SECOND AND THIRD TYPES - CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Second Conditional
Conditional clause Result clause.
Verb: Past simple form – subjunctive mode

If + subject + verb , Subject + would/could + verb + object .

 if I won the lottery, I would travel around the world. (Though I am unlikely to win the lottery)
 if I knew his name, I would tell you.
 if I didn't have a headache, I would go to the party.
 if I became President, I would reduce the salaries of all politicians. (Though it is unlikely I will
become President)

 .
Subject + would/could + verb + object If + subject + verb .
 I would be happy if I had more free time.
 I would tell you the answer if I knew what it was.
 There would be fewer accidents if everyone drove more carefully.
 We would have a lot of money if we sold our house.
 Would she come if I paid for her flight?
 Would you accept the job if they offered it to you?
 What would you do if you won the lottery?
 What would you do if you saw a U.F.O?
Third Conditional Sentences

If + subject + had + verb

, .
Subject + would/could + have + verb
past participle past participle + object

 if I had won the lottery, I would have travelled around the world. (Though I was unlikely to
win the lottery)

 if I had known his name, I would have told you.

 if I hadn't had a headache, I would have gone to the party.
 if I had become President, I would have reduced the salaries of all politicians. (Though it
was unlikely I would have become President)

Subject + would/could + have + verb

past participle + object
If + subject + had + verb
past participle
.
 I would have told you the answer if I had known what it was.
 There would have been fewer accidents if everyone had driven more carefully.
 We would have had a lot of money if we had sold our house.
 Would she have come if I had paid for her flight?
 Would you have accepted the job if they had offered it to you?
 What would you have done if you had won the lottery?
 What would you have done if you had seen a U.F.O?