Tag: mh-grammar-ch24

This is a Zero Conditional expressing a universal fact; both clauses require the simple present tense, making 'obtain' the only correct choice.

The First Conditional requires the simple present tense in the conditional clause; 'arrives' correctly pairs with 'will send' in the main clause.

In the Second Conditional, the subjunctive 'were' is the standard form for all subjects when 'be' is used in a hypothetical clause.

The Third Conditional demands the past perfect ('had attended') in the conditional clause to describe an action that did not take place in the past.

Option C uses a simple past verb ('spoke') in the if-clause and 'would' + base verb in the main clause, which is the defining structure of the Second Conditional for an imaginary present situation.

In a Third Conditional sentence, the main clause takes 'would have' followed by the past participle ('resolved') to convey a hypothetical past consequence.

'Unless' is correct because it introduces a negative condition—the proposal will be rejected if we do not revise the budget—which matches the intended meaning of the sentence.

This is a mixed conditional: the past perfect in the if-clause ('had saved') refers to a past action, while 'wouldn't be' in the main clause expresses the hypothetical present consequence.

'Unless' already carries a negative meaning ('if not'), so the verb in its clause must be positive ('accept'); using 'don't accept' would create a double negative and reverse the intended meaning.

The First Conditional requires the simple present tense in the conditional clause ('see'), not 'will see' or 'would see'; the main clause correctly uses 'will invite'.