CONDITIONAL SENTENCES POWERPOINT LESSON

If

CONDITIONAL
SENTENCES


Zero

• If you have any question, don’t
hesistate to contact us.
• If you don’t know how to use this
machine, follow the instructions in the
user’s manual.
• If you see him, give him this note.
• If water is heated to 1000C, it turns into
steam.


Zero

• If you have any question, don’t
hesistate to contact us.
• If you don’t know how to use this
machine, follow the instructions in the
user’s manual.
• If you see him, give him this note.
• If water is heated to 1000C, it turns into
steam.


First

• If it rains this weekend, I’ll stay
home and watch a movie.
• I’ll stay if the company gives me a
raise.
• We’ll have to deal with that
problem if it arises.
• Plastic will melt if it gets too hot.


First

• If it rains this weekend, I’ll stay
home and watch a movie.
• I’ll stay if the company gives me a
raise.
• We’ll have to deal with that
problem if it arises.
• Plastic will melt if it gets too hot.


Second

• If my dad were/was here, he would
know what to do.
(In

dad isn’t here
truth,my
________________________________.)

Second
• He would take that job if he
were/was good
at ________________________________.)
IT.
(In truth,
he isn’t good at IT


Second

• I would work for them if they paid me
twice my current salary.
(In

truth,they
________________________________.)
don’t pay me that much


Second

• I wouldn't tell you even if I knew the
answer.
I don’t know the answer
(In truth, ________________________________.)

Second

• If my dad were/was here, he would
know what to do.
(In

dad isn’t here
truth,my
________________________________.)

• He would take that job if he
were/was good
at IT.
(In truth, ________________________________.)
he isn’t good at IT
• I would work for them if they paid me
twice my current salary.
(In

truth,they
________________________________.)
don’t pay me that much

• I wouldn't tell you even if I knew the
I don’t know the answer
answer.
(In truth, ________________________________.)


Third

• If you had worked harder, you
would have passed your exams.
• If I had left home earlier, I wouldn’t
have missed the plane.
• They would have been here by
noon if they had caught the train.


Third
• If I had left home early, we wouldn’t
have missed the train.
• If the diner hadn’t grumbled to the chef,
the potato chips wouldn’t have been
invented.
• Many flights wouldn’t have been delayed
yesterday if it hadn’t rained cats and dogs.


Third
• If I had left home early, we wouldn’t
have missed the train.
• If the diner hadn’t grumbled to the chef,
the potato chips wouldn’t have been
invented.
• Many flights wouldn’t have been delayed
yesterday if it hadn’t rained cats and dogs.


CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

 Typ
IF clause
MAIN clause
e 
• V_bare inf.(Imperatives)
S + V/V_s,es
(Present Simple)
Don’t +V_bare
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• Sinf.
+ V/V_s,es (Present Sim
S + V/V_s,es
S+will+V_bare inf.
 
first
(Present
Simple) (Simple Future)
 
secoS  + V_ed,II
 
Simple)
nd (Past

S+would+V_bare inf

thir  S +had + V_pp
d  (Past Perfect)

S+would+have+V_pp

 Typ
e 

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
IF clause

MAIN clause

Usage

V_bare inf.
(Imperatives)
-Giving
S + V/V_s,es
Don’t +V_bare inf. Instructions
zero
(Present Simple)
-The truth
S + V/V_s,es (Present
Simple)
S+will+V_bare inf.Real conditions
S
  + V/V_s,es
first
in the Present or
 
(Present
Simple)(Simple Future)
in the Future

  + V_ed,II
seco S
nd (Past
 
Simple)

thir
d

S+would+
V_bare inf

Unreal conditions
in the Present

S +had + V_pp
Unreal condition
 
S+would+
(Past
Perfect)
in the Past
 
have+V_pp