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Conditional Clause Overview and Exercises Grammar Drills 97363

The document describes four types of conditional sentences: zero-conditional, first-conditional, second-conditional, and third-conditional. It provides examples for each type of conditional: 1) Zero-conditional refers to general rules and uses the present tense. 2) First-conditional refers to possible or likely events and uses a simple present in the if-clause and will, can, or may in the main clause. 3) Second-conditional refers to unlikely or impossible events and uses a simple past in the if-clause and would, could, or might in the main clause. 4) Third-conditional refers to unreal past events and uses the past perfect in the if-clause

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Conditional Clause Overview and Exercises Grammar Drills 97363

The document describes four types of conditional sentences: zero-conditional, first-conditional, second-conditional, and third-conditional. It provides examples for each type of conditional: 1) Zero-conditional refers to general rules and uses the present tense. 2) First-conditional refers to possible or likely events and uses a simple present in the if-clause and will, can, or may in the main clause. 3) Second-conditional refers to unlikely or impossible events and uses a simple past in the if-clause and would, could, or might in the main clause. 4) Third-conditional refers to unreal past events and uses the past perfect in the if-clause

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ZERO-CONDITIONAL FIRST-CONDITIONAL SECOND-CONDITIONAL THIRD-CONDITIONAL

general rules & possible or likely impossible things / unreal / impossible


habits things unlikely things / condition (refers to the
theoretically possible past)
if-clause: simple if-clause: simple
present present if-clause: simple past if-clause: past perfect
main clause: simple main clause: will-future main clause: would main clause: would /
present / can / may + infinitive /could / might + could / might + have +
infinitive past participle

If you eat too much, If it rains, If I found 100, If Peter had told me about his
problem,
you get fat. we will stay at home. I would take it to the police.
(Id take it to the police) I could have helped him.

1. If you __________ (add) two and 1. If you ________________ (book) 1. If I ________________ (get) more 1. If the weather _______________
two, you ___________ (get) four. your flight early, you __________ pocket money, I ______________ (be) better, we ______________
2. If I _______________ (take) a ________ (get) it cheaper. ______________ (buy) a ________________ (go) to the
deep breath, I ____________ 2. If Vicky ______________ (need) computer. park.
(get) a pain right here. advice, she _________________ 2. If my parents ____________ (be) 2. If we ________________ (shout)
3. If you _____________ (heat) ____________ (talk) to her ten years younger, they _______ louder, you _________________
water to 100 degrees, it teacher. _____________ (travel) around _________________ (hear) us.
___________ (boil). 3. If Pat ____________ (be) English, the world. 3. If I _______________ (stay), I
4. Snakes _________ (bite) if they you __________________ (ask) 3. If we ____________ (have) a _____________________ (meet)
__________ (be) scared. her what pic means. house, I ______________ (have) Tim.
more room for my pets.
KEY

1. If you add two and two, you get 1. If you book your flight early, you 1. If I got more pocket money, I 1. If the weather had been better,
four. will get it cheaper. would buy a computer. we would have gone to the park.
2. If I take a deep breath, I get a 2. If Vicky needs advice, she can 2. If my parents were 2. If we had shouted louder, you
pain right here. talk to her teacher. ten years younger, they might might have heard (hear) us.
3. If you heat water to 100 degrees, 3. If Pat is English, you can ask her travel around the world. 3. If I stayed, I would have met Tim.
it boils (boil). what pic means. 3. If we had a house, I would have
4. Snakes bite if they are scared. more room for my pets.

KEY

1. If you add two and two, you get 1. If you book your flight early, you 1. If I got more pocket money, I 1. If the weather had been better,
four. will get it cheaper. would buy a computer. we would have gone to the park.
2. If I take a deep breath, I get a 2. If Vicky needs advice, she can 2. If my parents were 2. If we had shouted louder, you
pain right here. talk to her teacher. ten years younger, they might might have heard (hear) us.
3. If you heat water to 100 degrees, 3. If Pat is English, you can ask her travel around the world. 3. If I stayed, I would have met Tim.
it boils (boil). what pic means. 3. If we had a house, I would have
4. Snakes bite if they are scared. more room for my pets.

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