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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
CONDITIONALS IN REPORTED SPEECH

I- CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
* Form:
TYPE
1

IF CLAUSE

MAIN CLAUSE
S + will/ can + Vinf

Present simple: S + V/ V-s/es + O + ……

Past simple: S + V-ed/ V2 + O + ………
S + would/ could + Vinf
(be -->were )
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Past Perfect: S + had + PP( V-3/V-ed)
S + would/ could + have +PP
Note: Unless = If … not …: trừ phi, nếu không
Eg: If I don’t have money, I won’t buy a car.
 Unless I have money, I won’t buy a car.
II- CONDITIONALS IN REPORTED SPEECH
* Examples: 1
a. Direct: “If I have more money, I will buy that house,” she said.
--> Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house.
b. Direct: She said “If I had more money, I would buy that house,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house.
c. Direct: She said “If I had had more money, I would have bought that house,”

--> Indirect: She said (that) if she had had more money, she would have bought that house.
* Form:
2

TYPE
1
2
3

CONDITIONAL IN DIRECT
SPEECH
If clause S + V/ V-s/es
Main clause S + will/ can+ V-inf
If clause S + V-ed/ V2
Main clause S + would/ could + V-inf
If clause S + had + P.P
Main clause S + would /could + have + P.P

CONDITIONAL IN INDIRECT
SPEECH
S + V-ed/ V2
S + would /could+ V-inf
S + V-ed/ V2
S + would/ could + V-inf
S + had + P.P
S + would / could + have + P.P

* Examples: 2
a. Direct: “If I have time, I will come to see you,” she said.
--> Indirect: She said (that) if -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

b. Direct: She said “If I had time, I would come to see you,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
c. Direct: She said “If I had had time, I would have come to see you,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if --------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

* Exercises:

Type 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs:
1. If it (be) ............ fine tomorrow, we (go ) ............ for a picnic.

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2. If I (have) ............ time tonight, I (finish) ............ the novel I’m reading.
3. If you (finish) ............ work early, you (come) ............ for a drink with us.
4. If it (rain) …………… next weekend, we (not, be able to) ............ plant the vegetables.
5. If she (have) ............ too much to do, she (ask) ............ someone for help.
Type 2: Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs:
1. If she (be) ............ here now, she (give) ............ us some advice.
2. If he (fail) ............ in his present job, he (think) ............ about another career.
3. If we (run) ............ our own business, we (be) ............ more independent.
4. If John (go) ............ to his home town, he (visit) ............ his mother.
5. If Susan (borrow) ............ your book, she (return) ............ it.
Type 3: Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs:
1. If I (manage) ............ to repair my car earlier, I (drive) ............ you to London.
2. If I (know) ............ last week that she was ill, I (visit) ............ her.
3. She (not, hear) ……………… the news if she (not, turn on) ……………… the radio this morning.
4. We (be) ………… at the airport for hours if we (not, know) …………… that the flight was delayed.
5. I (make) ............ a bad mistake if I (not, read) ............ the instructions.
* Mixed types: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets:

1. They would be hurt if I (not, go) ............ to see them.
2. If you got more exercise, you (feel) ............ better.
3. Unless he sells more, he (not, get) ............ much commission.

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If I lend you $10, when ............ you (repay) ............ me?
What would you do if the lift (get) ............ stuck between two floors?
If you slept under a mosquito net you (not, be) ............ bitten so often.
I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not, see) ............ it with my own eyes.
The hens (not, get) ............ into the house if you had shut the door.

*Turn the following sentences into reported speech:
1. Tom said to me, ”If I have spare time, I will go fishing with you”.
--> ..........................................................................................................
2. The teacher told us, “If it rains tomorrow, we can go for a picnic.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
3. “Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam”, said his parents.
--> ..........................................................................................................
4. “If she goes to the party, she will have a lot of fun.”, said Peter.
--> ..........................................................................................................
5. “If you need help, I will be willing to help you with the difficult exercises”, my sister said.
--> ..........................................................................................................
6. Lida said, “ I would have come to the party if I hadn’t been so busy last week.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
7. Tom told me, “If I were you, I would look for another job.”

--> ..........................................................................................................
8. My friend said to me, “ What would you do if someone gave you a million pounds?”
--> My friend asked me what ………………………………………………
9. The gardener said, “ If I didn’t water these plants yesterday, they could die.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
10. The doctor said to the patient, “ You won’t feel better unless you takes these medicine.”
--> ..........................................................................................................

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Date of teaching: December 5th 2009
Period: 16
CONDITIONALS IN REPORTED SPEECH

* Examples: 1
a. Direct: “If I have more money, I will buy that house,” she said.
--> Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house.
b. Direct: She said “If I had more money, I would buy that house,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house.
c. Direct: She said “If I had had more money, I would have bought that house,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if she had had more money, she would have bought that house.
* Form:
TYPE
1
2
3

CONDITIONAL IN DIRECT
SPEECH

If clause S + V/ V-s/es
Main clause S + will/ can+ V-inf
If clause S + V-ed/ V2
Main clause S + would/ could + V-inf
If clause S + had + P.P
Main clause S + would /could + have + P.P

CONDITIONAL IN INDIRECT
SPEECH
S + V-ed/ V2
S + would /could+ V-inf
S + V-ed/ V2
S + would/ could + V-inf
S + had + P.P
S + would / could + have + P.P

* Examples: 2
a. Direct: “If I have time, I will come to see you,” she said.
--> Indirect: She said (that) if -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
b. Direct: She said “If I had time, I would come to see you,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if -------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
c. Direct: She said “If I had had time, I would have come to see you,”
--> Indirect: She said (that) if --------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
*Turn the following sentences into reported speech:
1. Tom said to me, ”If I have spare time, I will go fishing with you”.
--> ..........................................................................................................
2. The teacher told us, “If it rains tomorrow, we can go for a picnic.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
3. “Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam”, said his parents.
--> ..........................................................................................................

4. “If she goes to the party, she will have a lot of fun.”, said Peter.
--> ..........................................................................................................
5. “If you need help, I will be willing to help you with the difficult exercises”, my sister said.
--> ..........................................................................................................
6. Lida said, “ I would have come to the party if I hadn’t been so busy last week.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
7. Tom told me, “If I were you, I would look for another job.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
8. My friend said to me, “ What would you do if someone gave you a million pounds?”

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--> My friend asked me what ………………………………………………
9. The gardener said, “ If I didn’t water these plants yesterday, they could die.”
--> ..........................................................................................................
10. The doctor said to the patient, “ You won’t feel better unless you takes these medicine.”
--> ..........................................................................................................

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