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Conditional Rules

This document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English: 1) Type 0 conditional sentences refer to real and always possible conditions and results. 2) Type 1 conditional sentences refer to possible future conditions and results. 3) Type 2 conditional sentences refer to hypothetical or unlikely present conditions and results. 4) Type 3 conditional sentences refer to hypothetical or unlikely past conditions and results. There are also mixed conditional sentences that combine elements of types 1/2 and types 2/3 to discuss hypothetical past influences on hypothetical present or hypothetical present influences on hypothetical past. The document provides examples to illustrate the different conditional types.

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Conditional Rules

This document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English: 1) Type 0 conditional sentences refer to real and always possible conditions and results. 2) Type 1 conditional sentences refer to possible future conditions and results. 3) Type 2 conditional sentences refer to hypothetical or unlikely present conditions and results. 4) Type 3 conditional sentences refer to hypothetical or unlikely past conditions and results. There are also mixed conditional sentences that combine elements of types 1/2 and types 2/3 to discuss hypothetical past influences on hypothetical present or hypothetical present influences on hypothetical past. The document provides examples to illustrate the different conditional types.

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‘if’ clause (condition) Main clause (result)


0 IF + present simple Present simple Real, possible
If I have time, I
work out. Always true
1st IF + present simple Will + infinitive Real, possible
will = can, could, may, If I have time, I’ll
might, going to
work out. Specific
situation
2nd IF + past simple Would + infinitive Unreal, impossible
If I had time, I
would work out.
hypothetical
3rd IF + past perfect Would have + past Unreal, impossible
participle If I had had time, I
would have worked
out.
mix
ed

0 conditional
- real conditions
- results that are always the same
Example. If the wind blows, the trees move.
If I drink coffee after 3 p.m., I don’t sleep at night.
If you push this button, the lights come on.
When you get home, call me.
If Phil calls, don’t answer the phone.

1st conditional
- a possible future condition
- its possible future result

Example. If we don’t leave soon, we’ll miss our train.


If I’m late for work again, I might lose my job.
When you tell Dan the news, he’s going to faint.

2nd conditional
- present imaginary/unreal/hypothetical condition
- present imaginary/unreal/hypothetical result
Example. If I won the lottery, I would buy a mansion.
If I were shorter, I would wear heels more.
If I were you, I wouldn’t worry.

3rd conditional
- past unreal/impossible/hypothetical condition
- past unreal/impossible/hypothetical result
Example. If I had studied harder I would have passed my exam.
I would have made more food if I had known Karen and Paul were coming.
If I hadn’t tripped, I could have won the race.

Mixed conditional
1. If + past perfect, would + infinitive
- hypothetical past condition with a hypothetical present result.
- гіпотетичне минуле впливає на гіпотетичне теперішнє
If I had studied German in school, my German would be better.

2. If + past simple, would have + past participle


- hypothetical present condition with a hypothetical past result.
- гіпотетичне теперішнє впливає на гіпотетичне минуле
If I were rich, I would have bought that coat.

2. If I were you, I would tell her how you feel.(2nd conditional)


3. Even if he had asked them, the wouldn’t have agreed to come.(3rd conditional)
4. Unless you feel any better, you can take the rest of the day off.(1st conditional)
5. If she hadn’t threatened him, he wouldn’t have left. (3rd conditional)
6. He wouldn’t have gone with her if he had known she would behave so
irresponsibly. (3rd conditional)
7.I wouldn’t have been able to do it unless she had helped me.(3rd conditional)
8. Sometimes if you take a chance, it pays off.(0 conditional)
9. Keep you voice down in case he overhears us. (0 conditional)
10. If she was more experienced, she would be more likely to get the job. (2nd
conditional
11. If the food hadn’t been so bad, we wouldn’t have complained.(3rd conditional)
12. Sales will increase provided that the advertising campaign is successful. (1st
conditional)
13. If you spent less on clothes, you would be able to save some money. (2nd
conditional)
14. If your payments had fallen into arrears, your house would be sold to pay off the
debt. (mixed conditional type 1)
15. If there were some potential for my capital to grow I would have invested in that
area. (mixed conditional type 2)

If I had done my work more properly, I wouldn’t have so many mistakes to correct.
If I were more attentive, I wouldn’t have had so many mistakes to correct.

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