5. IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
These sentences depend on a certain condition.
Each sentence contains two clauses/parts.
• IF-CLAUSE (subordinate/dependant) Condition
• MAIN CLAUSE (Principal/ordinate/independant) Result
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
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✔️AFFIRMATIVE
✔️NEGATIVE
❌INTERROGATIVE
❌QUESTION + NEGATIVE
✔️AFFIRMATIVE
✔️NEGATIVE
✔️INTERROGATIVE
✔️QUESTION + NEGATIVE
• IF-CLAUSE shows condition for any action and state.
• PRINCIPAL CLAUSE fulfills the condition.
6. These sentences depend on a certain condition.
Each sentence contains two clauses/parts.
• IF-CLAUSE (subordinate/dependant) Condition
• MAIN CLAUSE (Principal/ordinate/independant) Result
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE + MAIN CLAUSE
If we lose, we will perform best next time.
If Najeebullah wins the trophy, he will be happy.
If I were principal, educational system will be co-education.
If She had met Mr. Razaque, she would have given her number.
7. You must speak English
with me if you want to
impress me.
You can order food online
on zomato if you want
quick delivery.
8. Yeah, that’s true.
And if a boy gives his number to a girl,
he will say “Give it to your all friends”.
If a girl gives her number to a boy,
she will say “Don’t give it to others”.
That’s why,
“LARKE HOTE Hi HAiN BARE
DiLWALE..!”
9. • CONDITIONAL TYPE 3
• CONDITIONAL TYPE 0/4
• CONDITIONAL TYPE 2
• CONDITIONAL TYPE 1
There are four types of conditional sentences.
Type 1, Type 2 & Type 3 have fixed sentences’
formation that we can never change.
11. CONDITIONAL TYPE 1
Possible Future / Real Situation
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + Simple Present + Simple Future
If we do not hurry,
If they do not miss the bus,
If it does not rain,
If I do not practice maths,
If she learns English grammar,
we will miss the train.
they will be in university.
we will play cricket.
I will forget it.
she will speak fluently.
If + Simple Future + Simple Future
We can use Future Simple in IF-CLAUSE when we make a request.
If you will just wait a moment, I will find someone to help you.
12. Come on, Najma.
If we hurry, we will catch the
half-past-nine train.
There is no rush, is there?
If we miss it, there will be
another one in fifteen minutes.
13. TYPE 1 (in ACTION)
Action shows an activity of a SUBJECT.
Each sentence contains two clauses/parts.
• IF-CLAUSE (A.V = Do & Does) Auxiliary Verbs are used to make
NEGATIVE sentences.
• MAIN CLAUSE (A.V = will) “Will” is always used.
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Verb (1st / 4th) + O + S + will + Verb (1st) + Obj
If she steals a bag of Adil,
If she does not steal a bag,
If they steal a buffalo,
If you do not obey elders,
If she learns English grammar,
she will hide it from Adil.
she will not hide it from Adil.
will they sell it in low price?
will your father not beat you?
she will speak fluently.
14. TYPE 1 (in STATE)
Possession, Ownership, Relationship & illness etc.
IF-CLAUSE (Have & Has) MAIN CLAUSE (Will have)
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Have / Has + O + S + will have + Obj
If she has a purse,
If he does not have a car,
If they have wealth,
If we have no glasses,
(Possession / Illness)
If it has no cap,
If Aslam has fever,
(Action)
If she speaks english fluently,
If you make friends,
she will have money in it.
he will have a bike.
will they have not a bungalow?
we will not have eye infection.
(Action)
will you make it wear?
he will go to the doctor
(Ownership / Relationship)
she will have English skills.
he will have friends too.
15. TYPE 1 (in STATE)
Position, Profession, Condition & Presence etc.
IF-CLAUSE (Am, Are & Is) MAIN CLAUSE (Will be)
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Am / Are / Is + O + S + will be + Obj
If she is a nurse,
If he is not a car driver,
If they are rich,
If you are not disable,
(Condition / Profession)
If she is one-eyed,
If I am a teacher,
(Action / Relationship)
If Adeel gives presentation,
If you have friends,
she will be a doctor.
he will be a bike rider.
will they not be owners?
you will not be one-eyed.
(Action)
she will wear glasses.
I will teach you maths.
(Presence)
all students will be in class.
you will be in academy.
17. CONDITIONAL TYPE 2
(50% Possible/50% Unreal)
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
+
If + Simple Past + would + Verb 1st
If we hurried,
If they did not miss the bus,
If it did not rain,
If I did not practice maths,
If she learnt English grammar,
we would not miss the train.
they would be in university.
We would play cricket.
I would forget it.
She would speak fluently.
We can use WOULD in IF-CLAUSE when we make a request.
If you would like to come this way, the doctor will see you now.
If you would like to sit there, she will make someone sit here.
If you would keep silence, we will start our presentation.
(Time : PRESENT)
18. Would you like some juice,
Uncle?
No thanks. If I drank juice, I
would be sick.
But it’s tasty flavored.
It looks tasty. If I were you,
I would drink the whole jug.
🍺
19. TYPE 2 (in ACTION)
Action shows little bit possiblility of activity of SUBJECT.
Each sentence contains two clauses/parts.
• IF-CLAUSE (A.V = Did) Auxiliary Verb is used to make NEGATIVE
sentences.
• MAIN CLAUSE (A.V = would) “would” is always used.
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Verb (2nd) + Obj + S + would + Verb (1st) + Obj
If he stole a charger of Jabbar,
If she did not steal a charger,
If they hid a sheep,
If you obeyed elders,
If she learnt English grammar,
she would hide it from Jabbar.
she would not hide it.
would they demonstrate it?
Would they not love you?
She would speak fluently.
20. TYPE 2 (in STATE)
Possession, Ownership, Relationship & illness etc.
IF-CLAUSE (Had) MAIN CLAUSE (would have)
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Had + O + S + would have + Obj
If she had a ring,
If he did not have a laptop,
If they had health,
If you had no glasses,
(Possession / Illness)
If it had a cap,
If Aslam had fever,
(Action)
If she spoke english fluently,
If you made friends,
she would have watch.
he would have a mobile.
Would they have wealth?
You would not have infection.
(Action)
Would you make it wear?
he would go to the doctor
(Ownership / Relationship)
she would have English skills.
He would have friends too.
21. TYPE 2 (in STATE)
Position, Profession, Condition & Presence etc.
IF-CLAUSE (Were) MAIN CLAUSE (would be)
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Were + O + S + would be + Obj
If she were a doctor,
If he were not a teacher,
If they were poor,
If you were not okay,
(Condition / Profession)
If she were one-eyed,
If I were a teacher,
(Action / Relationship)
If Adeel gave presentation,
If you had friends,
she would be a nurse.
he would be a learner.
Would they not be waitors?
You would be sick.
(Action)
she would wear glasses.
I would teach you basic maths.
(Presence)
All pupils would be in class.
you would be in academy.
23. CONDITIONAL TYPE 3
(Unreal / Imaginary / Impossible)
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + Past Perfect + would have + Verb 3rd
If we had hurried,
If they had not missed the bus,
If it had not rained,
If I had not practiced maths,
If she had learnt French language,
we’d not have missed the train.
They’d have been in university.
We would have played cricket.
I would have forgotten it.
She would have spoken fluently.
Sometimes, it is used to criticize people or to point out their mistakes.
If you both hadn’t fallen ill and missed the interview, you would have got jobs.
(Time : PAST)
Sometimes, it is used to express regret about the past.
If you’d been a bit more careful, you would not have cut yourself.
If Emran had set his alarm clock, he would not have overslept.
24. How was your camping holiday?
Well, it would have been all right
if it had not rained all the time.
If we’d gone two weeks earlier,
we’d have had better weather.
25. TYPE 3 (in ACTION)
Action shows imagination of activity of SUBJECT.
Each sentence contains two clauses/parts.
• IF-CLAUSE (A.V = Had) “Had” is always used.
• MAIN CLAUSE (A.V = Would have) “Would have” is always used.
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Had + Verb (3rd) + Obj + S + would have + Verb (3rd) + Obj
If he had stolen a tablet,
If she had not stolen a book,
If you’d not made that mistake,
If they had hidden a sheep,
If you had obeyed elders,
If she had learnt Spanish,
she would have hidden it.
she would not have hidden it.
You’d have passed your test.
would they have demonstrated it?
Would they not have loved you?
She would have written good.
26. TYPE 3 (in STATE)
Possession, Ownership, Relationship & illness etc.
IF-CLAUSE (Had had) MAIN CLAUSE (would have had)
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Had had + O + S + would have had + Obj
If she’d had a ring,
If he had not had a gun,
If they’d had health,
If you’d had no glasses,
(Possession / Illness)
If it had had a cap,
If Aslam had had fever,
(Action)
If she’d not fallen,
If you had loved your friends,
she’d have had a watch.
he’d not have had bullets.
would they have had wealth?
you’d not have had infection.
(Action)
Would you have made it wear?
he’d have gone to the doctor
(Ownership / Relationship)
she’d not have had injuries.
He would have had many friends.
27. TYPE 3 (in STATE)
Position, Profession, Condition & Presence etc.
IF-CLAUSE (Had been) MAIN CLAUSE (would have been)
FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + S + Had been + Obj + S + would have been + Obj
If he had been an engineer,
If she had not been a geologist,
If they had been scientists,
If you had been fine,
(Condition / Profession)
If she had been deaf,
If I had been a teacher,
(Action / Relationship)
If Adeel had given presentation,
If you had been a officer,
he‘d have been a labor.
she‘d have been a geographer.
wouldn’t they’ve been visitors?
you would not have been ill.
(Action)
she’d have worn ear machine.
I would have taught you maths.
(Presence)
all pupils would have been in class.
you would have been in office.
28. BEFORE THE GAME
BEFORE THE GAME
If we win
today, we’ll
go to the top
of the league.
I can’t believe,
we lost.
I know, but Ali is
injured again. If he
was in the team, I
would feel more
confident.
I told you. If Ali
had played, we
would have
won.
30. CONDITIONAL TYPE 0/4
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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If + Any tense/modal + Any tense/modal
If sun rises, it lightens the earth.
If you drink alcohol, don’t drive any vehicle.
If you need any type of help, just whatsapp me.
If you have finished with guitar, I’ll put it in a bag.
If Aiza washes her face daily, she might be beautiful.
If you make a call with this number, no one answers.
If she had a calculator, she could do maths’ sums quickly.
If anyone increases the temperature of water, it evaporates.
If he doesn’t have laptop, he can not make ppt presentations.
If Adeel is going to conduct interview, he must be in well-dressed.
32. TYPE 2 & TYPE 3 - MIXED CONDITIONALS
If you’d not left all these dirty dishes, the place would look a bit tidier.
If she hadn’t woken me up in the middle of the night, I’d not be so tired.
If Mahad had booked a table, we’d not be standing here in a queue.
If she had paid her electricity bill last month, she’d not be in the dark now.
If Aslam was more sensible, he would have worn a tie to the interview.
If I didn’t have all this work to do, I would have gone out for the day.
SENTENCES’ FORMATION
IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
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(Time : PRESENT / PAST)
Type 3 – PAST time Type 2 – PRESENT time
Type 3 – PAST time
Type 2 – PRESENT time