Conditional sentences (1)

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES CONDITIONAL SENTENCES A Conditional Sentences I Real condition 1 Form If Clause Main Clause Simple present V1 Will/ shall/ can/ may + V bare inf Simple present Imperative form ([.]

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES A Conditional Sentences: I Real condition: Form: If Clause Main Clause Will/ shall/ can/ may + V bare inf Simple present Simple present V1 Imperative form  V bare inf  Don’t + V bare inf Usage: _ To express a situation is real or may become true Ex1: If I have free time, I’ll visit you Ex2: If the temperature is 100o C, the water boils Ex3: If you see Tom, ask him to ring me II Unreal condition at present: Form: If Clause Main Clause would Past subjunctive should + V bare inf V2 could Be  Were might Usage: _ To talk about present or future situations that are unreal or cannot happen Ex1: If I were you, I would visit Halong Bay Ex3: If I had enough money, I would buy a new car III Unreal condition in the past: Form: If Clause Main Clause Past perfect subjunctive would Had + V3/ -ed should + have + V3/ -ed could might Usage: _ To talk about something that might have happened in the past but it didn’t Ex1: If she hadn’t been ill, she would have gone to the theatre yesterday Ex2: If they had come to the party last night., they would have seen Catherine, a famous singer B Conditional Sentences in Reported Speech: _ When the direct speech is a conditional sentence, its type will be changed in reported speech Ex1: “ If I hear any news, I’ll let you know”, she said  She said that if she heard any news, she would let me know Ex2: “If I had enough money, I would buy that car”  He said that if he had enough money, he would buy that car EXERCISES I Choose the best answers for the following sentences: If I were you, I that job a would apply for b will ask for c will have changed d can take If I _ a wish, I’d wish for happiness for my family a have b am having c had d was having If I an astronaut traveling in a cabin, I’d not be annoyed by the weightlessness a am b be c will be d were What happen if you come late for the meeting tomorrow? a will be b would be c will d would If there were no gravity, water never run downhill a would b will c won’t d wouldn’t If you _ Henry, ask him to come and see me a met b will meet c meet d would meet Unless you _ quiet, I’ll scream a don’t keep b keep c kept d didn’t keep I’ll be able to speak English well if I _ hard a studied b have studied c had studied d study If I could speak Spanish, I _ next year studying in Mexico a would spend b had spent c would have spent d will spend 10 If I you, I _ his invitation a am/ will refuse b were/ would refuse c was/ will refuse d had been/ would have refused 11 If my father here now, he would help me a were b was c is d would be 12 She can’t get home _ she has no money a unless b until c if d without 13 I’m very busy, so please don’t disturb me _ it’s urgent a while b if c since d unless 14 If he _ yesterday, he would be here with us tomorrow night a finished it b had finished it c finishes it d has finished it 15.If an object is let off in the cabin of a spaceship, it a floated b is floating c will float d would float 16 _ we find new sources, we will soon run out of energy a If b When c Unless d Only 17 Unless we throwing garbage into the river, it will be polluted a stop b don’t stop c will stop d won’t stop 18 If the questions not too difficult, we them a were/ could answer b are/ could answer c were/ can answer d are/ can answer 19 If you were not sick, with us? a will you come b would you come c you come d are you coming 20 If they didn’t live so far away, I _ them every week a visit b visited c will visit d would visit 21 If we don’t save water, we will have to suffer from water shortage a Unless we don’t save water, we will have to suffer from water shortage b If we save water, we won’t have to suffer from water shortage c Unless we don’t save water, we won’t have to suffer from water shortage d If we save water, we will have to suffer from water shortage 22 If you us about the bad service, we’d have eaten there a didn’t tell b wouldn’t have told c hadn’t told d had told 23 If Allie had come sooner, he dinner with us a could have eaten b would being eaten c was eating d could eat II Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings: 24 Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information If 25 Keep quiet or I’ll scream Unless 26 Today isn’t Sunday, so the pupils can’t go swimming If 27 You’ll ask the teacher He’ll explain the lesson to you If 28 I don’t know the English, so I can’t tell you about that If 29 Go right now or you’ll be late for the train If 30Lan can’t go shopping with her mother because she has a bad cold If 31He didn’t prepare for the interview, so he didn’t get the job If 32 The house didn’t burn down because the fire brigade came immediately If We came home from our holiday early because we ran out of money If _ 33She is too weak, she can’t sit up and talk to you If _ 34 I took the job because I didn’t know how difficult it was If 35 I can’t take much exercise because I don’t have enough free time If III Choose the correct form of the verbs: 36 If I miss / I’ll miss the bus, I’ll get a taxi instead 37 We’ll have to go without John if he doesn’t arrive/ won’t arrive soon 38 If I had more money, will/ would you marry? 39 How did you feel/ would you feel if you were in my position? 40 Will you send me a postcard if you visit/ will visit Mexico? 41 They would be upset if I’ve told/ I told them what happened 42 If you don’t complain/ didn’t complain so much, you might be more popular 43 You would have a lot friends if you aren’t/ weren’t so mean 44 If someone enters/ will enter the building, the alarm goes off 45 If I don’t revise/ didn’t revise thoroughly, I may fail my test