English Gram

mar
Conditionals
 CONTENTS
A First Conditional

B Second Conditional

C Third Conditional

D Mixed second and third conditional

E Mixed third and second conditional

 First Conditional
01
 if + present simple, ... will
+ infinitive

Condition Clause

If (condition) will + (clause)

If IT RAINS TOMORROW I WILL STAY AT HOME.
A possible future action or situation. Things that are generally true
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er

A ca ll B a
n 't ch
s t
d oe wa
e
sh go ie
e o v
m m
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A B C D
don't eat junk food be late buy some shoes bring you
unhealthy miss the train have money something
have time
1. If I pass my exams, I will …
2. I will drive to work if …
3. I will pass my exams if …
4. If I win some money, …
5. I will get married if …
6. If the weather is nice, …
7. I will learn about new cultures if …
8. I will swim in the sea if …
9. If I go to university, …
10. If I go to the cinema, …
11. If I get up early tomorrow …
12. If I don´t have breakfast tomorrow morning …
13. If there is a war here next month …
14. If you give me a red rose next class …
15. If I fail my English exams …
16. I´ll fall in love with someone if …
17. I´ll be very happy if you …
18. I won´t be glad if my teacher …
 Second Conditional
02
 if + past simple, ...would + i
nfinitive

Condition Clause

If (condition) would + (clause)

If I WAS RICH I WOULD BUY 10
If I HAD HER NUMBER HOUSES.
Hypothetical situations in the present or future. I WOULD CALL HER.
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er

A TO B A
K E
LI
N T
E RY
W E C Y
A C B
SP BA
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A B C D
don't eat junk food be late buy some shoes bring you
unhealthy miss the train have money something
have time
1. What would you do if you won the lottery?
2. What would you do if you found a fat wallet on the street?
3. If you could travel in time, where would you go?
4. If you could be a fruit, what kind of fruit would you be?
5. If you had the chance to be anyone else, who would you be?
6. If you received one million dollars but can't spend it on
yourself, what would you do?
7. What would you do if you were stranded on a desert island?
8. If you had a superpower, how would you use it?
9. If you could see the future, how would you use it?
10. What would you do if you only had one day to live?
11. If you were the leader of your country, what would you
change?
12. If you had 3 wishes, what would you wish for?
13. If it was snowing right now, what would you be doing?
14. If you wake up and it's 1969, what would you do?
 Third Conditional
03
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past p
articiple

Condition Clause

If (condition) would + (clause)

If I HAD BEEN RICH I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT
10 HOUSES
Imagined past situations that didn’t happen and their hypothetical situations
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er

A SO B A

N K E E
I V H
DR H HA DAC
C A
MU H E
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A B C D
don't eat junk food be late buy some shoes bring you
unhealthy miss the train have money something
have time
1. I wasn't thirsty. I didn't drink the lemonade.
2. I didn't know Kirsty was in town. I didn't call her.
3. I didn't know watching this documentary was important for
our exam. I didn't watch it.
4. I walked home from the disco. My friend was too drunk to
drive.
5. I didn't go to the store. I thought it closed at 5pm. It closed
at 6pm.
6. I ate the yoghurt in the fridge. I thought it was mine, not
yours.
7. I am really hungry now. I didn't have any breakfast.
8. I didn't see Tony at the party. I wanted to speak to him
about his vacation in France.
9. I didn't study hard. I failed the test.
10. We saved money. Could not afford a better car.
11. I didn't ask her out on a date. We didn't have a good
relationship.
12. I didnt know what she would do. I borrowed her my car.
 Mixed second and th
ird conditional
04
if + simple past, ...would + have + past pa
rticiple

Condition Clause

If (condition) would + (clause)

If I HAD A LOT OF I WOULDN’T HAVE NEEDED TO
MONEY LIVE IN A SMALL HOUSE
Talk about an imaginary situation in the present or future with the hypothetical past
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ird conditionals

A B C D
Travel in October Work hard We recycle Practice my
Be cheap Earn money Save the planet singing
Become a
superstar
 Mixed third and sec
ond conditional
05
 if + past perfect, ...would + base form

Condition Clause

If (condition) would + (clause)

If THEY HADN’T SPENT THEY WOULDN’T HAVE
ALL THAT MONEY FINANCIAL ISSUES THIS YEAR
An imagined situation or action in the past with the imagined consequence in the present
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ond conditional

A B C D
Worked last year Study for the Eat healthy food People protest
Have a better life exam Be fit Forest destroyed
Pass it
 Wish, would rather, and if only
Use: we use which and if only to talk about regrets and to describe an
imaginary situation which is the opposite of the real situation.

*To express a wish about a present situation , we use:

wish/if only + simple past (I wish I knew the answer)

*To express a wish about a past situation we use:

Wish/if only + past perfect (I wish I’d bought a smaller car)

*To express a wish for someone to do something differently in the

present or future, we use:
Wish/if only + noun/pronoun + would + base form
(I wish you would be more enviromentally friendly)
We use would rather + base form to talk about preferences:

I would rather use my car less

When we use would rather, we can also include tan + an alternative:

I’d rather use my car less tan spend more on gas

We use would rather + object + past simple to state what we would

prefer someone else to do

I’d rather you use energy-saving lightbulbs

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