conditional sentences

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.


a) Conditional Sentence Type 1

→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.


b) Conditional Sentence Type 2

→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.


c) Conditional Sentence Type 3

→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation

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Complete the sentences according to the basic rules for Conditional Sentences.


1* It ( is - will be - were - had been - would be - would have been ) silly if we tried to walk there.

2* I ( watch - will watch - watched - had watched - would watch - would have watched ) the film only if the reviews are good.

3* She'd have taken me to the station if her car ( doesn't break - won't break - didn't break - hadn't broken - wouldn't break - wouldn't have broken ) down.

4* If you ( don't ask - won't ask - didn't ask - hadn't asked - wouldn't ask - wouldn't have asked ) , he won't help you.

5* If it ( doesn't rain - won't rain - didn't rain - hadn't rained - wouldn't rain - wouldn't have rained ) yesterday, we would have gone sailing.

6* ( Do you look - will you look - Did you look - Had you looked - Would you look - Would you have looked )after their dog again if they go on holiday this year?

7* Would you mind if I ( use - will use - used - had used - would used - would have used ) your mobile?

8* I ( do not open - will not open - did not open - had not opened - would not open - would not have opened ) the mail if it had contained a virus.

9* Even if I ( have - will have - had - had had - would have - would have had ) a wet-suit, I wouldn't go scuba-diving.

10*( Do you be - Will you be - Did you be - Had you been - Would you
be - Would you have been ) that strict if you'd known the truth

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Complete the following sentences. Note that you might have to use other tenses (active/passive voice) than required in the basic rules.

1* If I had more time, I (come)________ to your party yesterday.

2* Give the book to Jane if you (read)_______ it.

3* If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we (be)_______ on our way to the Caribbean now.

4* If you (have)_______ dinner right now, I'll come back later.

5* If we (set)_______ off earlier, we wouldn't be in this traffic jam now.

6* What would you do if you (accuse)________ of murder?

7* If I hadn't eaten that much, I (feel / not)_______ so sick now.

8* We would take another route if they (close / not) ________the road.

9* She only (sing)________ if she's in a good mood.

10* If she were sensible, she (ask)________ that question, by which she offended him so much



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