If Hoa ____ free this evening, she will have dinner with us.
- A. is(correct answer)
- B. will be
- C. was
- D. be
Why: No will after if, even about this evening. Hoa = she, so is.
A212 questions · Elementary · Conditionals and Hypothetical Language
First Conditional Exercises with Answers
What will happen if…? Practise the present simple after if, will and won't in the other half, where the comma goes, and when to choose when instead of if. Every answer is explained.
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Sample questions with answers
If you don't take your medicine, you ____ better.
- A. won't feel(correct answer)
- B. feeling
- C. not feel
- D. won't to feel
Why: The result is in the future: won't + base verb, with no to.
We ____ late for class if we don't leave now.
- A. will be(correct answer)
- B. are
- C. were
- D. be
Why: "We will be late" is the result, even at the start. No comma when if comes second.
Lessons on this topic
- First Conditional
How the first conditional works: the present simple after if, will in the result, where the comma goes, and when to use if or when.
- Future Time Clauses: When, As Soon As, Until, Before, After
After when, as soon as, until, before and after, use the present simple for the future. The other clause keeps will. Commas, examples and mistakes.
- Zero Conditional and Unless
The zero conditional uses the present simple in both clauses for things that always happen. Unless means if not. How it differs from the first conditional.
