Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.
Conditional Sentence Type 1
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
Exceptions
Sometimes Conditional Sentences Type I, II and III can also be used with other tenses.
Exercises on Conditional Sentences
Conditional Sentence Type 1
Conditional Sentence Type 2
Conditional Sentence Type 3
Mixed Exercises on Conditional Sentences
- Type I or II • Exercise 2 • Exercise 3
- Type I, II or III • Exercise 2 • Exercise 3
- Fairytale “The Cat and the Mouse”
- Exercise on “New Orleans” text
Exceptions
- Exercise on If Clauses Type I with Auxiliaries
- Exercise on If Clauses Type I • Exercise 2
- Exercise on If Clauses Type II
- Exercise on If Clauses Type III
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