Conditional Sentences Quiz

What is a conditional sentence?

• A sentence that expresses a command or request

• A sentence that expresses a fact or truth

• A sentence that expresses a question

• A sentence that expresses a condition and a result

Which type of conditional is used for general truths, facts, and everyday occurrences?

• Zero conditional

• First conditional

• Second conditional

• Third conditional

In the first conditional, what verb form does the result clause take when we are certain that the result will happen if the condition is met?

• Present verb form

• Past simple

• Modal verb like may or might

• Will + infinitive without to

Which conditional is about imaginary results of impossible or unlikely conditions in the present or future?

• Third conditional

• Zero conditional

• First conditional

• Second conditional

What is the structure of the if clause in the third conditional?

• Past simple

• Present verb form

• Modal verb like may or might

• Past perfect structure

In the zero conditional, what verb forms do both the result and if clauses have?

• Present verb forms

• Past simple

• Modal verb like may or might

• Past perfect structure

When can 'when' be used instead of 'if' in the if clause?

• When the result is certain to happen

• When the condition is certain to happen

• When the condition is uncertain to happen

• When the result is uncertain to happen

What verb form is used in the main clause of the second conditional when the verb 'to be' is in the if clause?

• Was

• Will be

• Would be

• Were