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Conditionals Dictation: Real and Unreal Situations

B1 Level

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Conditional sentences come in two shapes in this exercise, and the verb in the if-clause tells you which one you are hearing. If the if-clause is present simple, the result is real: it happens every time, or it will happen if the condition is met. If the if-clause is past simple, the situation is imaginary and the result uses would.

Listen for the auxiliary rather than the meaning: will, won't and would are short and easy to miss after a long if-clause. Type what you hear, including the comma-free word order.

Conditional Map

if-clause -> result -> example

1.present simple -> present simple -> You feel tired if you do not sleep enough.
2.present simple -> will -> I'll call you if my train arrives late.
3.past simple -> would -> I would cycle to work if I lived closer.