Conditional Sentencesby JFBS

First Type: Possible & Probable conditionsSecond Type: Possible & Improbable conditionsThird Type: Impossible conditionsConditional TypesOther Conditional sentencesWish / If only

First Type: Possible & Probable conditions

IF CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSESimple PresentSimple FutureImperativeCanIf you comeI will be happyIf you want to passStudy!If we buy a ticketWe ___________ (go) to the concertIf she ______________ (arrive) soonshe will come with usIf they dance too muchThey ____________ (get) tiredIf you need my car________________ (take) it

First Type: Possible & Probable conditions

IF CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEIf you ________ (drink) a lotI ________ (leave) youIf the road________ (be) wet________(watch out) !If he________ (lose) his keyYou ________ (lend) him yoursIf she ________ (not buy) any foodWe ________ (have dinner)If they ________ (not stop) talkingWe ________ (not finish) our lessonIf you ________ (take) the dog for a walkI ________ (give) you some money

Second Type: Possible & Improbable conditionsTo express an imaginary present or improbable future situations

IF CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSESimple PastWould + root verbCould + root verbIf she studiedshe would pass her testsIf he ranhe would catch the busIf I went to ChinaI could be with himIf I were ______________________________

Second Type: Possible & Improbable conditions

IF CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEIf you ________ (drink) a lotI ________ (leave) youIf the road ________ (be) wetYou________have) an accidentIf he________ (lose) his keyYou________ (lend) him yoursIf she ________ (not buy) any foodWe ________.(have dinner)If they ________ (not stop) talkingWe ________ (not finish) our lessonIf you________ (take) the dog for a walkI ________ (give) you some money

Third Type: Impossible conditionsTo express a regret for an impossible situation happened in the Past with NO solution

IF CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEPast PerfectPresent Perfect Conditional(Would have + past participle)If it hadn't rainedWe would have gone to the countryIf she had studiedShe __________ (pass) her testsIf you __________ (invite) themThey 'd have come to the partyIf I had known itI ___________(arrive) earlierIf he____________(phone)I 'd have seen him

Third Type: Impossible conditions

IF CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSEIf you ________ (drink) a lotI ________ (leave) youIf the road ________ (be) wetYou ________(have) an accidentIf he ________ (lose) his keyYou ________ (lend) him yoursIf she ________ (not buy) any foodWe________(have dinner)If they ________ (not stop) talkingWe ________ (not finish) our lessonIf you________ (take) the dog for a walkI ________ (give) you some money

Other expressions used in conditional clauses:

UNLESS " Si no" "A menos que..." You won't finish the race unless you pace yourself. WHETHEROR NOT "Tanto.como si no " Whether you pay or not, you won't get in without an invitation. ON CONDITION THATPROVIDED THATPROVIDING THAT SO LONG AS AS LONG AS "Siempre que, en tanto que, con la condicin de que,...etc ASSUMING THATSUPPOSING THAT SUPPOSE THAT "Suponiendo que.." "I will only tell my age on the condition that you tell yours." I will only tell my age provided that you tell yoursI will only tell my age providing that you tell yoursI will only tell my age so long as you tell yours I will only tell my age as long as you tell yours

"Assuming that it's fine tomorrow, we'll go for a swim" "What would you do supposing that you were given the chance to see the future ?"

Other time clausesTime clauses with before, unless, when, while, as soon as, as long as, provided thatAfter when, as soon as, before, while, unless, as long as and provided that we use the present tense (not will).

Ill stay with Jake when I go to London next week. As soon as I get my exam results, Im going on holiday. Before I go out tonight, I have to finish this essay. While Im away, Pennys going to look after my dog. I wont be able to buy a car unless I find a job soon. Ill come with you as long as I don't have to drive. Youll pass your exam provided that you do enough revision.

WISH / IF ONLY CLAUSESWish and if only can be used with would and past tenses. These structures express regrets, and wishes for unlikely or impossible things. If only is more emphatic. (Traduccin: jala, Deseara)

1. Past tenses are used to talk about the present.I wish I was better lookingI wish I spoke FrenchDont you wish you could fly?If only I knew more people!Were can be used instead of was, especially in a formal style.He wishes he were better looking.

2. We use a past perfect tense to express regrets about the pastI wish you hadnt said that.Now she wishes she had gone to university.If only she hadnt told the police, everything would be all right.

3. We use would or could... 1. to talk about future things which arent very probable. I wish / If only I could go to the party.2. to talk about future things that we would like people (not) to do. The subject of wish and the main verb is different. So here we only use would. This often expresses dissatisfaction or annoyance: It can sound critical.I wish you would go home. If only the postman would come!We can use this structure to talk about things as well as people.I wish this damned car would start. If only it would stop raining!

Sample rephrasing First Conditional:- Be careful someones going to see you! - If you are careful, nobody will see you!- If + Subject + present simple, subject + future will (aff or neg)

Second Conditional:

Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any moneyIf Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies.If + Subject + past simple (neg or aff), subject + would /could/might + infinitive + complements

Third Conditional:-Tom was not going to come to dinner the next day because you insulted him.If you hadnt insulted him, Tom would have come to dinner. If + Subject + past perfect (neg or aff), subject + would/ could/might + have + pp + C

Wish / If onlyIm sorry, but I cant help you now.I wish I could help you.I would have gone to the concert, but I didnt have a ticket.I wish I had had a ticket. / I had bought a ticket

- His book will be published provided he takes his manuscript to the editor.Unless he takes his manuscript to the editor, his book wont be published.Unles + present simple, future simple (aff or neg)

I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.I wouldn't have got wet, if I had had an umbrella with me.

We don't go to school when it rains

If it rains, we dont go to school. -I didn't move the table because Jack didn't help me. If Jack had helped me, I would have moved the table. - You drink too much coffee, that's why you don't sleep well. If you didnt drink too much coffee, you would sleep well. -You never talk to me, so you don't know anything about me. If you talked to me, you would know something about me. Other examples

THE ENDBy JFBS

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