Conditional Sentences (Types 0, 1 & 2)

Decide what type of conditional sentence is the following.

'If you put on some sunscreen, you will not get sunburnt.'

• Type 0

• Type 1

• Type 2

Answer explanation

Type 1

'If + Present' + 'Will + verb'

Decide what type of conditional sentence is the following.

'I would be a billionaire if I worked hard twenty years ago.'

• Type 0

• Type 1

• Type 2

Answer explanation

Type 2

'If + Past' + 'Would + verb'

Decide what type of conditional sentence is the following.

'The water boils if its temperature reaches 100 degrees.'

• Type 0

• Type 1

• Type 2

Answer explanation

Type 0

'If + Present' + 'Present'

Type 0

'If bamboo ___ (not get) water, it dies.'

Type 0

'A cat flicks its tail impatiently if it _____(be) irritated.'

Type 1

'The weather is getting better. If the rain _____ (stop), we will go shopping.'

Type 1

'Amy wants to visit Shanghai. She _____ (get) there before noon

if she _____ (take) the earliest train.'

Use a comma to separate the answers

Type 2

A: I don't think I'll take this medicine. It tastes bad.

B: If I ______ (be) you, I would follow the doctor's instructions

Complete the conditional sentence.

'White tigers ____(become) extinct if we keep on hunting them.'

• would become

• will become

• becomes

Answer explanation

Type 1

'will become'

It is very likely that tigers will become extinct if people keep on hunting them.

Complete the conditional sentence.

'If I worked in the government, I _____ (stop) reclamation.'

• would stop

• will stop

• stop

Answer explanation

Type 1

'will become'

It is very likely that tigers will become extinct if people keep on hunting them.