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Conditional Sentences: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Conditional Sentences, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   Choose the correct form: If she had saved money earlier, she ___ financially secure today. (A) would be (B) would have been

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   Answer: would be

   Solution:

   1. The cause ("saved money earlier") is in the past, but the result ("today") is in the present — this mixed conditional takes "would be," not "would have been."

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2. Q.2

   Choose the correct form: If I ___ a bird, I would fly around the world. (A) am (B) was (C) were (D) will be

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   Answer: were

   Solution:

   1. This is a present hypothetical that isn’t true (second conditional) — formal English uses "were" for every subject in this pattern, not "was."

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3. Q.3

   Choose the correct form: If she had left earlier, she ___ the train. (A) would catch (B) would have caught (C) caught (D) catches

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   Answer: would have caught

   Solution:

   1. This describes an unreal past situation that didn’t happen — the third conditional, which takes "would have + past participle."

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4. Q.4

   Choose the correct form: If water freezes, it ___ into ice. (A) turns (B) will turn (C) would turn (D) would have turned

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   Answer: turns

   Solution:

   1. This describes a general, always-true fact — the zero conditional, which takes present simple in both clauses.

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5. Q.5

   Choose the correct form: If it rains tomorrow, we ___ the match. (A) postpone (B) will postpone (C) would postpone (D) would have postponed

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   Answer: will postpone

   Solution:

   1. This describes a real, possible future situation — the first conditional, which takes "will" in the main clause.

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6. Q.6

   Choose the correct form: If he ___ harder in college, he would have a better job now. (A) worked (B) had worked

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   Answer: had worked

   Solution:

   1. The result clause is present ("now"), but the "if" clause still describes a past cause, so it still needs the past perfect, "had worked."

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7. Q.7

   Choose the correct form: If I had taken that job, I ___ in Mumbai now. (A) would live (B) would have lived

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   Answer: would live

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8. Q.8

   Choose the correct form: If he studies hard, he ___ the exam. (A) passes (B) will pass (C) would pass (D) would have passed

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   Answer: will pass

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9. Q.9

   Choose the correct form: If they had invited me, I ___ the party. (A) would attend (B) would have attended (C) attended (D) attend

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   Answer: would have attended

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10. Q.10

    Choose the correct form: If you mix red and blue, you ___ purple. (A) get (B) will get (C) would get (D) would have gotten

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    Answer: get

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11. Q.11

    Choose the correct form: If they ___ earlier, they wouldn’t be stuck in this traffic right now. (A) left (B) had left

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    Answer: had left

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