Conditional Sentences Type I (likely)

Condition
refers to:

future
action

action going
on now

finished
action

improbable
action

present
facts

IF Clause

Simple
Present

Present
Progressive

Present
Perfect

should +
Infinitive

Simple
Present

If the book is
interesting,

If he is snoring,

Main Clause
Future I

I will buy it.

Imperative

buy it.

Modal
Auxiliary

you can buy it.

Future I

I will wake him

up.

Imperative

wake him up.

Modal
Auxiliary

you can wake

him up.

Future I

we will visit
him.

If he has moved into

Imperative
his new flat,
Modal
Auxiliary

we can visit him.

Future I

I will
congratulate her.

If she should win this

Imperative
race,

If he gets what he
wants,

visit him.

congratulate her.

Modal
Auxiliary

we can
congratulate her.

Simple
Present

he is very nice.

Conditional Sentences Type II (unlikely)

Condition refers
to:

IF Clause

present / future Simple

event
Past

If I had a lot of
money,

Conditional I

If I knew him,

Conditional I would have said

II
hello.

consequence in
the past

Simple
Past

Main Clause
I would travel
around the world.

Conditional Sentences Type II (impossible)

Condition refers
to:

IF Clause

Main Clause

present

Past
Perfect

If I had known it,

Conditional I

I would not be
here now.

past

Past
Perfect

If he had learned for

the test,

Conditional he would not have

II
failed it.