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Real Conditional Sentences With "If" Clauses

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English including real conditional sentences with "if" clauses that describe possible situations and their likely consequences, as well as unreal conditional sentences that describe imaginary situations using "if" clauses in the past tense. Examples are provided for both types of conditional sentences.

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Real Conditional Sentences With "If" Clauses

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English including real conditional sentences with "if" clauses that describe possible situations and their likely consequences, as well as unreal conditional sentences that describe imaginary situations using "if" clauses in the past tense. Examples are provided for both types of conditional sentences.

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Real conditional sentences with “if” clauses

Possible situation + simple present Consequence + future with will, may, or might
If you kill a person, you will be punished.
If you don’t have to work a lot, you’ll have a lot more free time.
If you study hard in school, you might get into a good university.
If you read a lot, you may enjoy the theater.

A B
1. If you eat less sugar, … a. you may feel more relaxed.
2. If you walk to school all the time, … b. you might feel healthier.
3. If you don’t sleep enough, … c. you’ll stay in shape without joining a gym.
4. If you own a cat, … d. you’ll have more money to spend.
5. If you don’t get married, … e. you won’t be able to stay awake in class.

1. If people watch less TV, ______________________________.


2. If children watch a lot of violent programs on TV, ______________________________.
3. If people work only four days a week, ______________________________.
4. If people have smaller families, ______________________________.
5. If a woman works outside the home, ______________________________.
6. If a woman becomes the leader of a country, ______________________________.
7. If cities provide free public transportation, ______________________________.
8. If there is a heavy fine for littering, ______________________________.
9. If teachers don’t give tests, ______________________________.
10. If teachers put all their lessons on the Internet, ______________________________.

Unreal conditional statements with “if” clauses


Unreal conditional statements describe imaginary situations.
In the form of If + subject + simple past verb, subject + modal + verb.
What would you do if you won €1,000,000?
If I won €1,000,000, I would / I’d go to Italy on vacation.
I could buy lots of expensive clothes.
I might give some to my grandmother.
I wouldn’t get a sports car.

1 A: If your doctor ___________ (tell) you to get more exercise, which sport
. __________ you __________ (choose)?
B: I don’t know, but I _____________ (go) swimming three or four times a
week.

2 A: If you __________ (have) two months to travel, where __________ you


. ___________ (go)?
B: Oh, that’s easy! I ____________ (fly) to Paris. I’ve always wanted to go
there.

3 A: What ___________ you ___________ (do) if your motorcycle


. ______________ (break down)?
B: If I wasn’t able to fix it, I ____________ (have to) walk everywhere.

4 A: How __________ you ___________ (get) into your house if you


. ___________ (lock) yourself out?
B: If I _______________ (not have) a spare key, I _______________ (ask) a
neighbor for help.

5 A: ___________ you ___________ (return) a lost wallet if you ____________


. (find) one on the street?
B: Yes, I ____________ (give) it to the police.

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