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Present / Future.
If you (go) _______ out with your friends tonight, I (watch) _____________ the
football match on TV.
I (earn) ________ a lot of money if I (get)________ that job.
If she (hurry / not)___________ , we (miss) ___________ the bus.
Conditional Sentences Type II
Past simple / would + infinitive
don't believe it is going to happen.
You
A past event that didn't happen and what the cosequences would have been
if the event had happened.
If we (listen) ______________ to the radio, we (hear) ________________ the news.
If you (switch)____________ on the lights, you (fall / not) ____________ over the
chair.
She (come) ______________ to our party if she (be / not)________________ on
holiday.
Conditional Sentences Type I, II or III
If I (be) ______________ stronger, I'd help you carry the piano.
If we'd seen you, we (stop) ________________ .
If we (see) ________________- him tomorrow, we'll say hello.
He would have repaired the car himself if he (have) _______________ the
tools.
The first conditional is a possible future actions and the consequence of the
action. You aren't certain that it will happen , but you believe that it is very
likely and you know what the conseqence of the event happening will be.
If + present simple / will+ infinitive
If it is hot, I will go to the beach. ( I'm not sure, but I think I will probably go
later and only if it's hot!)
The second conditional is an event in the future that you don't believe will
happen. Although it is an event in the future, the if clause uses thepast tense.
The consequence uses the conditional modal 'would'. This is because the
consequence could only of happened if the action had happened. But as the
action is not really possible the cosequence is only a condition
when you use the Second Conditional you can write: If I were.., If he
were.., If she were.., If it were
This makes the sentence more formal that using "was"
If I were rich, I would be very happy.
If I were you, Id see a dentist.
If he were to resign, I would get his job.
If Jill were here, we would know what to do.
If it were fine, we could go for a walk.