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THECONDITIONALSENTENCE

A)
GENERALCONDITIONAL(always)

If+Present+Present
Ifyoupressthisbutton,themachinestops
Ifitrains,thestreetsgetwet.

B)
PROBABLECONDITIONAL

If+Present+Future
Ifyoulendmethemoney,Iwillbuythetickets.
Ifwedontleavenowwewillmissthetrain
IwillcallbackifIhaveanyproblems

C)
IMPROBABLECONDITIONAL

If+Past+Conditional
IfIknewtheanswer,Iwouldtellyou.
IfonlyIhadthemoneyIwouldbuyanewcar.
IwouldntdothatifIwereyou.

D)
IMPOSSIBLECONDITIONAL

If+PastPerfect+PerfectConditional
- Ifyouhadphonedearlier,Iwouldhavetoldyou.
IfIhadknownbefore,Iwouldnthavecome.

Wordssimilarinmeaningtoif

Supposingyouwonthelottery,whatwouldyoubuy?

Illlendyouthebookproviding(provided)youbringitback.

IllgiveyouthedayoffaslongasyouworkonSaturday

Unlessyoupaynow,wecannotreservethehotel

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MAKECONDITIONALSENTENCES:

1
IfIlivedinLondon,I..........................(speak)English.
2 IfI...............................(know)theanswerIwouldtellyou
3

Unlessyoustudy,you................(notpass)theexam.

What...................(you/do)ifyoulostyourkeys?

I....(lend)youmybook,providedyougiveitback

ThirdConditional

1
Ididntreceivepayment,soIdidntconfirmthebooking

2
Youdidnttellmewehadrunoutofstationery,soIdidntbuyany.

3
Ionlycameupthestairsbecausetheliftwasntworking.

4
IdidntworkhardatschoolsoIdidntgetagoodjobwhenIleft.

CompletetheSENTENCES

1
Ifyouseethemanager.....

2
IfIwonthelottery......

3
Theywouldhavepaidyoumoreif.......

4
Ifbusesandtrainswerefree.....

5
IwontworkonSaturdaysunless......

6
Youcanborrowitprovided......

7
Whatwouldyousayif........?

8
IfIhadknownwhattheanswerwas.......

9
Ifyouforgetyourpassword

10
Unlessyouproduceareceipt

11
Whatwouldyouhavedoneif.

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