A
conditional sentence typically consists of an if-clause (which presents
a condition) and a result clause
(main clause). For instance: ‘She will come to your party tonight if her mother
lets her go.’ ‘She will come to your
party tonight’ is a result clause while ‘if
her mother lets her go’ is if-clause
that presents a condition.
There
are three types of conditional sentences. They can be summarized as below:
|
Type
|
Situation
|
If-Clause
|
Result
Clause
|
Examples
|
Explanations
|
|
I
|
True
in the present or future
|
Simple Present
|
Simple Present
or
Simple future
|
- If
I have enough time, I usually study my lessons
- If
I have enough time, I will study tonight.
|
A
result clause can be:
- Simple
present: to express a habitual activity or situation.
- Simple
future: to express a particular activity or situation in the future.
|
|
II
|
Untrue
(contrary to fact) in the present or future
|
Simple Past
|
Would + V1
|
- If
I had enough time, I would study now or tonight.
- I
would visit him now if I were you.
- Were
I you, I would visit him.
|
In
truth:
I don’t have enough time.
I don’t visit him now because I
am not you.
Omitting
if
Were I you : if I were you
|
|
III
|
Untrue
(contrary to fact) in the past
|
Past Perfect
|
Would + have + V3
|
- If
I had had enough time, I would have studied last night.
- Had
I had enough time, I would have studied last night.
|
In
truth:
I
didn’t have enough time. Therefore, I didn’t study last night.
Omitting
if
Had I had enough time : if I
had had enough time
|
Practice
Part A: Complete the sentences
with the verbs in parentheses.
1. If I have money, I (go) ___________________ with you
tomorrow.
2. We (go) ______________________ to the zoo if the
weather were nice today.
3. If you had told him your address, he (visit)
_____________________ you yesterday.
4. What would you have done if she (call)
________________ you last night.
5. I seldom (ask) _____________ for money to my
parents if they do not give me.
Part
B: What do the sentences mean?
1. She would call you if she needed you now.
In truth: ____________________________
2. If he didn’t drive her home now, I would take her
home.
In truth: ____________________________
3. If I had not needed to finish the work yesterday, I
would have accompanied you to Mall.
In truth: ____________________________
4. Had I known your phone number, I would have called
you.
In truth: ____________________________
5. Were I you, I would apology for the mistake.
In truth: ____________________________
Part
C: Find the errors on the underlined words or phrases and correct them.
1.
He is not available right
now. I would tell you if he is here. Please leave your phone
a b c
number.
2.
I got E for English
subject. If I studied hard last night, I would have gotten better
than E.
a b c
3.
Take it easy
guy. She will not hate you if you begged her forgiveness. Come on, call
her
a b
and say your apology.
c
4.
She always visits me when
I am sick. But, she didn’t visit me yesterday. If she had visited
a b
me yesterday,
I would be happy.
c
5.
If I was you, I would not
trust her. She was with another man when I met her in the beach
a b c
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