HOW DO YOU RESPONSE

ON THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS?
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU
MEET YOUR CRUSH?
WHAT WILL YOU DO IF
YOU SEE AN ‘OPPA’?
 WHAT DO YOU THINK
WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU
DIDN’T STUDY VERY
WELL?
 WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF
YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT
OF THE COUNTRY?
 WHAT WOULD HAVE
HAPPENED IF YOU HADN’T
TRAINED VERY WELL?
CONDITIONAL
STATEMENTS
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
PRESENT REAL
CONDITIONAL
Present Real Conditional
■ This conditional is used for when the time being
referred to is now or always and the situation is
real and possible. The zero conditional is often
used to refer to general truths.
■ The tense in both parts of the sentence is the
simple present.
■ In zero conditional sentences, the word "if" can
usually be replaced by the word "when" without
changing the meaning.
Verb Structure PRESENT REAL

If clause Main clause

If + simple present simple present
(s-form or base form) (s-form or base form)

If this thing happens that thing happens.

If you heat ice it melts.

If it rains the grass gets wet.

Present Real Conditional
■ This conditional is used to talk about what you
normally do in real-life situations.

Examples:
■ When I have a day off from work, I often go to the
beach.
■ If the weather is nice, she walks to work.
■ Jerry helps me with my homework when he has
time.
Present Real Conditional
• If you don’t water flowers, they die.
• If you have a headache, stop watching TV.
If clause: Main clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE

 With present real conditional, we express a

general truth or we give advice.
FUTURE REAL
CONDITIONAL
Future Real Conditional
■This conditional is used to refer to the
present or future where the situation
is real.
■The conditional refers to a possible
condition and its probable result.
■In these sentences the if clause is in
the simple present, and the main
clause is in the simple future.
 Future Real Conditional
■ It describes what you think you will do in a
specific situation in the future.
■ It is different from other Real Conditional forms
because, unlike the present or the past, you do
not know what will happen in the future.
Although this form is called "real", you are
usually imagining or guessing about the future. It
is called "real" because it is still possible that the
action might occur in the future.
Verb Structure FUTURE REAL

If clause Main clause

If + simple present simple future
(s-form or base form) (will/shall + base form)

If this thing happens that thing will happen.

If you don't hurry you will miss the train.

If it rains today you will get wet.

 Future Real Conditional
Examples:
–When I have a day off from work, I will go to the
beach. I have to wait until I have a day off.

–If the weather is nice, she will walk to work. It

depends on the weather.

–Jerry will help me with my homework when he has

time. I have to wait until he has time.
 Future Real Conditional
If the weather is nice, we will go for a walk.
If you don’t apologize, she will never trust you again.
If clause: Main clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE SIMPLE

 The first conditional refers to the present and future.

 It expresses a possible condition and its probable result in
the future.
PAST UNREAL
CONDITIONAL
Past Unreal Conditional
■ This conditional is used to refer to a time that
is now or any time, and a situation that is
unreal.
■ These sentences are not based on fact.
■ The conditional is used to refer to a
hypothetical condition and its probable result.
■ In conditional sentences, the if clause uses
the simple past, and the main clause uses the
present conditional (would + base form).
Past Unreal Conditional
■ The Past Unreal Conditional is used to talk
about imaginary situations in the past. You
can describe what you would have done
differently or how something could have
happened differently if circumstances had
been different.
Past Unreal Conditional
Examples:
1. If I had owned a car, I would have driven to
work. But I didn't own one, so I took the bus.
2. I would have read more as a child if I hadn't
watched so much TV. Unfortunately, I did watch
a lot of TV, so I never read for entertainment.
3. Mary would have gotten the job and moved to
Japan if she had studied Japanese in school
instead of French.
 Past Unreal Conditional
If I had a lot of money, I would buy a big house.
If I knew his number, I would phone him.

if-clause: main clause:

PAST TENSE SIMPLE PRESENT CONDITIONAL
would + infinitive
 It refers to the present and future.
 It expresses an unreal situation and its probable result.
 The situation or condition is improbable, or impossible,
imaginary.
CONTRARY TO
REALITY
CONDITIONAL
Contrary-to-reality Conditional
■ This conditional is used to refer to a situation that
is impossible to happen because it is contrary to
the reality.
■ These sentences are not also based on fact but
only an assumption.
■ The conditional is used to refer to an impossible
condition and its assumed result.
■ In conditional sentences, the if clause uses the
‘subjunctive mood’ of the verb be, and the main
clause uses the present conditional.
Verb Structure CONTRARY TO
REALITY

If clause Main clause

If + subjunctive mood present conditional
(always use the verb “were” regardless (would + base form)
of the subject’s number)

If this thing happened that thing would happen. (but I'm not
sure this thing will happen)

If I were he I would pass the exam.

If he were you he could draw it well.

UNFULFILLED
CONDITIONAL
Unfulfilled Conditional
■ This conditional is used to refer to a time that is in the
past, and a situation that is ongoing into the present.
■ The facts they are based on are the opposite of what is
expressed.
■ The unfulfilled conditional is used to refer to an unreal
past condition and its probable result in the present.
■ In its conditional sentences, the if clause uses the past
perfect, and the main clause uses the present or perfect
conditional.
Verb Structure UNFULFILLED

If clause Main clause

If + past perfect present/perfect conditional
(had + past participle form of the verb) (would/could + base form) or
(verbs that end in –d, -ed, or –en) (would/could have + past participle)

If this thing had happened that thing would happen. (but this thing didn't
happen so that thing isn't happening)

If I had worked harder at school I would have a better job now.

If you had called me on my birthday. I would have been happy

Unfulfilled Conditional
If I had had a lot of money, I would have bought a big house.
If I had known his number, I would have phoned him.
main clause:
if-clause:
PAST CONDITIONAL
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
would + have + past participle

 The third conditional refers to the past and

 it is not based on facts. It expresses the a situation
 which is contrary to reality in the past.
 LET’S TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Exercise on Conditional Statements
SUPPLY THE CORRECT VERB STRUCTURE
TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONALS.
Present Real Conditional
■ If you heat ice, it (melt) ______.
■ If she (mix) _____ red and blue, you get
purple.
■ The grass gets wet when it (rain) ______.
■ If you freeze water, it (become) ______ a solid.
■ If you want to come, (call) ______ me before
5:00.
Present Real Conditional
■If you heat ice, it melts.
■If she mixes red and blue, you get purple.
■The grass gets wet when it rains.
■If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.
■If you want to come, call me before 5:00.
Future Real Conditional
■ If it rains, you (get) ______ wet.
■ I (be) ______ mad if Sally is late again.
■ If I (have) _______ time, I'll finish that letter.
■ What will Diane do if she (miss) ______ the
plane?
■ Nobody will notice if he (make) ______ a
mistake.
Future Real Conditional
■If it rains, you will get wet.
■I will be mad if Sally is late again.
■If I have time, I'll finish that letter.
■What will Diane do if she misses the
plane?
■Nobody will notice if he makes a mistake.
Past Unreal Conditional
■ You (get) _______ wet if it rained.
■ If you (go) _______ to bed earlier you wouldn't
be so tired.
■ If you really loved me, you (buy) ________ me
a diamond ring.
■ If I (know) _______ where she lived, I would go
and see her.
■ If I (become) _______ taller, I could pass the
try-out.
Past Unreal Conditional
■ You would get wet if it rained.
■ If you went to bed earlier you wouldn't be so
tired.
■ If you really loved me, you would buy me a
diamond ring.
■ If I knew where she lived, I would go and see
her.
■ If I became taller, I could pass the try-out.
Contrary-to-reality Conditional
■ If Henry were you, he (go) ______ a bit
slower.
■ If I (be) ______ you, I'd put that gun down!
■ If she were taller, I (buy) _______ this dress.
■ If he were 20, he (travel) _______ the world.
■ If I were you, I (give) ________ up smoking.
Contrary-to-reality Conditional
■If Henry were you, he would go a bit
slower.
■If I were you, I'd put that gun down!
■If she were taller, I would buy this dress.
■If he were 20, he would travel the world.
■If I were you, I would give up smoking.
Unfulfilled Conditional
■ You could have been on time if you (catch) _______
the bus.
■ If you (buy) _______ my school supplies for me, I
might be able to go to the park.
■ You (be) _______ dead now if you had caught that
plane.
■ If you had given me your e-mail, I (write) _______ to
you.
■ We (not be) ______ lost if we had looked at the map.
Unfulfilled Conditional
■ You could have been on time if you had caught the bus.
■ If you had bought my school supplies for me, I might be
able to go to the park.
■ You could be/could have been dead now if you had
caught that plane.
■ If you had given me your e-mail, I would have been to
you.
■ We wouldn’t be/ wouldn’t have been lost if we had
looked at the map.
 TESTING THE
MASTERED SKILLS
Quiz on Conditional Statements
TEST A. SUPPLY THE CORRECT VERB
STRUCTURE TO COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING CONDITIONALS.
1. If those boys (break) _________ the
rules, the school will definitely give
them the necessary disciplinary
action.
2. When you mix color blue with yellow,
it (become) _________ green.
3. If they had started earlier, they (finish)
_________ the assigned tasks for the
school paper before deadline.
4. If you (be) _________ a student
journalist, would you accept doing
the journalism tasks and English
outputs at the same time?
5. Isn’t it fair enough if the teacher
(give) _________ exemption for those
journalists who are also his students
in English class?
6. Molecules of the liquid matter (become)
__________ close to one another when
it is solidified.
7. He could be one of the RSPC qualifier
unless he (train) __________ very well
with his school paper adviser.
8. If you (focus) __________ on your
journalistic skill, you could have
experienced the RSPC in Batangas.
9. If you (be) __________ brave enough
to defy him, you could be free to see
how big an opportunity was.
10.If they hadn’t complied with their
missed out requirements, they (fail)
_________ in their respective
subjects.
 ANSWERS MAY VARY
Quiz on Conditional Statements
TEST B. SUPPLY THE CORRECT VERB
STRUCTURE BASED FROM THE GIVEN
TYPE OF CONDITIONAL STATEMENT.
1. If you (be) _________ school paper
adviser, _________ you (give)
_________ privileges/incentives to
your journalists? (contrary-to-realilty)
2. Unless you (take) _________ your
studies seriously, you (get) _________
possibly _________ the highest
grades. (past unreal)
3. When you (place) _________ a pail of
water under the sun, its temperature
(change) _________ from normal to
warm. (present real)
4. How _________ he (react) _________
if you (be) _________ in his difficult
situation to choose between two
important choices. (contrary-to-
reality)
5. If you (join) _________ the journalism
team, you (experience) _________
the benefits of becoming a student
journalist. (unfulfilled)