Conditionals: zero, fist, second, third, mixed, Inverted / unless, in case, as/so long as, provided (that) Unit 9 Third conditional if + past perfect (simple or continuous), would + have + past participle Use I Example rai | ifyou had worn a fake beard, no one would have known who you were! (= You didn't HyPOtn et osorcin_| wear afake beard so people knew who you were) Waa If she'd been wearing her new glasses,! would have noticed them. (= She wasn't thee wearing her new glasses 50 | didn't notice them.) @ We can also use might, could or should instead of would, depending on the meaning. W fthad done some revision, might /could / should have passed the exam. Mixed conditionals [Form + past perfect (simple or continuous), would + bare infinitive Use Example Hypothetical past cont If had listened tomy parents, wouldn't bein so much trouble now. (=| didn‘ listen to anda present result | my parents so 'm in lots of trouble now) Form if-+ past simple or past continuous, would + have + past participle Use | Example Hypothetical present ifthad a mobile, would have called you lastnight. =| don't have a mobile so| didn't condition anda past result __| call you last night) Inverted conditionals Form Should V/you/he/etc...instead of If lyou/he/etc should .. Were V/you/he/etc...instead of If /you/he/etc were. Had Vyou/he/etc... instead of If/you/he/etc had... Use Example ‘More formal form of the first conditional | Should the situation worsen, the United Nations is prepared to send ina (with should) peacekeeping force.(= Ifthe situation should worsen...) More formal form of the second Were the situation to worsen, the United Nations would be prepared to sendin conditional a peacekeeping force.(= Ifthe situation were to worsen...) Had the situation worsened, the United Nations would have been prepared to ‘More formal form of the third conditional send in a peacekeeping force.( = If the situation had worsene {© Forall conditional sentences ffrst, second, third, mixed, inverted), when the condition comes before < the result its usually followed by a comma. When the result comes first, no comma is necessary. ¥. If had a mobile, would have called you last night. [would have called you last night ifthad a mobile. @ Inconditional sentences, modals (will, would, ould, etc) are sometimes followed by a continuous infinitive, We'd stil be waiting ifyou hadn't turned up. © With second and third conditionals in informal conversation, speakers of American English sometimes use would or would have in the if clause. This is very unusual in British English US: How would you fee! if this happened / would happen to you? UK: How would you felif this happened to you? US: /would have felt awfulifthat had happened / would have happened to me. UK; | would have felt awful ifthat had happened tome.