If clause

Main clause

1.If it _________ (rain) heavily, our house _________ (leak).2.If we ________ (put) ice in the sun,it _________ (melt) quickly.3.If we _____________(feel) well, we ________(see) a doctor.4.If a dog ________ (see) stranger,it ________(bark).

v

Present

Future

1.If you ____________ (work) hard,you_______ _______(fail).2.If it ________(rain),I ___________(come) and meet you in the car.3.If it ___________ (rain) tomorrow,I _______ ___________ (stay) at home.

nPast tense / past subjunctive would+infinitive

1.If I _________ (be) a bird, I _____________ (fly) everywhere.2.If you _________ (tell) me the truth,I ______ _____________________ (give) you some constructive advice.3.If there _________ (be) a typhoon tomorrow, I _______________ (be) very happy.

h

If I had had time last year,

I would have joined the Student Union.

Past Perfect

would + have + past participle

1.If it ____________(rain) yesterday, I ___________ _____________(stay) at home.2.If the principal __________________(allow) us to supervise the tuck shop, food poisoning ____________ ____________(occur) last Friday.3.If the chairman _______________(ask) me to help, I_______________(join) to fight for better hygienic conditions.

ConclusionIf clause Main clause

Type 0 General Truth

Present simple

Present simple

Type 1 Probable situation

Present simple

Future

Type 2 Unlikely to happen

Past simple

Would+ infinitive tense

Type 3 Impossible

situation in past

Past Perfect

Would+ have+ Past perfect

We are affected!! Economic recession affects all local employees. My father (1)____________fired if his company does not have sufficient orders next year.Luckily, my mother is a junior civil servant who is working in the Regional Council.She might be dismissed only if she (2)________a crime or made serious mistakes. Yet with the combination of the Urban Council and Regional Council,many posts are redundant. She (3)_______________her job if her department shrinks. She is rather anxious about losing her job. “If I (4)__________a university degree, I would not have been a janitor,” my mother said. “Don’t worry!The SAR government is a good boss. If I were you, I

(5)_________as hard as I could,” my father tried to comfort her. Frankly, if my parents lost their jobs, I (6)_____________ my studies, too. If I (7)_________part of the HKSAR government, I would create more job opportunities for all local workers.Measures like diversification of trade and markets may compensate the unemployment rate. Hong Kong is highly competitive. You will be dismissed by your boss if you (8)__________hard. Uncle Tom is a typical example.If he had worked hard, he (9)______________________ by his manager. Even students must try their utmost or they (10)__________ expelled from school.