Conditionals

Zero · First · Second · Third — real and hypothetical
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Exercises practising Conditionals. Total: 40 points. Vocabulary from the B2 word bank is used throughout.
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Exercise 1
Identify the conditional type
8 points
Tap the correct type.
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If automation replaces workers, inequality increases. (general truth)
2
If governments invest in retraining, the workforce will adapt to automation.
3
If carbon emissions were reduced by 50%, the climate crisis would slow significantly.
4
If the company had invested in cybersecurity earlier, it would not have been hacked.
5
If more people worked remotely, there would be fewer carbon emissions from commuting.
6
If the government hadn't ignored the data, they would have acted on inequality sooner.
7
Unless companies address data privacy, public trust will continue to fall.
8
If you increase carbon taxes, companies reduce fossil fuel use.
Exercise 2
Complete the conditional sentences
12 points
Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
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If automation continues at this rate, many workers (face) redundancy within a decade.
2
If the government (implement) a wealth tax, inequality would decrease significantly.
3
Carbon emissions (not / rise) so fast if fossil fuels had been regulated earlier.
4
If a company (invest) in cybersecurity, it protects its data from breaches.
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If she (be) more experienced in the sector, she would apply for the senior role.
6
The workforce (adapt) more quickly if retraining programmes had been available.
7
If biodiversity (continue) to decline, many ecosystems will collapse.
8
Unless companies (tackle) their carbon footprint now, they will face heavy penalties.
9
If she (not / take) that redundancy, she would still be working in finance.
10
If AI (be) better regulated, the risks to data privacy would be much lower.
11
If the entrepreneur hadn't taken that risk, her start-up (not / become) a market leader.
12
If companies share user data without consent, they (break) data privacy laws.
Exercise 3
Key word transformation — FCE Part 4
10 points
1
We didn't invest in renewable energy, so we still rely on fossil fuels. INVESTED
If we ______ in renewable energy, we wouldn't still rely on fossil fuels.
2
She won't get the promotion unless she improves her work ethic. UNLESS
______ her work ethic, she won't get the promotion.
3
I regret that the company didn't act on the data privacy breach sooner. ACTED
If the company ______ on the breach sooner, the damage would have been limited.
4
Companies that don't reduce emissions will face heavy penalties. REDUCE
If companies ______ their emissions, they will face heavy penalties.
5
More workers would choose freelance careers if there were more stability. WERE
If ______ more stability, more workers would choose freelance careers.
Exercise 4
Error correction
6 points
1
If automation will continue, many jobs will disappear.
2
If we would reduce carbon emissions, the climate would stabilise.
3
If the government had acted earlier, fewer workers will have lost their jobs.

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