Write the correct verb form . if he __________me, i shall tell him the truth. (to ask) if the pain _________worse, you will have to go to the doctor. (to get) if he ____________me, i would have been in a difficult situation. (not to help) if you _________me your dictionary, i would translate the text. (to give) if the weather is good tomorrow, they __________to the forest. (to go) if i were you, i _______________to her again. (to speak). if he ________a poet, he would write beautiful poetry. (to be) if he _________the poem, he would not have got a bad mark. (to learn) if she had worked hard, she _________________a great progress. (to achieve) if these shoes were not too big for me, i _________them. (to buy).

Петрова Анна Александровна

Старший преподаватель ВШЭ, CELTA

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Here are the correct verb forms for the conditional sentences provided, organized by the type of conditional used in each case. Completed Sentences

  1. If he asks me, I shall tell him the truth.
  2. If the pain gets worse, you will have to go to the doctor.
  3. If he had not helped me, I would have been in a difficult situation.
  4. If you gave me your dictionary, I would translate the text.
  5. If the weather is good tomorrow, they will go to the forest.
  6. If I were you, I would speak to her again.
  7. If he were a poet, he would write beautiful poetry.
  8. If he had learned the poem, he would not have got a bad mark.
  9. If she had worked hard, she would have achieved a great progress.
  10. If these shoes were not too big for me, I would buy them.

Grammar Explanation To understand why these forms are used, we can look at the four types of conditional structures:

Conditional Type UsageIf-clause (Condition)Main clause (Result)
First (Real)Possible future eventsPresent SimpleFuture (will/shall + verb)
Second (Unreal)Imaginary/Present improbablePast SimpleWould + verb
Third (Impossible)Past regrets/eventsPast PerfectWould have + past participle

Analysis of your sentences

  • Sentences 1, 2, and 5 (First Conditional): Use the Present Simple in the "if" clause and will/shall in the main clause.
  • Sentences 4, 6, 7, and 10 (Second Conditional): Use the Past Simple in the "if" clause (note that "were" is used for all subjects in the verb "to be") and would + verb in the main clause.
  • Sentences 3, 8, and 9 (Third Conditional): Use the Past Perfect (had + 3rd form) in the "if" clause and would have + 3rd form in the main clause to talk about the past.

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