CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Today we will be learning about Conditional Sentences. Take a look at this video:
Conditional Sentences - Made with Moovly
Conditional Sentences are a type of sentences where a condition for an action is expressed. This can be done in different ways:
- Type 0: Used to talk about general facts. It is used with Present Simple.
- Type 1: Used to talk about a possible condition and its future consequence. It uses both Present Simple and Will + Infinitive.
- Type 2: Used to talk about a hypothetical condition and its possible consequence. It uses both Past Simple and Would/Could + Infinitive.
- Type 3: Used to talk about an impossible past condition and its hypothetical present result. It uses both Past Perfect and Would/Could + Present Perfect.
Moreover, there are two ways of introducing a Conditional Sentence:
If: Se...
Unless: A menos que... (usually used with an affirmation and a negation)
Did Do you get it? Let's practice then:
Exercise 1: Choose the correct option in italics.
- If/Unless he apologises, I will never see him again.
- If you had called me, I would have picked you up/would pick you up.
- Stanley will not finish his essay unless you help/helped him.
- If I was/were rich, I would bought/would buy a house.
- We would go/would have gone to the beach if it hadn't rained/didn't rain.
- If I have/had the money, I would buy/bought a new computer.
- If you touch/touched water, you will get/get your hand wet.
- Unless you finish/will finish, I will not talk/will talk to you.
- If you had told me/told me, I could have bought/could had bought some vegetables.
- If she wasn't sick/didn't get sick, she would eat/would gets more sea food.
Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences.
- You didn't tell me she had gotten married, so I didn't tell her anything.
If you...
- If you don't go abroad, you will not improve your English.
Unless...
- In your place, I would go to the hospital.
If I were you...
- You feel sad because you didn't apologise to her last night.
If you...
- I didn't have fun during my last holidays, so I'm not going back.
If I...
- When you touch water, you are going to get wet.
If...
- She doesn't study hard, so her marks are not good.
If she...
- They didn't follow us, so they got lost.
If they...
- Why don't you come with us to the concert? You will enjoy it.
If...
- If I don't get a raise in salary, I will quit my job.
Unless...
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