Conditional Sentences (Type 0)
(General conditionals – facts)
 Think about what happens in the following
conditions.
it floats
 If you throw wood into water, …
they become smaller.
 If you wash clothes in hot water, …
 If you drop a table-tennis ball onto the
it bounces.
ground,…
you have to pay for
 If you break anything in a shop, …
it.
The above happenings are always or usually true. The results always take
place in the situations.
Conditional Sentences (Type 0)
(General conditionals) – always true
Present simple
Present simple
 If these two boys get together, they always
quarrel over something.
When these two boys get together, they
always quarrel over something.
Conditional Sentences
(possible situations)
(Type 1)
 If we get too much homework, I will …
 If my parents give me one hundred dollars
this month, I will …
 If I am too fat, I will…
 If my friend gets into trouble, I will…
 I will be rather disappointed if …
 Will you help me if …?
Main clause can
come first!!
The above happenings are possible. They may happen or not.
Conditional Sentences(possible
situations) – may or may not happen
_present simple__
_future simple___
 If they enjoy the trip, they will go there again.
Conditional Sentences (Type 2)
(unreal future situations, not likely to happen)
You talk about something
which is not real!!
If I I was fit enough, I would take part in
the Sports Day.
(simple past)
(would+ infinitive)
The Second (2nd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal future situations, not likely to
happen)
 If I lived in a big house with lots of rooms, I
would have an audio room for playing TV
game.
 If I saw a ghost, I ….
 If I saw a robbery, I …
The situations have not happened already, and are unlikely to
happen in the future.
The Second (2nd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations, not likely to happen)
 If I won the Mark Six, I …
 If I were a millionaire, I …
 If I had a problem with my teeth, I …
Past tense in the if-clause implies that the situation is unreal, not
possible to happen in the future.
The (2nd ) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations, not likely to happen)
_past simple___
__would have +
past participle__
 If I were younger today, I would study
architecture.
Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
 Refer to the picture on the board.
_past perfect _
__would have + past participle_
 If you had bought enough petrol, we would
have driven home.
But you did not buy enough petrol, and that’s why you pushed your car.
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
 If you had left earlier, you would have arrived
on time. But __________________________________________
 If we had gone to the cinema earlier, we
would (could) have seen the first part of the
movie. .
But _________________________________________________
 If they had asked for directions, they would
not have got lost.
But ________________________________________________
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
 Jack is having a very bad week so he is
telling his friend Simon about it. What
comments will you give to Simon? Use the
right conditionals to give the comments.
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
 Jack: I woke up late on Monday that I missed
the train.
Simon: If you hadn’ t waken up late on Monday, you would not have
missed the train.
 Jack: I lost my car keys last week. I couldn’t
drive to work..
Simon: If ______________________________________________
______________________________________________________
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
 Jack: I didn’t bring my umbrella. I got wet on
the way to the office.
Simon: If you had brought your umbrella, you would not have got wet on
the way to the office
 Jack: I didn’t dry myself properly. I caught a
cold.
Simon: If you had dried yourself properly, you would not have caught a
cold.
The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences
(unreal situations in the past)
 Jack: I didn’t know it was my wife’s birthday
today. She was very angry with me.
Simon: If you had known it was your wife’s birthday, she would not have
been very angry with you.
 Jack: We didn’t save enough money last
month. We can’t go on holiday in the
summer.
Simon: If you had saved enough money last month, you would have
gone on holiday in the summer.
Conditionals (Type 0-3)
Type
use
Tense
If-clause
Facts (o)
Real situations
(1)
Main clause
Talks about things that Simple present
are always true
If we don’t put icecream in the fridge,
Simple present
Talks about things that Simple present
can possibly happen
If my clothes
become dirty,
Simple future
It melts.
I will wash them.
Unreal
Talks about things that Simple past
situations in the are unlikely to happen
future (2)
in the future
If I won Mark Six,
Would +
infinitive
Unreal
Talks about things that Past perfect
situations in the are unreal in the past
past (3)
If I had been free
Would + have +
Infinitive
this morning,
I would buy a
house.
I would have
visited my uncle.