GRAMMAR Review of Conditionals Condition Consequence Example Zero conditional: If + Present Simple If you are unemployed, you don’t get a salary. cause-effect relationship, general truths Present Simple First conditional: If + Present Simple If you apply now, you’ll find a place in a residential home. likely situations Will + bare infinitive¹ Second conditional: If + Past Simple² If I had more money, I would go to a residential home. unlikely situations Would + bare infinitive¹ Third conditional: If + Past Perfect If I had known, I would have bought a telecare package. situations which did not happen Would have + past participle ¹ Infinitive without . ² With the verb , in formal English, the form is used for all persons. to be were 18. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs given. If you ______________________ (want) to apply for asylum, you ______________________ (have) to go to the Questura. (zero) 1. If I ______________________ (lose) my job, I ______________________ (become) homeless. (2nd) 2. If old people ______________________ (do) voluntary work, their health ______________________ (improve). (1st) 3. Scientific data show that if the elderly ______________________ (practise) a sport, they ______________________ (live) longer. (zero) 4. If you ______________________ (have) a disability, supported housing ______________________ (be) the best solution for you. (zero) 5. If my mother ______________________ (have) a telecare packet, I ______________________ (feel) relieved. (2nd) 6. If Mike ______________________ (go) to San Patrignano, he ______________________ (stop) taking drugs, but unfortunately he chose another community. (3rd) 7. If I ______________________ (be) in the prison of Velletri, I ______________________ (learn) about winemaking. (2nd) 8. If I ______________________ (not commit) a crime, the policeman ______________________ (not arrest) me. (3rd) 9. If you ______________________ (want) to become a cultural mediator, you ______________________ (have) to study hard. (1st) 10. If the number of homeless people ______________________ (increase), it ______________________ (be) a serious problem. (1st) 11. If I ______________________ (lose) my job, I ______________________ (ask) for a subsidy. (1st) 12. Solidarity contracts ______________________ (be) activated if there ______________________ (be) an economic crisis. (1st) 13. If Sir Beveridge ______________________ (not invent) the Welfare State in the 1940s, we ______________________ (not have) it today. (mixed) 14.