Conditional Sentences (Type 0)
(General conditionals – facts)
Think about what happens in the following
conditions.
it floats
If you throw wood into water, …
If you wash clothes in hot water, … they become smaller.
If you drop a table-tennis ball onto the
ground,… it bounces.
If you break anything in a shop, … you have to pay for
it.
The above happenings are always or usually true. The results always take
place in the situations.
Conditional Sentences (Type 0)
(General conditionals) – always true
Present simple
Present simple
If these two boys get together, they always
quarrel over something.
When these two boys get together, they
always quarrel over something.
Conditional Sentences (Type 1)
(possible situations)
If we get too much homework, I will …
If my parents give me one hundred dollars
this month, I will …
If I am too fat, I will…
If my friend gets into trouble, I will…
I will be rather disappointed if …
Will you help me if …? Main clause can
come first!!
The above happenings are possible. They may happen or not.
Conditional Sentences(possible
situations) – may or may not happen
_present simple__ _future simple___
If they enjoy the trip, they will go there again.
Conditional Sentences (Type 2)
(unreal future situations, not likely to happen)
You talk about something
which is not real!!
If I I was fit enough, I would take part in
the Sports Day.
(simple past) (would+ infinitive)
The Second (2nd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal future situations, not likely to
happen)
If I lived in a big house with lots of rooms, I
would have an audio room for playing TV
game.
If I saw a ghost, I ….
If I saw a robbery, I …
The situations have not happened already, and are unlikely to
happen in the future.
The Second (2nd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations, not likely to happen)
If I won the Mark Six, I …
If I were a millionaire, I …
If I had a problem with my teeth, I …
Past tense in the if-clause implies that the situation is unreal, not
possible to happen in the future.
The (2nd ) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations, not likely to happen)
_past simple___ __would have +
past participle__
If I were younger today, I would study
architecture.
Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
Refer to the picture on the board.
_past perfect _ __would have + past participle_
If you had bought enough petrol, we would
have driven home.
But you did not buy enough petrol, and that’s why you pushed your car.
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
If you had left earlier, you would have arrived
on time. But __________________________________________
If we had gone to the cinema earlier, we
would (could) have seen the first part of the
movie. .
But _________________________________________________
If they had asked for directions, they would
not have got lost.
But ________________________________________________
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
Jack is having a very bad week so he is
telling his friend Simon about it. What
comments will you give to Simon? Use the
right conditionals to give the comments.
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
Jack: I woke up late on Monday that I missed
the train.
Simon: If you hadn’ t waken up late on Monday, you would not have
missed the train.
Jack: I lost my car keys last week. I couldn’t
drive to work..
Simon: If ______________________________________________
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The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
Jack: I didn’t bring my umbrella. I got wet on
the way to the office.
Simon: If you had brought your umbrella, you would not have got wet on
the way to the office
Jack: I didn’t dry myself properly. I caught a
cold.
Simon: If you had dried yourself properly, you would not have caught a
cold.
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
Jack: I didn’t know it was my wife’s birthday
today. She was very angry with me.
Simon: If you had known it was your wife’s birthday, she would not have
been very angry with you.
Jack: We didn’t save enough money last
month. We can’t go on holiday in the
summer.
Simon: If you had saved enough money last month, you would have
gone on holiday in the summer.
Conditionals (Type 0-3)
Type use Tense
If-clause Main clause
Facts (o) Talks about things that Simple present Simple present
are always true
If we don’t put ice- It melts.
cream in the fridge,
Real situations Talks about things that Simple present Simple future
(1) can possibly happen
If my clothes I will wash them.
become dirty,
Unreal Talks about things that Simple past Would +
situations in the are unlikely to happen infinitive
future (2) in the future If I won Mark Six, I would buy a
house.
Unreal Talks about things Past perfect Would + have +
situations in the that are unreal in the Infinitive
past (3) past If I had been free I would have
this morning, visited my uncle.
