Have you heard about the pop festival?
B: Yes, 1. (it's/it'll be) good if Express are playing. They're great band.
A: Will you be able to go?
B: If I 2. (ask/ will ask) my boss, he'll give me some time off work.
A: How are we going to get there?
B: Well, if 3. (there are/there will be) enough people, we can hire a minibus.
A: I won't be going if 4. (it's/it'll be) too expensive.
B: 1 5. (doesn't cost/won't cost) much if we all 6. (share/will share) the
cost.
A: If 17. (see/will see the others later on tonight, I 8. (ask/will ask) them if
they want to go.
Second Conditional
B: Yes, it'll be good if Express are playing. They're a great band.
Here, we are talking about a future event, so we use the phrase "it'll be" to express possibility or probability.
A: Will you be able to go?
B: If I ask my boss, he'll give me some time off work.
In this sentence, we are talking about a hypothetical situation and its possible outcome. Using the second conditional, we should use the verb "ask" to refer to a future action. So the correct form is "ask".
A: How are we going to get there?
B: Well, if there are enough people, we can hire a minibus.
In this sentence, we are talking about a real possibility in the future. So we use the present tense "there are" to refer to a current situation.
A: I won't be going if it's too expensive.
B: It won't cost much if we all share the cost.
Here, we are talking about a future situation and its possible outcome. So the correct form is "it's" to refer to the current situation.
Additionally, in the second sentence, we use the future tense "won't cost" to refer to a future situation. And we use the verb "share" to talk about a future action.
A: If I see the others later on tonight, I will ask them if they want to go.
In this sentence, we are talking about a future possibility and its outcome. Using the first conditional, we use the present tense "see" to refer to a possible future action. And we use the future tense "will ask" to refer to the outcome of that action.
To summarize:
1. (it's/it'll be) - it'll be
2. (ask/will ask) - ask
3. (there are/there will be) - there are
4. (it's/it'll be) - it's
5. (doesn't cost/won't cost) - won't cost
6. (share/will share) - share
7. (see/will see) - see
8. (ask/will ask) - will ask