Conditional SentencesConditional Sentences

by Carmen Torresby Carmen Torres

First Type: Possible & Probable conditions

Second Type: Possible & Improbable conditions

Third Type: Impossible conditions

Conditional Types

First Type: Possible & Probable conditions

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

Simple Present Simple FutureImperative

Can

If you come I will be happy

If you want to pass Study!

If we buy a ticket We ................ (go) to the concert

If she ..................... (arrive) soon she will come with us

If they dance too much They ............................. (get) tired

If you need my car .............................. (take) it

First Type: Possible & Probable conditions

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

If you ........ (drink) a lot I .......... (leave) you

If the road ............ (be) wet ............(watch out) !

If he .......... (lose) his key You ................ (lend) him yours

If she .............. (not buy) any food We ................(have dinner)

If they ......... (not stop) talking We .......... (not finish) our lesson

If you ....... (take) the dog for a walk

I ................ (give) you some money

Second Type: Possible & Improbable conditions

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

Simple Past Would + root verbCould + root verb

If she studied she would pass her controls

If he ran he would catch the bus

If I went to China I could be with him

If I were ..................... ....................................

To express an imaginary present or improbable future situations

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

If you ........ (drink) a lot I .......... (leave) you

If the road ............ (be) wet You ............(have) an accident

If he .......... (lose) his key You ................ (lend) him yours

If she .............. (not buy) any food We ................(have dinner)

If they ......... (not stop) talking We .......... (not finish) our lesson

If you ....... (take) the dog for a walk

I ................ (give) you some money

Second Type: Possible & Improbable conditions

Third Type: Impossible conditionsTo express a regret for an impossible situation happened in

the Past with NO solutionIF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

Past PerfectPast Perfect Present Perfect Conditional(Would have + past participle)

If it hadn't rained We would have gone to the country

If she had studied She ............ (pass) her controls

If you ................... (invite) them They 'd have come to the party

If I had known it I .......................(arrive) earlier

If he............................. (phone) I 'd have seen him

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

If you ........ (drink) a lot I .......... (leave) you

If the road ............ (be) wet You ............(have) an accident

If he .......... (lose) his key You ................ (lend) him yours

If she .............. (not buy) any food We ................(have dinner)

If they ......... (not stop) talking We .......... (not finish) our lesson

If you ....... (take) the dog for a walk

I ................ (give) you some money

Third Type: Impossible conditions

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

If you had missed the train I .......... (not see) you

If he lost the map He ............(not find) the house

If he .......... (forget) the book The teacher will get angry

If she weren’t so mean Everybody ................(be) happier

If they ......... (not insult) me I wouldn’t have called them names

If you tell my secret I ................ (never forgive) you

More practice

Assessment

1. In pairs, describe the main problems that affect the world and our society at the moment. Then state your possible solutions if you hypothetically were able to solve the problems.

2. What would you have done in the following situations? A mother found drugs in her son's pocket. She told

the police who arrested the son. The son was sent to prison.

A man found a wallet with € 1,000 in it in the back of a taxi. He put it all in a briefcase and run.