Module 2 · Conditionals

Grand Review & Practice Tests

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The Complete Conditionals Map

Every conditional and wish pattern from this module, on one page.

Type	Formula	Hindi feeling	Example
Zero (Present Real)	If + present, present	अगर... तो (हर बार)	If you heat ice, it melts.
First (Future Real)	If + present, will + V1	अगर... तो (होगा)	If he agrees, we will sign.
Second (Present Unreal)	If + past/were, would + V1	अगर... होता, तो ...ता	If I had money, I would invest.
Past Real	If + past, past	अगर... था, तो ...ता था	If it rained, the basement flooded.
Third (Past Unreal)	If + had V3, would have V3	अगर... होता, तो ...चुका होता	If I had known, I would have come.
Future Unreal	If + past / were to, would + V1	अगर कभी... हो जाए	If he were to resign, work would stall.
Mixed: past present	If + had V3, would + V1	तब... होता, तो आज... होता	If I had saved, I would own a flat now.
Mixed: present past	If + past/were, would have V3	अगर... होता, तो उस दिन...	If he were honest, he would have admitted it.
Wish (present)	wish + past / were	काश... होता	I wish I had a bigger office.
Wish (past regret)	wish + had + V3	काश... लिया होता	I wish I had bought that plot.
Wish (change/annoyance)	wish + would + V1	काश... कर दे	I wish he would pay on time.

Five rules that solve most conditional confusion:

Will and would NEVER enter the if-clause. The condition takes a simple tense; will/would live in the result.
Unreal = one step back in time. Present ideas past tense; past ideas past perfect.
Unreal ‘be’ is WERE for every subject: if I were, if she were, I wish it were.
In mixed conditionals, each clause carries its own time — read ‘now/today’ vs. ‘that day/last year’.
Unless already contains ‘not’. Hope = still realistic; wish = contrary to reality.

The map at a glance

Violet dot = the if-clause (or the wish), gold dot = the result. Solid outline = real, dashed outline = unreal.

How real is each conditional?

The further right, the further from reality. Wish sentences always sit on the unreal side.

Step 2

Practice Test 1 — Complete the Conditional (20 questions)

Test

Practice Test 1 — Complete the Conditional (20 questions)

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Fill each blank with the correct form. Every pattern from the module is in play.

1
If you (mix) lime with water, it (heat) up.
2
If the buyer (confirm) by Friday, we (block) the unit for him.
3
If I (be) the RWA president, I (fix) the parking mess first.
4
If we (advertise) in 2020, we (capture) that entire market. (we didn’t)
5
I wish the painter (finish) on time — he keeps taking new jobs. (annoyance)
6
If it (rain) during those monsoons, the whole colony (flood). (real past habit)
7
If the government (were to/ban) cash deals completely, the market (change) overnight.
8
If I (not/waste) my twenties, I (be) settled today.
9
Unless the society (issue) the NOC, the sale (not/go) through.
10
I wish I (attend) that auction — the plot went for half its value.
11
If he (be) reliable, he (not/vanish) during last month’s crisis.
12
If she (sleep) right now, she wouldn’t be posting stories. (she’s posting)
13
What you (do) if a stranger (offer) you double the market rate tomorrow? (suspiciously unreal)
14
If only we (keep) the original sale deed safely!
15
I hope the weather (stay) clear for the bhoomi pujan.
16
If the file (be/move) through proper channels, it would have cleared months ago.
17
If you (heat) plastic, it (release) harmful fumes.
18
If they (not/cut) those trees, this street (still/be) shaded today.
19
If anything (were to/happen) to the partnership, clause 9 (decide) the split.
20
If clients (haggle) too much in those days, Sharma ji (simply/quote) a higher price.

Step 3

Practice Test 2 — Fix It & Translate It (18 questions)

Set A

Each sentence has one error. Rewrite it correctly. (10)

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If the client will visit tomorrow, keep the brochures ready.
2
If I would have known the reserve price, I would have bid.
3
I wish I have a corner office.
4
If I was you, I would get a second legal opinion.
5
Unless you don’t clear the dues, the flat won’t be released.
6
If he had took the bypass, he would have reached by noon.
7
If we had launched earlier, we would have been market leaders today.
8
I wish I would speak Kannada. (about yourself)
9
If she was to sell the boutique, she would regret it.
10
I hope I had submitted the tender in time. (deadline passed; you didn’t)

Set B

Translate into English. (8)

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अगर बारिश हुई, तो possession समारोह hall में होगा।
12
अगर मेरे पास उसका नंबर होता, तो अभी फ़ोन कर देता।
13
अगर तुमने advance दे दिया होता, तो plot हमारा होता। (आज)
14
काश मैंने वह offer ठुकराया न होता!
15
अगर दूध उबल जाए, तो gas बंद कर देना।
16
काश यह traffic कम हो जाए!
17
अगर वह ईमानदार होता, तो उस दिन हिसाब छुपाता नहीं।
18
जब तक approval नहीं आता, हम construction शुरू नहीं करेंगे।

Step 4

Answer Keys

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Answers · Test 1

mix ... heats

confirms ... will block

were ... would fix

had advertised ... would have captured

would finish

rained ... flooded

were to ban ... would change

had not (hadn’t) wasted ... would be

issues ... will not (won’t) go

had attended

were ... would not (wouldn’t) have vanished

were sleeping

would ... do ... offered

had kept

stays

had been moving (had moved also acceptable)

heat ... releases

had not (hadn’t) cut ... would still be

were to happen ... would decide

haggled ... would simply quote (simply quoted also correct)

Answers · Test 2

Part A

If the client visits tomorrow, keep the brochures ready. (No will in the if-clause.)

If I had known the reserve price, I would have bid. (No would in the if-clause.)

I wish I had a corner office. (Wish + past for present desire.)

If I were you, I would get a second legal opinion. (Were, not was.)

Unless you clear the dues, the flat won’t be released. (Unless already contains ‘not’.)

If he had taken the bypass, he would have reached by noon. (Had + V3 = taken.)

If we had launched earlier, we would be market leaders today. (‘Today’ present result.)

I wish I spoke Kannada. (Own situation past tense, not would.)

If she were to sell the boutique, she would regret it. (Were to, for every subject.)

I wish I had submitted the tender in time. (Reality contrary wish, not hope.)

Answers · Test 2

Part B

If it rains, the possession ceremony will be (held) in the hall.

If I had his number, I would call him right now.

If you had paid the advance, the plot would be ours (today). (Mixed: past present.)

I wish I had not turned down that offer! / If only I hadn’t rejected that offer!

If the milk boils over, turn off the gas.

I wish this traffic would ease up! / I wish the traffic would reduce!

If he were honest, he would not have hidden the accounts that day. (Mixed: present past.)

Unless the approval comes, we will not start construction. / We won’t begin construction until the approval arrives.

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