Conditional Forms

Listed below are examples, uses and formation of Conditionals followed by a quiz. Conditional 0 Situations that are always true if something happens. NOT This use is similiar to, and !an usually be repla!ed by, a time !lause using "when" #example$ %hen & am late, my father ta'es me to s!hool.( If I am late, my father takes me to school. She doesn't worry if Jack stays out after school. Conditional ) is formed by the use of the present simple in the if !lause followed by a !omma the present simple in the result !lause. *ou !an also put the result !lause first without using a !omma between the !lauses. &f he !omes to town, we ha+e dinner. O, %e ha+e dinner if he !omes to town. Conditional 1 Often !alled the -real- !onditional be!ause it is used for real . or possible . situations. These situations ta'e pla!e if a !ertain !ondition is met. NOT &n the !onditional / we often use unless whi!h means "if ... not". &n other words, "...unless he hurries up." !ould also be written, "...if he doesn"t hurry up.". If it rains, we will stay at home. He will arrive late unless he hurries up. Peter will buy a new car, if he gets his raise. Conditional / is formed by the use of the present simple in the if !lause followed by a !omma will +erb #base form( in the result !lause. *ou !an also put the result !lause first without using a !omma between the !lauses. &f he finishes on time, we will go to the mo+ies. O, %e will go to the mo+ies if he finishes on time.

Conditional 2 Often !alled the -unreal- !onditional be!ause it is used for unreal . impossible or improbable . situations. This !onditional pro+ides an imaginary result for a gi+en situation. NOT The +erb "to be", when used in the 0nd !onditional, is always !on1ugated as "were". If he studied more, he would pass the e am. I would lower ta es if I were the President. !hey would buy a new house if they had more money. Conditional 0 is formed by the use of the past simple in the if !lause followed by a !omma would +erb #base form( in the result !lause. *ou !an also put the result !lause first without using a !omma between the !lauses. &f they had more money, they would buy a new house. O, They would buy a new house if they had more money. Conditional 3 Often referred to as the -past- !onditional be!ause it !on!erns only past situations with hypotheti!al results. 2sed to express a hypotheti!al result to a past gi+en situation. If he had known that, he would have decided differently. Jane would have found a new "ob if she had stayed in #oston. Conditional 3 is formed by the use of the past perfe!t in the if !lause followed by a !omma would ha+e past parti!iple in the result !lause. *ou !an also put the result !lause first without using a !omma between the !lauses. &f 4li!e had won the !ompetition, life would ha+e !hanged O, Life would ha+e !hanged if 4li!e had won the !ompetition.