Fill in the blanks.
1. If our team .........................., we will be thrilled.
In the first conditional, we use a simple present tense in the if-clause and will /can / may in the main clause.
2. ........................... I received the message, I would have started at once.
Had I received the message means the same as 'if I had received the message'.
3. I go there almost ..............................
Everyday means ordinary or commonplace. Every day means each day.
4. I .............................. my grandparents.
The adverb goes before the main verb and after the first auxiliary verb.
5. Please open the windows if you ............................. smoke in here.
6. I .............................. to find some time to help my daughter with her homework.
Shall and should are followed by an infinitive without to. Ought is followed by an infinitive with to.
7. If you don't want to go, you ................................
Needn't shows lack of obligation. Must not shows prohibition. Cannot shows inability.
8. You needn't ................................. me up.
When need is a modal auxiliary verb, it is followed by an infinitive without to.
9. If I were you, I ................................. tolerate this insult.
In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past in the if-clause and would / could / might in the main clause.
10. You ............................. pay me my money back.
11. You had better ................................... him.
Had better is followed by an infinitive without to.
12. I would rather ...............................
Answers
- If our team wins, we will be thrilled.
- Had I received the message, I would have started at once.
- I go there almost every day.
- I often visit my grandparents.
- Please open the windows if you must smoke in here.
- I ought to find some time to help my daughter with her homework.
- If you don’t want to go, you needn’t.
- You needn’t have woken me up.
- If I were you, I wouldn’t tolerate this insult.
- You had better / better had pay me my money back.
- You had better not disturb him.
- I would rather not go.
