Conditional Sentences

Conditional sentences
Finish these sentences

 If I pass my english exam, I will….
 If I passed my english exam, I would…
 If I had passed my english exam, I would have…

Zero Conditional
 The Zero Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Present Simple, Present Simple
If you heat water, it boils.
 We use Zero Conditional to describe rules and situations
where one event always follows the other.
If you want to study in the USA, you have to pass an exam in
English.
First Conditional
 The First Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Present Simple, will + infinitive
If you go to the Zoo, you will see the lions.
 We use the First Conditional to talk about possible future

events that depend on other future events.
If I pass my exams, my parents will buy me a scooter.
Other possible patterns in the First Conditional:

If we save enough money, we can go on holiday. – can
If you see him, tell him to give me a ring. - imperative
First Conditional Sentence
 Exercise: First conditional sentence:
1. If it ____ (be) noon in Taipei, it ______
(be) 11:00 a.m. in Tokyo.
2. You ___________ (be) healthy if you
___________ (exercise) every day.
3. If you _____ (practice) English every
day, you _______ (speak) it fluently.
First Conditional Sentence
4. If I ____ (have) much money, I
_______ (buy) a new car .
5. Ice ________ (melt) if it ________
(take) out from the freezer.
6. If you ________ (not like) airplane food,
you _______ (have) instant noodles.
7. If the player _______ (not score) soon,
his team ________ (lose).
Second Conditional
 The second Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Past Simple, would / could / might + infinitive
If I had enough money, I would buy a new car.
 We use the Second Conditional:

1. To talk about imagined, impossible or unlikely events in the
future.
If I had enough money, I would buy the airplane. (the
sentence refers to the future)
2. To talk about impossible present situations.
If I were you, I would study more.
Second Conditional Sentence
 Exercise: Second conditional sentence.
1. If I _____________ (be) a plant, I
__________________ (love) the rain.
2. If you really _______ (love) me, you
___________ (buy) me a ring.
3. If I _____________ (know) where she
lives, I __________ (go) and see her.
Second Conditional Sentence
4. You _________ (not need) to take the course
if you ________(understand) English
grammar.
5. We _______ (be) able to buy house if we
________ (have) more money.
6. If I _______ (see) a ghost, I _______ (let)
you know.
Third Conditional
 The Third Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Past Perfect, would/could/might have + Verb 3
If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
 We use the Third Conditional to talk about unreal situations in

the past and to imagine things that did not happen.
If I hadn’t broken my leg, I would have gone skiing.

Third Conditional Sentence
 Exercise: The third conditional sentence
1. Victor __would have got/gotten____ (got) the
job if he _hadn't failed___ (not/ fail) the test.
2. If I ____ (get) up earlier this morning, I
______ (not miss) the bus.
3. Raymond ______ (apply) for that job if he
______ (read) the newspaper yesterday.
Third Conditional Sentence
4. I ______ (go) to the party last night if I
_______ (know) you were there.
5. If she ______ (not lose) your cell phone
number, she _______ (call) you.
6. We _______ (study) harder if we
_______ (know) the exam was
important.
ASSIGNMENT
1. If you ask him, he ___________ (take) you to the airport.
2. If you practice Mandarin every day, you _______ (speak) it
fluently.
3. The view was wonderful. If I ______________(have) a
camera with me, I would have taken some photographs.
4. You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I earned more, I
________________(buy) you the whole world.
5. It’s a pity I didn’t go to Spain last summer. If I had gone
there, I ____________________ (have) a chance to use my
Spanish.
6. If I were you, I ______________ (take) your neighbour to
court.
7. This soup would taste better if it ……………. (have)
more salt in it.
8. I wouldn’t mind living in England if the weather
……….. (be) better.
9. If I were you, I ……….. (not/marry) him.
10. Tom got to the station in time. If he ……………
(miss) the train, he would have been late for his
interview.
11. It’s good that Ann reminded me about Tom’s birthday.
I …………. (forget) if she hadn’t reminded me.
12. We might not have stayed at this Hotel if George
…………… (not/recommend) it to us.
13. I’d have sent you a postcard while I was on holiday
if I ………………. (have) your address.
14. If she ......... (be) hungry, she would have eaten
something.
15. Tom ................ (not/enter) for the examination if he
had known that it would be so difficult.
Test Examples
 If you ask him, he will take you to the airport.
 The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera with me, I
would have taken some photographs.
 You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I earned more, I
would buy you the whole world.
 It’s a pity I didn’t go to Spain last summer. If I had gone
there, I would have had a chance to use my Spanish.
 If I were you, I would take your neighbour to court.

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Conditional sentences

Finish these sentences

 If I had passed my english exam, I would have…

 We use the First Conditional to talk about possible future

Other possible patterns in the First Conditional:

 We use the Second Conditional:

If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

 We use the Third Conditional to talk about unreal situations in

If I hadn’t broken my leg, I would have gone skiing.

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