How should I use a mistake-review paper?

Answer once without looking, note the numbers you got wrong, then ask for each item whether it states a fact, a real possibility, an unreal present or an unreal past, and check that will never sits in the if clause.

What goes wrong most often in the correction items?

Three things: will inside an if clause, was instead of were in a second conditional, and a missing have in a third conditional main clause.

Primary English: Conditionals Mistake Review (10 Questions)

2026-11-05

Tutor Prep Guide · Primary English

The fourth paper reviews the mistakes: ten items gather the traps from the first three papers, seven gap fills on the zero conditional, rains and will in the first conditional, were and would in the second, would have in the third, and unless, plus three corrections on will inside an if clause, was for were, and a missing have after would.

Quick answer Decide first which type the sentence is: a fact takes the zero conditional with the present tense on both sides; a real possibility takes the first with a present if clause and will in the main clause; an unreal present takes the second with a past if clause and would; an unreal past takes the third with had plus a participle in the if clause and would have plus a participle in the main clause. An if clause never takes will, and unless means if not.

01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10 questions
Suggested time	about 20 minutes
Difficulty mix	Error redo 10
Chapter	Chapter: Primary English \| Conditionals: zero, first, second and third
Level	P6

02 Questions (10 items)

Error redoIf you ______ ice, it melts.
Error redoIf it ______ tomorrow, we will stay at home.
Error redoIf you study hard, you ______ pass the exam.
Error redoIf I ______ you, I would apologise at once.
Error redoIf she had more time, she ______ learn the piano.
Error redoIf they had left earlier, they ______ have caught the train.
Error redoYou will miss the bus ______ you leave right now.
Error redoCorrect the sentence: If it will rain tomorrow, we will cancel the trip.
Error redoCorrect the sentence: If I was you, I would tell the truth.
Error redoCorrect the sentence: If he had studied, he would passed the test.

03 Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	heat	A zero conditional states a general fact and uses the present tense in both clauses.
2	rains	In a first conditional the if clause takes the present tense, never will.
3	will	Will belongs only in the main clause while the if clause stays present.
4	were	A second conditional uses were even with the subject I.
5	would	The main clause of a second conditional takes would plus the base verb.
6	would	A third conditional main clause is would have plus a past participle.
7	unless	Unless means if not and is followed straight by a clause.
8	If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the trip. The if clause takes the present tense and never will.	An if clause never takes will.
9	If I were you, I would tell the truth. A second conditional if clause uses were even with I.	A second conditional takes were with every subject.
10	If he had studied, he would have passed the test. After would comes have plus the past participle.	A third conditional main clause needs would have plus a participle.

04 What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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