Business Conditionals in Business BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Conditionals in Business

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

"If warm weather holds, the shop sells ice cream; if a cold front arrives, the Kalshi position pays out." Jiang put it simply: "If it rains, we still win.

Grammar Reference · Conditionals in Business

First conditional

If the weather holds, we will sell out by midday. — real future business scenario

Second conditional

If we lost the Kalshi bet, we would renegotiate our rent. — hypothetical planning

Third conditional

If Jason had not worked in banking, he would not have known how to hedge. — past unreal

Common error

If it will rain... ✗ → If it rains... ✓ — no will after if

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Conditionals in Business

1.If the platform regulatory approval next year, the brothers will need an alternative hedge.

2.If Jason in banking before opening 28wishes, he would not have recognised the hedging opportunity.

3.Sales fall sharply if the temperature drops below 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

4.If the brothers $20 a day, they would have risked too much capital too early.

5.The Kalshi position out if a cold front is correctly predicted before it arrives.

6.If Jiang the matcha flavour, it would become a tribute to their unconventional revenue stream.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.Because Jason worked in banking, he understood hedging immediately.

2.The temperature stays above 70 degrees, so sales remain strong.

3.They bet only $20 a day, so they limit their downside.

4.Kalshi has regulatory approval, so the brothers can use it legally.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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