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Conditional Sentences 1, 2, 3

This document provides examples of conditional sentences using different verb tenses in the if-clause and main clause. It includes 3 types of conditional sentences: Type I - Simple present in if-clause and simple future in main clause to talk about probable future events. Type II - Past simple in if-clause and conditional present or past in main clause to talk about unlikely or hypothetical present or future events. Type III - Past perfect in if-clause and conditional perfect in main clause to talk about hypothetical or improbable past events. The document also provides examples filling in the blanks of conditional sentences and discusses the use of "but for" in Type II and III conditional sentences.

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Conditional Sentences 1, 2, 3

This document provides examples of conditional sentences using different verb tenses in the if-clause and main clause. It includes 3 types of conditional sentences: Type I - Simple present in if-clause and simple future in main clause to talk about probable future events. Type II - Past simple in if-clause and conditional present or past in main clause to talk about unlikely or hypothetical present or future events. Type III - Past perfect in if-clause and conditional perfect in main clause to talk about hypothetical or improbable past events. The document also provides examples filling in the blanks of conditional sentences and discusses the use of "but for" in Type II and III conditional sentences.

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TYPE I

Will - Short Infinitive IF Present Simple


I will go shopping tomorrow with my friends if I have money to spend.
TYPE II
Would - Short Infinitive IF Past Simple
I would pay you a visit today if it didn’t rain anymore.
TYPE III
Would – Perfect Infinitive IF Past Perfect
I would have had a great time at the party if she hadn’t broken the glass.
TYPE II: use WERE for
I – HE – SHE – IT
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the If I were you I would study more.
verb:

 She admitted that she ………………….. (not to steal) food if she hadn’t been so Choose the correct tense:
hungry.
 Who would give you the money if you ……………………….(to want) to buy a
If we had arrived there earlier we
bigger house? …………… the train.
 The children …………………………………(not to go) to the park if it rains. a. haven’t miss
 Who would have come here if we ………………………………… (to have) a party? b. wouldn’t have missed
 Nobody ………………………………… (to know) if we didn’t return the books. c. hadn’t missed
 She ………………………………… (not to come) anymore if we upset her. They will be angry if we …… for them.
 The teacher …………………………… (not to give) us so much homework if we a. don’t wait
had kept silent yesterday. b. won’t wait
 If I ………………………………… (to be) in your place I would never go there c. will wait
again. If Ann leaves, who…….with me?
 It ………………………………… (to be) a nice dress if it were longer. a. should come
 All the books will be here by tomorrow if he ………………………… (to deliver) b. comes
them on time. c. will come
 You will be much safer if you …………………………………(to drive) more Nobody will understand if you
carefully. ……..what you say.
 If the girls …………………………… (not to play) with us we will leave the park. a. won’t explain
b. will not explain
 She said she …………………………… (to be) unhappy if he didn’t join her the
c. don’t explain
next day.
It ………better if he doesn’t come today.
 All of us will be here if she …………………………… (to need) us.
a. were
 What ……………………they (to do) if they had been given a phone call at that b. will be
hour? c. is
 If I …………………… (not to know) how to arrive there I will call the principle. I wouldn’t have married him if I ………
 They would have visited you last week if they ……………………. (to find) out he was a liar.
that you were in hospital. a. knew
 He …………………. (to be) happy if he didn’t lose his keys. b. had known
 If I …………………… (to see) him I would surely give him the books he needs c. would know
for his project. If I …… him I would tell him the truth.
 The girls will play outside today if it …………………… (not to rain). a. will see
 If you ……………………… (to have) the change to travel all over the world b. see
where would you go first? c. saw
She would be sad if we …… with her.
a. don’t play
b. wouldn’t play
c. didn’t play
BUT FOR – is used with TYPE II and III and it means “If It If I …… you I would go.
weren’t for // hadn’t been for”. a. was
But for the rain I would go. (If it weren’t for the rain / If it b. were
didn’t rain.... c. would be
But for the snow I would have gone. (If it hadn’t been for the
snow / If it hadn’t snowed …

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