CONDITIONAL TENSES: CONDITIONAL TENSES: PRESENT CONDITIONAL TENSEPRESENT CONDITIONAL TENSE::

It is formed with It is formed with SHOULD/WOULD SHOULD/WOULD + + INFINITIVEINFINITIVE I I wouldwould workwork He He wouldn´twouldn´t work work WouldWould you you workwork??

PERFECT CONDITIONAL TENSEPERFECT CONDITIONAL TENSE::

It is formed with It is formed with SHOULD/WOULDSHOULD/WOULD++PERFECTPERFECT INFINITIVEINFINITIVE

I I shouldshould have workedhave worked WouldWould you you have workedhave worked??

CONDITIONAL SENTENCESCONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Conditional sentences have two parts: Conditional sentences have two parts:

the the IF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE the the MAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSE

There are three There are three kinds of conditional kinds of conditional

sentences:sentences:

TYPE I: TYPE I: PROBABLE CONDITIONPROBABLE CONDITION

The verb in the The verb in the IF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE is in the is in the SIMPLE SIMPLE PRESENTPRESENT

The verb in the The verb in the MAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSE is in the is in the SIMPLE SIMPLE FUTUREFUTURE

If he If he studiesstudies , he´ , he´ll passll pass the exam the exam

TYPE II: TYPE II: IMPROBABLE CONDITIMPROBABLE CONDIT

The verb in the The verb in the IF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE is in the is in the SIMPLE PASTSIMPLE PAST

The verb in the The verb in the MAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSE is in the is in the CONDIT. CONDIT. TENSETENSE

If you If you boughtbought a car today, it a car today, it would costwould cost you a lot you a lot..

TYPE III:TYPE III: IMPOSSIBLE COND.IMPOSSIBLE COND.

The verb in the The verb in the IF CLAUSEIF CLAUSE is in the is in the PAST PERFECTPAST PERFECT The verb in the The verb in the MAIN CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSE is in the is in the PERFECT PERFECT

CONDIT.CONDIT.

If you If you had boughthad bought a car a year ago, it a car a year ago, it would have costwould have cost

you a fortuneyou a fortune

EXERCISES Statements: Type 1 Negative sentences type 1 Type 1 Statements; Type 2 Negative sentences type 2 Type2 Statements: Type 3 Negative sentences type 3 Type 3 Matching exercise (Type 1 & 2)

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