Real conditions, real results: fill the gaps
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.
If you ask her nicely, she will help you.Complete each sentence with the verb in brackets. First decide whether the gap sits in the condition half or the result half of the sentence, because the two halves use different verb forms.
1. If we ___ the last bus, we will take a taxi. (miss)
2. She ___ the job if she does well in the interview. (get)
3. If you ___ now, you will catch the train. (leave)
4. If the weather is nice on Sunday, we ___ to the beach. (go)
5. If he ___ his phone again, his parents will be angry. (lose)Show the answers
1. miss
2. will get
3. leave
4. will go
5. losesItems 1, 3 and 5 sit inside the condition, so they use a present form even though the meaning is future - and item 5 also needs the third-person ending. Items 2 and 4 sit inside the result, so they use the future auxiliary plus the base verb.