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TEST PAPER (ANSWER KEY)
GRAMMAR 2 – B2 – [date]
Notes: Materials and dictionaries of all kinds are NOT allowed.
Students write their answers on the answer sheet.
SECTION 1 GAP FILLING (2 points)
Questions 1-20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each
of the following sentences.
1. If I had told him about my feelings, I wouldn’t ___ so regretful now. ( because there is
“now” in the clause after “if” plus, the “if” clause uses : Vpp . We sure that this is : mix
conditional) , the clause after “if” clause uses V2 “would + Vo)
A. be B. have been C. been D. being
2. If she ___ the job, she would be rich now ( as the same as the first question, this is also
a : mix conditional. Because the clause after “if” used V2. Therefore, the if clause we
use Vpp. The situation is about Past -> Present. “ in the past she did not gey the job”)
A. took B. would take C. had taken D. takes
3. If I ___ more confident, I would have given that speech ( This sentence uses a mixed
conditional: It talks about a present unreal condition (not confident now) leading to a
past unreal result (did not give the speech then).
A. am B. were C. was D. had been
4. You wouldn’t be in this mess now if you ___ to me. (This is a mixed conditional
sentence: it talks about a present result (“wouldn’t be”) caused by a past action.So, the
“if” clause should use the past perfect (had + V3).
A. had listened B. listened C. listen D. would listen
5. If he cheated on you, I ___ him. (This is a second conditional sentence: imagining a
situation that is unreal or unlikely in the present)
A. killed B. will kill C. would kill D. kill
6. I would come back if I ___ time. (This is also a second conditional: imagining a present
unreal situation. The speaker wants to come back, but it’s not possible)
A. can turn back B. could have C. could turn back D. will turn back
turned
7. I wish I ___ love him like he loves me.(The speaker can’t love him like he loves her →
regret/imaginary.) wish + Ved - unreal present
A. can B. will C. could D. may
8. ____ the sun to disappear, my flower wouldn’t survive. ( unreal situation - imaginary :
second conditional) inverted conditional: Were + S + to V
A. Has B. Were C. Should D. If
9. They wouldn’t let you join the show ___ you were tall enough. ( the person is short, so
this is an unreal situation : second comditional)
A. if ( unsuitable to B. although C. unless D. because ( wrong
the situation) meaning)
10. If the sun rises, the sky ___ blue. ( a fact —> zero conditional: if + S + Vo, present
simple.)
A. turned B. turn C. turns D. turning
11. You may get sick if you ___ late continuously. ( a fact of health problem, 100% will
happen: zero conditional: if + S + Vo, present simple.)
A. stayed B. had stayed C. stay D. would stay
12. I will drop out of school if I ___ a million dollars.( an imaginary situation, the speaker
still have ablitity to drop school if he/she really get that amount of money: first
conditional)
A. had B. would have C. have D. will have
13. Water boils if the temperature ___ 100°C. ( a fact: zero conditional)
A. reach B. reaching C. reaches D. reached
14. You will be treated like a princess if you ___ in love. ( a imaginary situation that still be
able to happen so this is: first conditional)
A. falling B. fall C. will fall D. felt
15. Unless your children ___ 6.0 IELTS, they could not study abroad. ( this is not a fact,
cause we can get more than 6.0 to go study abroad. Moreover, some universities still
require around 5.5. Thus, this is : first conditional - this situation is able to happen)
A. get B. gets C. got D. had gotten
16. If I ___ a dog, I would play with it every day. ( the speaker don’t have a dog now so
this is an imaginary situation. With the clause after if , we see “ would “ —> second
conditional)
A. had B. have C. would have D. has
17. I wouldn’t have gotten such a bad score if I ___ more effort into the last exam. ( This is
about a past event that didn’t happen. In third conditional, we express unreal past using:
“If + S + past perfect, S + would have + V3” -> “Had put” = past perfect → correct)
A. had put B. have put C. put D. would put
 18. I would have visited you if I ___ you were sick. ( It refers to the past; the speaker didn’t
know you were sick → action didn’t happen. Use: “If + S + past perfect, S + would
have + V3 -> “Had known” = past perfect → correct)
A. knew B. had known C. have known D. know
19. Had she gotten enough care, she wouldn’t ___ so aggressive. ( This is an inverted third
conditional (without “if”). Structure: “Had + S + V3, S + would have + V3” -> “Have
become”→ correct)
A. became B. become C. be D. have become
20. Unless your dad had been more strict, he wouldn’t ___ lung cancer. ( Refers to an
unreal past condition → past perfect after “unless”, and “would have + V3” in the
result. Use: “Unless + S + past perfect, S + would have + V3” -> “Have had” = V3 →
correct
A. has B. had C. have had D. had had

SECTION 2 ERROR CORRECTION (2 points)

Questions 21-30: For each of the following sentences, choose the lettered
word or phrase that contains an error, and then make changes to correct the
sentence.
Yoon Ji (A) speaks English very well, but (B) she (C) is still more comfortable in
(D) hers first language.
21. If they (A) had taken the earlier train, they (B) would reach the city (C)
before the parade (D) started. → would have reached

Explanation:

This is a third conditional sentence.

Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle
22. I (A) will do it if I (B) could, but I (C) can't so I (D) wouldn't even try.
→would

Explanation:
This is a second conditional sentence.

Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb

23. He (A) will help you, if you (B) would ask him politely (C) after the class
(D) ends. → ask
Explanation:
This is a first conditional sentence
Structure: If + present simple, will + base verb
24. If you (A) heat water, it (B) would boil at 100 (C) degrees Celsius under
(D) normal pressure. → boils
Explanation:
This is a zero conditional sentence
Structure: If + present simple, present simple
25. If you (A) had studied more, you (B) will get better grades (C) in the final
(D) last month. → would have gotten

Explanation:

This is a Third Conditional sentence.

Structure: If + had + past participle, would have + past participle

26. What (A) do you (B) do if you (C) won the first prize (D) of the lottery?
→ would

Explanation:
This is a second conditional sentence.

Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb

27. If today (A) is the last day (B) to live, what (C) would you want to do (D)
to your greatest enemy? → were
Explanation:
This is also a second conditional.

Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb

28. (A) Had we reached the station (B) earlier, we (C) would caught the train
(D) on time. → would have caught

Explanation:
This is a third conditional sentence, used for an unreal past situation.

Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle

The sentence uses inversion ("Had we reached..." instead of "If we had

reached...") → This is correct and formal.
But "would caught" is incorrect → it must be "would have caught" (past
participle of “catch”).

29. Sergeant Lloyd knew that if she (A) didn't take the initiative, the
inspector’s condition (B) would have deteriorated even further, a consequence
(C) which his wife (D) had been fearing for days. → Had not taken

Explanation (in English):

This is a third conditional sentence, used to describe an unreal situation in

the past

The structure of the third conditional is:

If + past perfect, would have + past participle

In this sentence:

a. The result clause "would have deteriorated" is correct (past

unreal result)
b. But the "if" clause uses "didn’t take", which is past simple -
incorrect for the third conditional
c. It should be: "hadn’t taken" ( past perfect)
30. (A) Should a perpetual engine (B) became viable for mass production, it
(C) could revolutionize (D) human development in many ways. → become

Explanation:
This sentence uses inversion for the first conditional.

● Normal form: If a perpetual engine becomes viable...

● Inversion form: Should a perpetual engine become viable...

"Became" is wrong because after “should” we use the base verb, not the
past tense.
So the correct form is “Should... become...”

SECTION 3 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (3 points)

Questions 31-45: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word
given. You should use from [THREE to EIGHT] words. Write ONLY YOUR
ANSWERS in the answer sheet.
⇨ To test grammar knowledge
The weather and the traffic is very bad but we still depart for our trip to the
river.
OF
We still depart for our trip to the river .
31. I didn’t study hard, so I failed the exam.

WOULDN’T

If I had studied harder, I wouldn’t have failed the exam.

Explanation:
Grammar: Third conditional → unreal past
Why: You’re imagining a different past. Studying harder didn’t happen, and you
did fail.
➤ If + S + had + V3, S + would have + V3
32. She won’t come to the party unless Tom invites her. IF

If Tom doesn’t invite her, she won’t come to the party.

Explanation:
Grammar: First conditional
Why: “Unless” = “If… not”. Talking about a real possibility in the future.

33. He doesn’t have a map, so he’s lost.

HAD

If he had a map, he wouldn’t be lost.

Explanation:
Grammar: Second conditional → unreal present
Why: He doesn’t have a map right now, so he’s lost.
➤ If + S + V2, S + would + V1

34. I didn’t know it was your birthday, so I didn’t buy you a gift.

KNOWN

Had I known it was your birthday, I would have bought you a gift.

Explanation:
Grammar: Third conditional with inversion
Why: Same meaning as: If I had known…
➤ Had + S + V3, S + would have + V3

35. You may get sick if you don’t wear a jacket.

UNLESS

Unless you wear a jacket, you may get sick.

Explanation:
Grammar: Conditional sentence using “unless”
Why: “Unless” means “if not”, so the sentence keeps the same meaning by
replacing “if you don’t wear…” with “unless you wear…”

36. I didn’t bring my laptop, so I can’t finish the report now. IF

If I had brought my laptop, I could have finished the report now.

Explanation:
Grammar: Mixed conditional (past action → present result)
Why: The past action (not bringing the laptop) causes a result in the present
(can’t finish the report).
➤ If + S + past perfect, S + could + V0 (or could have + V3 depending on
whether you focus on now or the recent past)

37. Tom ate a lot of candy, so he has a toothache now.

EATEN

If Tom hadn’t eaten so much candy, he wouldn’t have a toothache now.

Explanation:
Grammar: Mixed conditional (past cause → present result)
Why: The action in the past (eating too much candy) leads to a present
consequence (having a toothache).
➤ If + S + past perfect, S + would + V0

38. She didn’t take the job offer, so she is unemployed now. BE

If she had taken the job offer, she wouldn’t be unemployed now.

Explanation:
Grammar: Mixed conditional (past action → present result)
Why: Not taking the job (past) results in being unemployed now (present).
➤ If + S + past perfect, S + would + V0

39. I’ll let you borrow my car if you promise to be careful.

LONG
You can borrow my car as long as you promise to be careful.

Explanation:

“As long as” means “only if” or “on the condition that”, so it can replace the

“if” clause without changing the meaning. The sentence keeps the same

structure and idea.

40. Bring your sunscreen because we may decide to go for a swim. IN

CASE

Bring your sunscreen in case we decide to go for a swim.

Explanation:

“In case” is used to prepare for a possible situation. Here, it means “take the

sunscreen to be ready if we decide to swim,” which matches the original idea.

41. Touch that wire and you get burned. IF

If you touch that wire, you get burned.

Explanation:

This is a zero conditional — used to talk about general truths or immediate

consequences. The original is a short imperative version; the transformation

rewrites it with an explicit “if” clause.

42. She didn’t follow the recipe, and that’s why the cake failed. IF

If she had followed the recipe, the cake wouldn’t have failed.
Explanation:

This is a third conditional, used for unreal past situations. We imagine the

opposite of what happened. "Didn't follow" → past perfect: "had followed".

43. They didn’t leave early, so they missed the train.

PROVIDED

They wouldn’t have missed the train, provided they had left early.

Explanation:

“Provided (that)” means “if”. This is also a third conditional, so we use

wouldn't have + past participle and had + past participle to describe a past

unreal situation.

44. I don’t have his number, so I can’t call him now.

WISH

I wish I had his number.

Explanation:

“I wish” + past simple is used to express a present regret — here, the speaker

regrets not having the number now.

45. I’m not fluent in French, so I didn’t get a job in Paris.

WERE

Were I fluent in French, I would have got the job in Paris.

Explanation:
This is an inverted conditional sentence (mixed conditional). “Were I...”

replaces “If I were...”.

It combines the present unreal condition (not fluent now) with the past unreal

result (didn’t get the job).

SECTION 4 WRITING (3 points)

Write a paragraph of about 150 words on EITHER of the following topics.
1. Write a paragraph about what life would be like without the
Internet. How would people communicate? What would people do in
their free time? How would education or work be affected? Use
conditionals in your paragraph.
If the Internet suddenly disappeared, people would struggle to adjust at
first. Communication would become slower, and if you needed to contact
someone far away, you’d have to call or send a letter instead of texting.
Entertainment habits would also change; people might go outside more or
spend time with family if online games and streaming services were no
longer available. Education and work would be deeply affected. If the
pandemic had happened without the Internet, millions of students and
employees would have been left behind. Nowadays, so much depends on
being online that if we lose access even for one day, everything will feel
chaotic. Provided we invest in alternative technologies and local systems,
we could still manage, but it would take more time and effort. In fact, life
might be calmer without constant connection, but most people would find
it inconvenient, at least in the beginning.
2. Write a paragraph about the importance of healthy living. How does
people’s health improve if they live healthily? What happens if people
don’t take care of their bodies? What advantages do healthy habits
bring to daily life? How can people change their lifestyle to become
healthier? Use conditionals in your paragraph.

Healthy living is important for both physical and mental health. If people
eat nutritious food, exercise regularly, and sleep well, they will feel more
energetic and stay healthier. These habits help prevent diseases, reduce
stress, and improve focus. On the other hand, if someone eats too much
junk food and avoids exercise, they may face problems like obesity and
diabetes. People who don’t care about their health might get sick more
often and feel tired all the time. Healthy living also helps people enjoy life
more by keeping their minds sharp and their bodies strong. If you drink
enough water and take care of your body, you will find it easier to
manage daily tasks. To become healthier, people can start with small
changes, like walking more, eating more vegetables, and sleeping on time.
If they make these choices every day, their lifestyle will slowly improve.
Over time, these small steps will lead to big results. In the end, if you take
care of your body, your body will take care of you.

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