Conditional sentences - type I Conditional sentences (if-clauses, main clauses) Use: It is possible to fulfil a condition which is given in the

if-clause. Form if clause main clause will-future or infinitive or Modal + infinitive

Simple Present

Examples If I study, If you see ohn tonight, If !en gets up early, I will pass the exams. tell him to e-mail me. he can catch the bus.

"he if-clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. If I study, I will pass the exams I will pass the exams. if I study.

Conditional sentences - type II Conditional sentences (if-clauses, main clauses) Use-It is theoretically possible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if-clause. if clause main clause would + infinitive or could + infinitive or might + infinitive

Simple Past

Examples If I studied, If I studied, If I studied, I would pass the exams. I could pass the exams. I might pass the exams.

"he if-clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence. If I studied, I would pass the exams I would pass the exams. if I studied.

Conditional sentences - type III Conditional sentences (if-clauses, main clauses) Use It is impossible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if-clause. Form if clause main clause would + ha e + past participle or could + ha e + past participle or mi!ht + ha e + past participle

Past Perfect

Examples If I had studied, If I had studied, If I had studied, I would ha e passed the exams. I could ha e passed the exams. I mi!ht ha e passed the exams.

"he if-clause can be at the be!innin! or at the end of the sentence# If I had studied, I would ha e passed the exams Mixed Conditionals #nreal conditionals $type II + III% sometimes can be mixed, that is, the time of the if clause is different from the one of the main clause. Past --$ Present If I had ta%en an aspirin, I wouldn&t ha e a headache now. I would ha e passed the exams. if I had studied.

Past --$ 'uture If I had %nown that you are going to come by tomorrow, I would be in then.

Present --$ Past If she had enough money, she could ha e done this trip to &awaii.

Present --$ 'uture If I were you, I would be spendin! my vacation in Seattle.

'uture --$ Past

If I weren&t flyin! to 'etroit, I would ha e planned a trip to (ancouver.

'uture --$ Present If I were ta%in! this exam next wee), I would be high-strung. Structure If-clauses can be clause-initial $*%, clause-medial $+% as well as clause-final $,%. $*% $+% $,% If you li%e, we can catch a movie. -e, if you li%e, can catch a movie. -e can catch a movie if you li%e.

Types .side from the typical type I, II, III strucure, conditionals can be divided into two categories/ real and unreal conditionals. Real Condition If I have money, I spend it. If I had money, I spent it. If I have money, I will(am !oin! to spend it. Unreal Condition If I had had money, I would ha e spent it. Past unreal 1onditional - type III Present 0eal 1onditional - type I Past 0eal 1onditional - type I 2uture 0eal 1onditional - type I

If I had money, I would spend I thin) about spending the money Present unreal 1onditional - type II it. "3'.4. If I had money, I would spend I thin) about spending the money 2uture unreal 1onditional - type II it. 567" -668.

Replacing if
If can be replaced by words or expressions with a similar meaning. "he most common are/ as long as assuming $that% on condition $that% on the assumption $that% provided $that% supposing $that% unless with the condition $that%