If clause

Main clause
1.If it _________ (rain) heavily, our house
_________ (leak).
2.If we ________ (put) ice in the sun,it
_________ (melt) quickly.
3.If we _____________(feel) well, we
________(see) a doctor.
4.If a dog ________ (see) stranger,it
________(bark).
 Present

Future
1.If you ____________ (work) hard,you_______
_______(fail).
2.If it ________(rain),I ___________(come)
and meet you in the car.
3.If it ___________ (rain) tomorrow,I _______
___________ (stay) at home.
Past tense / past subjunctive would+infinitive
n
1.If I _________ (be) a bird, I _____________
(fly) everywhere.
2.If you _________ (tell) me the truth,I ______
_____________________ (give) you some
constructive advice.
3.If there _________ (be) a typhoon tomorrow,
I _______________ (be) very happy.
 Past Perfect

If I had had time last year,

I would have joined the Student Union.
h
would + have + past participle
1.If it ____________(rain) yesterday, I ___________
_____________(stay) at home.
2.If the principal __________________(allow) us to
supervise the tuck shop, food poisoning ____________
____________(occur) last Friday.
3.If the chairman _______________(ask) me to
help, I_______________(join) to fight for
better hygienic conditions.
 Conclusion
If clause Main clause
Type 0 Present Present
General Truth simple simple
Type 1 Present Future
Probable situation simple
Type 2 Past Would+
Unlikely to simple infinitive
happen tense
Type 3 Past Would+ have+
Impossible Perfect Past perfect
situation in past
 We are affected!!
Economic recession affects all local employees. My
father (1)____________fired if his company does not
have sufficient orders next year.Luckily, my mother
is a junior civil servant who is working in the Regional
Council.She might be dismissed only if she (2)________
a crime or made serious mistakes. Yet with the
combination of the Urban Council and Regional Council,
many posts are redundant. She (3)_______________
her job if her department shrinks.
She is rather anxious about losing her job. If I
(4)__________a university degree, I would not have
been a janitor, my mother said. Dont worry!The
SAR government is a good boss. If I were you, I
(5)_________as hard as I could, my father tried
to comfort her.
Frankly, if my parents lost their jobs, I
(6)_____________ my studies, too.
If I (7)_________part of the HKSAR
government, I would create more job opportunities
for all local workers.Measures like diversification
of trade and markets may compensate the
unemployment rate. Hong Kong is highly competitive.
You will be dismissed by your boss if you (8)_____
_____hard. Uncle Tom is a typical example.If he
had worked hard, he (9)______________________
by his manager.
Even students must try their utmost or they
(10)__________ expelled from school.