Zero conditional: facts and habits 1 PYQs

• If an organism consistently [failed to] synthesise adequate amino acids, its metabolism inevitably degrades.SSC MTS 2026 · 19 Feb 2026

First conditional: real possibility in the future 4 PYQs

• If the supplier ______ the penalty clause by March, the firm ______ the contract, and no further orders ______ thereafter.DSSSB 2026 · 21 Sep 2026
• If the strain ______ resistant to the frontline drug, clinicians ______ to the reserve regimen, and the protocol ______ accordingly.DSSSB 2026 · 29 Sep 2026
• If you drop the vase, it ______; I ______ it up right now so that nobody ______ hurt.DSSSB 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
• If technological advancements ________ at the current pace, we will soon witness innovations previously deemed impossible.SSC CGL 2026 · 13 Oct 2026

Third conditional: unreal past and regret 10 PYQs

• If the government [had taken stronger action earlier], the economy would have been in a much better position to recover from the crisis.SSC MTS 2026 · 19 Feb 2026
• If he would have / worked harder, he / would have passed the exam. / No errorSSC Selection Post 2026 · 16 Sep 2026
• If he ________ earlier, we could have caught the express train.SSC Stenographer 2026 · 15 Sep 2026
• If she ______ more attention in class, she would have passed easily.SSC Stenographer 2026 · 15 Sep 2026
• The professor said, “If I was aware of the schedule change, I would have informed everyone earlier.”DSSSB 2026 · 6 Oct 2026
• (A) If he would have / (B) worked harder, he / (C) could have passed / (D) the examination easily.DSSSB 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
• The micro-lending firm’s public evaluation would have read far more unfavourably than it did if only the oversight committee had discovered the…SSC CGL 2026 · 14 Oct 2026
• If the team ________ the interim results more meticulously, the final report would not have contained so many discrepancies.SSC CGL 2026 · 23 Oct 2026
• If he was knowing the answer he would have responded confidently in the interview yesterday.SSC CGL 2026 · 22 Oct 2026
• If Pushpa Latha have(A)/ passed the law course,(B)/ she would have (C)/become a lawyer.(D)SSC CGL 2026 · 27 Oct 2026

Mixed conditionals: condition and result in different times 2 PYQs

• [If you asked for directions] at the petrol pump, you would not be lost now.SSC MTS 2026 · 20 Feb 2026
• If I ______ my camera battery last night, I ______ more photos during the walk today.SSC CGL 2026 · 06 Oct 2026

Inverted conditional: dropping if 5 PYQs

• Had the lead cryptanalyst deciphered the compromised communications matrix before the strike team deployed, [he would avoid the subsequent ambush]…SSC Selection Post 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
• [The pilot had been] more vigilant regarding the weather reports, the emergency landing could have been successfully averted.SSC Stenographer 2026 · 11 Sep 2026
• Should the rains ______ early, the sowing ______ forward, and the procurement schedule ______ accordingly.DSSSB 2026 · 3 Oct 2026
• Should the coalition ______ its majority, the speaker ______ a floor test, and the house ______ until the count is declared.DSSSB 2026 · 7 Oct 2026
• Should the vote ______ the motion, the speaker ______ the house, and fresh elections ______ within ninety days.DSSSB 2026 · 9 Oct 2026