If clauses conditional

Liyanage Aroshani
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If clauses conditional sentences

If clauses all types
Form
Examples types 1, 2 and 3
If clause at the beginning
If clause at the end
If clause Type 1
If clause Type 2
If clause Type 3
If-clauses - Conditional sentences

If clauses =  main clause and if-clause.

There are 3 Types:

If clause Type 1
If clause Type 2
If clause Type 3
If-clauses all Types

 If clauses Type 1 (one):

 Situations that can really happen at present or in future (real).

 If clauses Type 2 (two): 

 Situations will probably never happen at present or in future (unreal).

 If clauses Type 3 (three): 

 Situations that did not happen in the past.
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If-clause Type If-clause  Main clause

If-clause Type I:  Simple Present  will + infinitive

If-clause Type II:  Simple Past  would + infinitive

If-clause Type III:   Past Perfect

 would + have + Past Participle
 Examples If-clauses Type I, Type II,Type III

If-clause Type  If-clause  Main clause

If-clause Type I   If the game is good,   I will play it.

If-clause Type II   If the game was good,   I would play it.

If-clause Type III   If the game had been good,   I would have played it.

 If-clause at the end of the sentence

If-clause Type   Main clause  If-Clause

If-clause Type I   I will play the game   if it is good.

If-clause Type II   I would play the game   if it was good.

  I would have played the

If-clause Type III   if it had been good.
game
 Form If Clause Type 1

Situations that can really happen at present or in future (real).

Form If Clause Type 1

If-Clause Main clause

Simple Present will + infinitive
Example If Clause Type 1

 If the game is good, I will play it.

 I will play the game if  it is good.

If clauses type 1 exercises

If clause type 1: Fill in the correct form of the verb.

1. If the sun ……………….., I will go swimming. (shine)

2. If John doesn’t say anything, I ………………. ………………..  you. (tell)

3. If he sends the email now, Lucy ………………. ………………   it this evening. (read)

4. If the computer ………………  on, she will write emails. (be)

5. If I get a new mobile, I …………………. ………………….  the Internet. (surf)

If clause type 1 - questions, negatives, statements
Fill in the correct form of the verbs. (Where possible fill in more verbs in one gap.)

1. You ……………. the train if you  ……………. earlier. (catch/leave)

2. If it  ……………. fine, I  ……………. for a swim. (be/go)

3. What  ……………. you  ……………. if you  ……………. Jake? (do/meet)

4. If you  ……………. your homework, the teacher  ……………. happy. (do/be)

5. If the reporter  ……………. photos, she  ……………. him for them. (take/ask)

6. The girl  ……………. an umbrella if it  …………….. (take/rain)

7. If we  ……………. the DLR, it  ……………. quicker. (take/be)

8.  ……………. you  ……………. the presentation if I  ……………. you a CD? (copy/give)

9. If Ben  ……………. time, he  ……………. the invitations. (have/write)

If Clause Type 2

Situations will probably never happen at present or in future (unreal).

 Form If Clause Type 2

If-clause Main clause

Simple Past would + infinitive

Examples If Clause Type 2

 If I lived in Australia, I would be a sheep farmer.

 I would be a sheep farmer if I lived in Australia.

If clauses type 2

Fill in the correct form of the verb - main clause.

1. If I was/were you, I ……………… ……………….   this offer. (accept)

2. It ……………… ……………….   nice if you came to the party on Saturday. (be)

3. If the sun shone, everybody ……………… ……………….  happy. (be)

4. If the shoes were too big, I ……………… ……………….  them back. (take)

5. The teacher ……………… ……………….  us a map if we didn´t have one. (give)

If clauses type 2

Fill in the correct form of the verbs. (Where possible fill in more verbs in one
gap.)

1. If he ………………. at once, he ………………. there by midday. (start/arrive)

2. Tom ………………. sick if he ………………. all those chocolates. (be/eat)

3. If I ………………. my glasses, I ………………. able to read. (lose/not be) (short form)

4. You ………………. ill if you ………………. your jacket. (become/forget)

5. If the weather ………………. colder, I ………………. a new coat. (get/buy)

If Clause Type 3

Situations that did not happen in the past.

 If Clause Type 3

If-Clause Main clause

Past Perfect would + have + Past Participle

Examples If Clause Type 3

 If I had had nothing to do, I would have come.

 I would have come If I had had nothing to do.

f clauses type 3 - online exercises

If clauses type 3: Fill in the correct form of the verb.

(Where possible fill in more verbs in one gap.)

1. I ……………….  never ………………. the shop if the woman ………………. me. (find/not help)

2. Ben ………………. the dog for a walk if he ………………. home in time. (take/be)

3. If we ………………. time, we ………………. to the London Eye. (have/go)

4. If the weather ………………. better, we ………………. to Buckingham Palace. (be/walk)

5. They ………………. a lion if they ………………. to the zoo. (see/go)

If clauses type 3 tests

 Fill in the correct form of the verb.

(Where possible fill in more verbs in one gap.)

1. It ……………….. better if you ……………….. the blue T-shirt. (be/wear)

2. Mum ……………….. a cake if she  ……………….. any eggs. (bake/have)

3. If the weather ……………….. good, the kids ……………….. to school. (be/cycle)

4. Emma ……………….. her sister a story if she ……………….. awake. (read/be)

5. Emma ……………….. the Browns if they ……………….. on holiday. (invite/not go)

If-Clause Test - If clauses type 1, type 2 and type 3
If clauses: Fill in the correct form of the verb.
If-Clause Test - If clauses type 1, type 2 and type 3
If clauses: Fill in the correct form of the verb.
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