First and Second Conditional Quiz

What is the first conditional used for?

• To describe general truths and facts

• To express wishes and regrets

• To talk about past events and their consequences

• To talk about real or possible situations and their results in the future.

In the first conditional, the if-clause is in which tense?

• Present perfect

• Present simple

• Future perfect

• Past continuous

What is the structure of the second conditional?

• if + past simple, would + base verb

• if + past continuous, would + base verb

• if + past simple, will + base verb

• if + present simple, would + base verb

In the second conditional, the if-clause is in which tense?

• Past perfect tense

• Future perfect tense

• Past simple tense

• Present continuous tense

What is the difference between the first and second conditional?

• The first conditional is used for past situations, while the second conditional is used for future situations.

• The first conditional is used for impossible situations, while the second conditional is used for possible situations.

• The first conditional is used for unlikely situations, while the second conditional is used for real situations.

• The first conditional is used for real or possible situations in the present or future, while the second conditional is used for unreal or unlikely situations in the present or future.

Give an example of a first conditional sentence.

• I will bring an umbrella if it rains tomorrow.

• I brought an umbrella because it was raining.

• When it rains, I will bring an umbrella.

• If it rains, I will bring an umbrella.

Give an example of a second conditional sentence.

• If I eat breakfast, I will be hungry later.

• If they go to bed early, they will be tired in the morning.

• If she studies hard, she will fail the exam.

• If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.

When do we use the first conditional?

• To talk about hypothetical situations with no possible results

• To talk about real or possible future situations and their results.

• To talk about emotions and feelings

• To talk about past events and their consequences

When do we use the second conditional?

• In hypothetical or unlikely situations in the present or future

• In everyday routine situations

• In certain situations in the past

• In extremely likely scenarios

Give an example of a second conditional sentence that expresses a hypothetical situation.

• If I were a bird, I would fly to you.

• If it rains, I will take an umbrella.

• If I have time, I will visit you.

• If I had a car, I will drive to work.