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The studio will fund the sequel ___ the first film reaches a $100 million profit margin. A) otherwise B) provided that C) unless

B) provided that

This conditional talks about a past event that didn't happen and its impossible past consequence. E.g.: If I ___ the lottery, I’d have bought a mansion. A) win B) won C) had won

C) had won

If the Amazon rainforest ___, it would drastically affect the Earth's climate and biodiversity. A) disappeared B) had disappeared C) disappears

A) disappeared

Imagine the present being different, and say how it would have changed the past. E.g.: If I were better at coding, I would have built that AI chatbot by myself. A) Second Conditional B) Third Conditional C) Mixed Conditional

C) Mixed Conditional

If AI ___ evolving, it will transform the job market. A) keeps B) had kept C) kept

A) keeps

If a volcano erupts, it ___ gases and ash into the atmosphere. A) will release B) releases C) would release

B) releases

Imagine a different past, and say how it would affect the present. E.g.: If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now. That’s what we call ___. A) Mixed Conditional B) Second Conditional C) Third Conditional

A) Mixed Conditional

If people ___ enough, they feel tired and unfocused. A) won’t sleep B) don’t sleep C) wouldn’t sleep

B) don’t sleep

If the Sahara were smaller, more people __ in North Africa. A) would live B) lived C) will live

A) would live

It mixes a past unreal condition with a present unreal result. E.g.: The match wouldn't be tied right now if the referee had called the foul earlier. This is an example of ___. A) Second Conditional B) Mixed Conditional C) Third Conditional

B) Mixed Conditional

If Bart ___ the vaccine earlier, he wouldn’t have gotten so sick. A) had taken B) took C) would take

A) had taken

If the special effects are convincing, the new superhero movie ___ box office records. A) breaks B) will break C) would break

B) will break

This conditional talks about general truths or facts. And it describes results that always happen under a given condition. E.g.: If you mix blue and yellow, you get green. A) Zero Conditional B) First Conditional C) Second Conditional

A) Zero Conditional

We won't win the tournament ___ our star player recovers from his injury. A) unless B) whether C) in case

A) unless

Ethical debates ___ significantly if AI could truly experience emotions. A) intensify B) would intensify C) will intensify

B) would intensify

If scientists ___ a way to halt aging, the social structure would change drastically. A) discover B) had discovered C) discovered

C) discovered

This conditional talks about real possibilities or future outcomes. E.g.: My recital will sound great if I practice the piano every day. A) First Conditional B) Second Conditional C) Mixed Conditional

A) First Conditional

If voters ___ in large numbers, the opposition will win the election. A) turned out B) turn out C) had turned out

B) turn out

The patient ___ fully if they had diagnosed the illness sooner. A) would be recovered B) would have been recovered C) would have recovered

C) would have recovered

This conditional talks about an unreal or hypothetical situation and its consequence. E.g.: Joe would be a professional basketball player if he were taller. A) First Conditional B) Second Conditional C) Third Conditional

B) Second Conditional

If the Berlin Wall ___, Europe would have remained divided much longer. A) hadn't fallen B) fell C) didn’t fall

A) hadn't fallen

When an algorithm receives corrupted data, it ___ biased results. A) would produce B) produces C) will produce

B) produces

If you heat water to 100°C, it ___. A) boils B) will boil C) would boil

A) boils

If Napoleon were alive today, he ___ social media to influence public opinion. A) had used B) used C) would use

C) would use