Conditional Sentences 212w6c

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES CONDITIONALS: ZERO, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD

Conditional clauses are used to express that the action of the main clause can only happen if a certain condition is fulfilled. They can come before or after the main clause.

When the sentence starts with an “If” Clause there is a comma separating the clauses. When the main clause comes first, there are no commas.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ZERO CONDITIONAL

Refers to situations that happen often or always.

If the red light is on, they are recording.

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present simple

present simple

Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets.

1. If your favourite TV series__________ (be) starting, you sit in front is of the TV and watch it. 2. If he finishes the article, I __________ (read) it through, as always. read 3. If you pay for the newspaper, you __________ watch (watch) it online for free. 4. If the unemployment rate __________ (be) high, people buy more is newspapers to look for a job.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES FIRST CONDITIONAL

Refers to situations that are possible or probable.

If CSI stops, I’ll be devastated. If

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present simple

future

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If I ____________ (be) fired from the newspaper, I will not protest. am will happen 2. What ____________ (happen) to the TV channel if they can’t reach an agreement? 3. The streets will be full of reporters if ____________ (there to be) a there is demonstration. won’t memorise (not memorise) his line for 4. If you disturb him, he _____________ tomorrow’s shooting.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES SECOND CONDITIONAL

Refers to situations that are hypothetical or improbable.

If I had the chance, I would the staff of MTV. If

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past simple

conditional

Insert the adequate tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. If you explained your problem to the director, he ____________ would be able (be able) to help you and you would be a better actor. 2. We ____________ would shoot (shoot) the scene if the characters were all ready. 3. What movie star ____________ would you like (you/like) to meet if you had the chance? 4. If the printed version of that article ____________ (be) free, I was wouldn’t read it in the Internet.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES THIRD CONDITIONAL

Refers to things that could have happened in the past, to an hypothesis or to an impossible situation.

If I had told you, you would have been furious with me.

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past perfect

would + have + past participle

Insert the required tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. Would you have asked her to be your source on that article if you __________________ (know) she was lying? had known 2. If the journalist had prepared the wouldn’t questions, he have made ________________ (not make) such big mistakes during the interview. would have saved 3. If I had been in your position, I __________________ (save) a lot of trouble. Would you have written 4. __________________ (you/ write) that comment if you had known it would be spread through the Internet?