Need Help With Variations of Conditional Structures

[tonyheaney]

Hi I need some help correcting these, no matter which I choose I still get 13 out of a maximum of 25 (52%) I need to get at least 75%. I don’t know what im doing wrong and I changed most of them but I still got 13 out of a maximum of 25. Can anyone genuinely help check where I went wrong?? Ive put my answers in bold. please be kind to an old guy

This is the header: This is the header: Read the following sentences and decide whether they use the zero conditional, the first conditional, the second conditional, the third conditional or the mixed conditional form. Then select the appropriate answer.

1) If I knew where he lived, I'd visit him. zero conditional
2) If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. zero conditional
3) If I hadn't picked up Martin's wallet, he would be in dire straits now. third conditional
4) If you go out alone at night, you will get into trouble. first conditional
5) If you had studied Spanish last year, you would have been fluent by now. second conditional
6) If I eat chocolate all the time, I get fat. zero conditional
7) If I were you, I'd buy the red dress. second conditional
8) What would you have done if your girlfriend had told you she had a new boyfriend? mixed conditional
9) If she had looked where she was going, she wouldn't have had an accident. third conditional
10) If you come to the party tonight, you’ll meet Tom. first conditional
11) If you invite him, he will come. zero conditional
12) If I were you, I wouldn’t touch that. second conditional
13) If you stroke cats, they purr. zero conditional
14) If James wanted to go to Iceland, he would have booked a flight by now. mixed conditional
15) If you spank children, they cry. zero conditional
16) If only you had continued playing the piano, you would be an amazing player by now. third conditional
17) If you are nice to people, they are nice back. first conditional
18) If I spoke nicely to you, would you talk to me? second conditional
19) We’ll go to the cinema, if the weather’s bad. second conditional
20) If I won a million pounds, I’d pay off my debts and go on holiday. second conditional
21) Had I had more courage, I would have tried to speak to the beautiful girl. mixed conditional
22) If Martin comes, we’ll pretend we’re not here. second conditional
23) What would you do, if you suddenly became blind? second conditional
24) If I had had more energy, I would have finished the race. mixed conditional
25) I would own my own house today, if I hadn’t foolishly given the other one away. third conditional

[philo2009]

1) If I knew where he lived, I'd visit him. 2nd conditional
3) If I hadn't picked up Martin's wallet, he would be in dire straits now. mixed conditional
5) If you had studied Spanish last year, you would have been fluent by now. 3rd conditional
8) What would you have done if your girlfriend had told you she had a new boyfriend? 3rd conditional
11) If you invite him, he will come. 1st conditional
16) If only you had continued playing the piano, you would be an amazing player by now. mixed conditional
17) If you are nice to people, they are nice back.zero conditional
19) We’ll go to the cinema, if the weather’s bad. 1st conditional
25) I would own my own house today, if I hadn’t foolishly given the other one away. mixed conditional

Corrections in red.
You seem to have some fairly serious misunderstandings about this topic. I would suggest rereading your notes before attempting any further exercises of this sort!

[tonyheaney]

Originally Posted by philo2009

1) If I knew where he lived, I'd visit him. 2nd conditional
3) If I hadn't picked up Martin's wallet, he would be in dire straits now. mixed conditional
5) If you had studied Spanish last year, you would have been fluent by now. 3rd conditional
8) What would you have done if your girlfriend had told you she had a new boyfriend? 3rd conditional
11) If you invite him, he will come. 1st conditional
16) If only you had continued playing the piano, you would be an amazing player by now. mixed conditional
17) If you are nice to people, they are nice back.zero conditional
19) We’ll go to the cinema, if the weather’s bad. 1st conditional
25) I would own my own house today, if I hadn’t foolishly given the other one away. mixed conditional

Corrections in red.
You seem to have some fairly serious misunderstandings about this topic. I would suggest rereading your notes before attempting any further exercises of this sort!

CHEERS MATE I HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE 8 AM THAT MORNING AND DISNT STOP TILL 32.30 AM THE FOLOWING MY BRAIN WAS CHEESE

[philo2009]

Originally Posted by tonyheaney

CHEERS MATE I HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE 8 AM THAT MORNING AND DISNT STOP TILL 32.30 AM THE FOLOWING MY BRAIN WAS CHEESE

[toulouse]

Originally Posted by philo2009

thanks a lot