First + Zero conditional quiz

If Mohammed gets up late, he ..

• won't miss his bus

• is missing his bus

• will miss his bus

Answer explanation

If Mohammed gets up late, he won't have enough time to catch his bus, which means he will miss it. Therefore, the correct choice is 'will miss his bus'.

Adam will be angry, if you........(drive) his car without permission.

• drive

• are driving

• drove

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'drive' because it is the base form of the verb, which is used after 'will be angry if you' to indicate a future condition. The other options do not fit the grammatical structure required.

If you...........(do) the vacuuming, I ............. (help) you with your English homework.

• doing / am helping

• done / will help

• do / will help

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'do / will help' because it uses the present simple 'do' for the condition and the future simple 'will help' for the result, indicating a promise based on the condition being met.

If you ............. (not find) the keys, we ......... (have) to buy a new lock.

• found / had

• don't find / will have

• 
  find / will have

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'don't find / will have' because it uses the first conditional structure, indicating a possible future situation. If the keys are not found, the consequence is having to buy a new lock.

She ............. (miss) the bus, if she ................(not run).

• 
  will miss / don't run

• miss / run

• will miss / doesn't run

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'will miss / doesn't run' because it uses the first conditional structure, indicating a future consequence (missing the bus) based on a present condition (not running).

if it................ (not rain) this afternoon, we............. (go) to the park.

• 
  don't rain / will go

• doesn't rain / will go

• 
  isn't raining / will go

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "doesn't rain / will go" because we use the present simple "doesn't" for conditions in the future. "If it doesn't rain" indicates a condition, and "we will go" shows the future action based on that condition.

You ..................(not do) in the exam, if you ................ (not work) hard.

• 
  won't do / don't work

• do / work

  
  

• will do / don't work

  
  

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'won't do / don't work' because it indicates a future consequence: if you don't work hard, you won't succeed in the exam. The other options do not convey this conditional meaning.

............(you/go) to Lama's party if she............... (invite) you?

• Will you go / invite

• Will you go / invites

• Will you go / invited

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Will you go / invites' because 'if she invites you' uses the present simple tense to indicate a future possibility, while 'will you go' is the correct future form.

If you ................. (drop) an egg, it............... (break).

• drop, breaks

• 
  drop, break

• drops, breaks

If you................... with your credit card at Arturo calle, you ............... a discount.

• 
  paying, getting

• pay, get

• 
  paid, gets