Question

1st Conditional. Choose the correct variant. a) Shall we go by bus or by taxi? – If we went by bus, it will be cheaper. b) Shall we go by bus or by taxi? – If we go by bus, it will be cheaper. c) Shall we go by bus or by taxi? – If we go by bus, it is cheaper. d) Shall we go by bus or by taxi? – If we go by bus, it was cheaper.

Answer 1

Ответ:

b

В английском языке после if (условная часть) мы употребляем Present Simple (настоящее время), а во второй части предложения (результат) – will + глагол в инфинитиве

Answer 2

The correct variant is b) Shall we go by bus or by taxi? – If we go by bus, it will be cheaper.

In the first conditional, we use the present simple in the if-clause and the future simple (will + base form of the verb) in the main clause. This is used to talk about possible future events or situations and their likely results.

In this case, the question is asking about the mode of transportation - whether to go by bus or by taxi. The response in variant b) states that if they choose to go by bus, it will be cheaper. This implies that going by bus is a possible future event and the result of choosing that option is likely to be true.

The other variants are incorrect because they use the wrong verb tense in the main clause. Variant a) uses "went" which is past tense and variant c) uses "is" which is present tense. Variant d) uses "was" which is also past tense. These verb tenses do not match the verb tense used in the if-clause, which is present simple.