Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form. 1. If I (have) my phone here with me, I (be able) to call a taxi now, but I left it at home.
2. If you (not help) me, I (not pass) the exam.
3. It’s a beautiful house, and I (buy) it if I (have) the money, but I can’t afford it.
4. I can’t imagine what I (do) with the money if I (win) the lottery.
5. If Mark (train) harder, he (be) a good runner.
6. I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone (treat) me like that, I (be) extremely angry.
7. If you (help) me with this exercise, I (do) the same for you one day.
8. According to the timetable, if the train (leave) on time, we (arrive) at 5.30.
9. If we (find) a taxi, we (get) there before the play starts.
10. I don’t like this flat. I think I (be) happier if I (live) in a house in the country.
11. I don’t know how to play baseball, but I’m sure that if I (do), I (play) a lot better than anyone in this awful team.
12. If I (phone) you tonight, you (be) at home?
- In this sentence, we use the conditional type 2 because the situation is hypothetical or unreal. The verb "have" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation. The verb "be able" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement.
2. If you didn't help me, I wouldn't pass the exam.
- Again, this is a conditional type 2 sentence. The verb "help" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation. The verb "pass" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement.
3. It's a beautiful house, and I would buy it if I had the money, but I can't afford it.
- This is a conditional type 2 sentence. The verb "buy" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement. The verb "have" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation.
4. I can't imagine what I would do with the money if I won the lottery.
- Here, we use the conditional type 2 because the situation is hypothetical or unreal. The verb "do" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement. The verb "win" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation.
5. If Mark trained harder, he would be a good runner.
- This is a conditional type 2 sentence. The verb "train" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation. The verb "be" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement.
6. I can't understand what he sees in her! If anyone treated me like that, I would be extremely angry.
- Here, we use the conditional type 2 because the situation is hypothetical or unreal. The verb "treat" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation. The verb "be" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement.
7. If you help me with this exercise, I will do the same for you one day.
- This is a conditional type 1 sentence. The verb "help" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "will" in the conditional statement. The verb "do" is also in the base form.
8. According to the timetable, if the train leaves on time, we will arrive at 5.30.
- Here, we use the conditional type 1 because the situation is likely or possible. The verb "leave" is in the present simple tense because it refers to a likely future situation. The verb "arrive" is also in the base form following the auxiliary verb "will" in the conditional statement.
9. If we find a taxi, we will get there before the play starts.
- This is a conditional type 1 sentence. The verb "find" is in the present simple tense because it refers to a likely future situation. The verb "get" is also in the base form following the auxiliary verb "will" in the conditional statement.
10. I don't like this flat. I think I would be happier if I lived in a house in the country.
- Here, we use the conditional type 2 because the situation is hypothetical or unreal. The verb "be" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement. The verb "live" is in the past simple tense because it refers to a present unreal situation.
11. I don't know how to play baseball, but I'm sure that if I did, I would play a lot better than anyone in this awful team.
- This is a conditional type 2 sentence. The verb "do" is in the past simple tense because it refers to the present unreal situation. The verb "play" is in the base form because it follows the auxiliary verb "would" in the conditional statement.
12. If I phone you tonight, will you be at home?
- Here, we use the conditional type 1 because the situation is likely or possible. The verb "phone" is in the present simple tense because it refers to a likely future situation. The verb "be" is also in the base form following the auxiliary verb "will" in the conditional question.