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I CONDITIONAL :

1.If he runs he’ll get there in time. (may/might get there…)


2.If you want to lose weight you must/should eat less bread.
3.If you are looking for Peter you’ll find him upstairs. ( If +pres. cont.)
4.If he has written the letter I’ll post it. (If +present perf.)
5.If you will/would take a seat the doctor will see you in five minutes. (If +will/would)
6.If you should have any difficulty ring this number.
II CONDITIONAL :
1.If I were you I’d plant some trees around the house.
2.If he left his bicycle outside someone would steal it. (might/could steal…)
3.If anyone interrupted him he got angry. (If +past s.+past s.)
4.If my car was working I would/could drive you to the station.
III CONDITIONAL :
1.If we had found him we could’ve saved his life.
2.If we hadn’t gone out I would’ve been studying.
3.If I hadn’t been wearing a seat belt I would have been seriously injured.
MIX I : (II+III) general condition + past result
1.If he were so good he would have won the match.
MIX II: (III+II) past condition + present result
1.If I hadn’t applied for the job I would be unemployed.
2.If I had worked harder at school I wouldn’t be sweeping the streets.
1.Unless you start at once you’ll be late. (=If you don’t start…) (I -unless+present)
2.Unless he was very ill he would be at work. (=If he wasn’t) (II-unless +past tense)
3.I wouldn’t phoned him unless you had suggested it. (=If you hadn’t suggested) (III-unless+past perf.)
Otherwise= comes instead of conditional clause
4.We really must hurry .Otherwise we will miss the bus. (=If we don’t hurry we will miss) (I)
5.He father pays her fees.Otherwise she wouldn’t be here.(=If her father didn’t pay,she wouldn’t be)(II)
6.I used my calculator.Otherwise I would have taken longer. (=If I hadn’t used,I would have taken)(III)
Suppose/supposing-at the beginning of a sentence= what if
7.Suppose/supposing you lost your job,what would you do? (=what if) (II)
8.Suppose/supposing we miss the train-what will we do then?(=What if) (I)
9.Suppose/supposing they had closed the road.would that have been a good idea?(what if) (III)
10.What if the train is late? (=what will happen if -I)
11.What if I hadn’t called you? (=what would have happened if-III)
12.What if you were late for work?(=what would happen if-II)
13 You can camp here provided/providing(that) you leave no mess. (=on condition that)
14.As long as we go somewhee hot,I’ll travel with you.
15.On condition that you pay me,I’ll work over the holiday.
16.The pills are effective only if you take them every day.
17.You must go tomorrow whether you’re ready or not. (…=whether or not you’re ready.)
18.A girl had to marry a man her parents chose,whether she liked it or not.
19.I always slept by the phone in case he rang during the night.
20.I’ll leave the paper here in case he wants to read it.
Omit BE with adjectives:
21.If interested,apply immediately. (=If you are interested,…)
22.If necessary,take a taxi. (=If it’s necessary)
23.If possible;call me.(=If it’s possible) ; When possible,call me.( when it’s possible,…)
BUT FOR +NOUN = If it were not for / If it hadn’t been for
24.But for your help,we would’ve been in trouble. III (If it hadn’t been for / If you hadn’t helped us)
25.But for the rain,we would go outside II (If it were not for the rain /If it didn’t rain)
26.But for the cooperation,our team wouldn’t have been successful
27.But for the traffic jam,we would’ve arrived on time.

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