Question

Open the brackets and put the verbs in the correct form. 1. I … (not pass) the exam tomorrow if you don’t help me. 2. If teenagers eat less fat, they … (not be) overweight. 3. David will meet his friends from Italy if he … (come) to the party. 4. If I … (not skip) breakfast, I … (not be) hungry. 5. If the students… (travel) to Japan, they … (buy) a kimono for them.

Answer 1

won't pass;

won't be;

comes;

don't skip; won't be;

travel; will buy

Answer 2

1. I will not pass the exam tomorrow if you don't help me. 2. If teenagers eat less fat, they will not be overweight. 3. David will meet his friends from Italy if he comes to the party. 4. If I don't skip breakfast, I won't be hungry. 5. If the students travel to Japan, they will buy a kimono for themselves.

In these sentences, we are using the first conditional, which is used to talk about possible future events or situations. The first conditional is formed using the present simple tense for the if-clause and the future simple tense for the main clause.

Let's break down the sentences:

1. The if-clause is "if you don't help me" and the main clause is "I will not pass the exam tomorrow." Here, we use the future simple tense "will not pass" for the main clause because it refers to a future event. The verb "help" remains in the base form because it is used in the present simple tense.

2. The if-clause is "If teenagers eat less fat" and the main clause is "they will not be overweight." Again, we use the future simple tense "will not be" for the main clause because it refers to a future possibility. The verb "eat" remains in the base form because it is used in the present simple tense.

3. The if-clause is "if he comes to the party" and the main clause is "David will meet his friends from Italy." Here, we use the future simple tense "will meet" for the main clause because it refers to a future possibility. The verb "come" remains in the base form because it is used in the present simple tense.

4. The if-clause is "If I don't skip breakfast" and the main clause is "I won't be hungry." Once again, we use the future simple tense "won't be" for the main clause because it refers to a future outcome. The verbs "skip" and "be" remain in the base form because they are used in the present simple tense.

5. The if-clause is "If the students travel to Japan" and the main clause is "they will buy a kimono for themselves." We use the future simple tense "will buy" for the main clause because it refers to a future possibility. The verbs "travel" and "buy" remain in the base form because they are used in the present simple tense.

By putting the verbs in the correct form, we can express the conditional relationships between the actions or events in these sentences.