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Form: If + Simple Present Future ( Will + Bare Infinitive)

This document discusses three types of conditional sentences in English: Type I conditional sentences refer to possible and likely present or future situations. They use the simple present and future tenses. Type II conditional sentences refer to unlikely or improbable present or future situations. They use the simple past and conditional tense. Type III conditional sentences refer to impossible past situations. They use the past perfect and conditional perfect tenses. Exercises are provided to practice forming each type of conditional sentence by completing sentences with the correct verb forms.

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Form: If + Simple Present Future ( Will + Bare Infinitive)

This document discusses three types of conditional sentences in English: Type I conditional sentences refer to possible and likely present or future situations. They use the simple present and future tenses. Type II conditional sentences refer to unlikely or improbable present or future situations. They use the simple past and conditional tense. Type III conditional sentences refer to impossible past situations. They use the past perfect and conditional perfect tenses. Exercises are provided to practice forming each type of conditional sentence by completing sentences with the correct verb forms.

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Conditional Sentences / If - Clauses Type I , II and III

A. Conditional Sentence Type 1:

→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: If + Simple Present >>> Future (= will + bare infinitive)
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

Exercise :
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I ) by putting the verbs into the correct form.
1. If you (send) …………………….this letter now, she (receive)………………………………… . it tomorrow .
2. If I (do)……………………… this test, I (improve ) ………………………………. my English.
3. Peggy (go ) …………………………… shopping if she (have) …………………………. time in the afternoon.
4. Simon (go) ……………………………. to London next week if he (get ) ……………………… a cheap flight.
5. If they (study / not ) ………………………..harder, they (pass / not ) …………………………... the exam.
6. If it (rain ) ……………………. tomorrow, I (have to / not ) ………………………………water the plants.

B. Conditional Sentence Type 2 :

→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.


Form: if + Simple Past >>> Conditional (= would + bare infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Exercise :
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II ) by putting the verbs into the correct form.
1.If I ( be ) ……………………… rich, my life ( change ) ……………………… completely.
2.I ( invite ) …………………………..all my friends if ( have ) ……………………….. a house by the beach.
3.If we (have) …………………… a yacht, we (sail) ………………………… the seven seas.
4.If they (tell) ………………………… their father, he (be) ………………………very angry.
5.We (help ) ………………………… you if we (know ) …………………………..how.
6.My brother (buy ) ………………………….a sports car if he (have ) ……………………the money.

C. Conditional Sentence Type 3 :

→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
Exercise :
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III ) by putting the verbs into the correct form.
1. If you (study ) ………………………… for the test, you (pass ) ……………………………it.
2. If you (ask ) …………………………me, I (help ) ……………………………………you.
3. If you (speak ) …………………………… English, she (understand) ……………………… ………………… .
4. I (write ) …………………………………………....you a postcard if I (have ) …………………………….. your address.
5. If it (not/ start ) …………………………… to rain, we (walk ) ………………………………..to the museum.
6. If she (take ) …………………………. the bus, she (not / arrive ) ……………………………… ……………… on time.
First and second conditional

Exercise 1
If I was offered the job, I think I _______________(take) it.
2. If she ______________(be) hungry, she would eat something.
3. If he studied, he ___________________ (pass) the exam.
4. I _________________(send) you a postcard, if I had your address.
5. What _____________________(happen), if you didn´t go to work tomorrow?
6. If she has enough money, she _________________(buy) a new car.
7. What will John do, if he ___________________(not get) the job?
8. She would be terribly upset, if I ___________________(lose) her ring.
9. Many people would be out of work, if the factory ____________________(close)
down.
10. What would you do, if you ____________________(be) the president of your
country?
11. If he hurried, he _______________________(catch) the train.
12. If he _______________________(have) time, he will come.
13. He ____________________(ring) the bell, the waiter would come.
14. If I have some money I __________________(buy) a new car.
15. If I ____________________(work) harder I will pass the exam.
MIXED CONDITIONALS

1) If we (go) __________ now, we (be) __________ back for dinner in time.


2) What (you do) ______________ in my position?
3) If I (be) __________ you, I (send) _____________ the letter as soon as possible.
4) She was really lucky! She (die) ____________________ if they (not see)
5) I (not need) _______________ to study so hard if I (speak) __________ perfect
English.
6) You (get) __________ a cold if you (not close) ______________ the window.
7) If she (not phone) ______________ her father soon, he (be) __________ worried.
8) (You let him in) ________________________ if he (come) ______________ to the
party yesterday?
9) If she (be) __________ taller, she (be able) ______________ to join the basketball
team.
10)You (be) __________ rich if you (win) __________ the lottery. But this is unlikely.
11)You (not be able) ____________________ to go to New York unless you (get)
__________ a visa.
12) He (take) ______________ away your mobile phone if you (not stop) __________
__________ writing text messages.
13) We (be) ____________________ very happy if you (tell) ______________ us about it
sooner. But now, it’s too late.
14) If you (give) __________ me half of your pocket money, I (do) __________ your
homework.
15) If the weather (be) __________ nice next weekend, we (go) __________ to the beach.

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