CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

 

 

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.

1.     Conditional Sentence Type 1

It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

 

2. Conditional Sentence Type 2

It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Note: Exception for "were" is used for all pronoun (I were, You were, She were)

 

3. Conditional Sentence Type 3

It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I or II.

 

 

 

Exercise 1

Decide whether the following Conditional Sentences are Type I, II or II.

1.   If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken.

2.   If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.

3.   If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning

4.   I wouldn't run away if I saw a spider.

5.   We'd have given you a lift if you hadn't had your bike with you.

6.   If you had listened to me, the accident wouldn't have happened.

7.   If we don't get tickets for the concert, we'll stay at home.

8.   They'd go by bus if they didn't have a car.

9.   She'll hear us if you don't stop laughing.

10. He wouldn't have taken the bread if he hadn't been hungry.

 

Exercise 2

Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I or II.

1.   If you do your homework now, we will go to the cinema in the evening.

2.   If we order the book now, we will have it tomorrow.

3.   If I had more money, I would buy a bigger car.

4.   If I met my favourite movie star, I would ask him for an autograph.

5.   I will call you if I need your help.

6.   I would go swimming if the weather were better.

7.   If he doesn't have time tomorrow, we will meet the day after.

8.   If I were you, I wouldn't know what to do.

9.   If we don't order the tickets soon, there won't be any tickets left.

10. She would not say that if she were your friend.

10. If I ... (be) a president, I'd help the poor people.

11. If we'd seen your father, we ... (stop) .

12. If we meet her tomorrow morning, we ...  say hello.

13. He would have written a novel if he ... (have) much time.

14. If you drop the vase, it ...(break) .

15. If ... (I,study), I would not have passed the exam.

16. I ...(not,go) to school by bus if I had a driving license.

17. If she ... (not,see) him every day, she'd be lovesick.

18. I ...(not,travel) to London if I don't get a cheap flight.

19. We'd be stupid if we ... (tell) him about our secret.

20. If we .... (know) about your problem, we would help you.

 

Source:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar