Conditional Sentences Explanation

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SentencesSentences
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2. First Type: Possible & Probable conditions
Second Type: Possible & Improbable conditions
Third Type: Impossible conditions
Conditional Types

3. First Type: Possible conditions
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
Simple Present Simple Future
Imperative
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

4. First Type:
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

5. Second Type: Improbable conditions
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
Simple Past Would + root verb
Could + 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

6. 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:

7. Third Type: Impossible conditions
To express a regret for an impossible situation happened in
the Past with NO solution
IF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
Past PerfectPast Perfect
Present Perfect Conditional
(Would have + past participle)
Could/might 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

8. 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

9. 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
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10. 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
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