Conditionals

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Conditionals

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Third conditional

First conditional

Second conditional

imaginary result of things which didn't happen, so impossible

possible or likely things in the future

unlikely things in the future (impossible things in the present)

Third conditional

First conditional

Second conditional

If + present simple, will + infinitive

If + past simple, would + infinitive

If + past perfect, would + present perfect

If I were you, I .... (ask) her out.
This sentence is.....

1. impossible (if pa.p, would + pr.p)
2. likely to happen (if pr.s, will + verb)
3. unlikely/untrue (if pa.s, would + verb)
4. is not a sentence

If I were you, I .... (ask) her out.

1. will ask
2. would ask
3. wouldn't ask
4. had asked

If she ...(to have) her laptop with her, she would email me.
This sentence is...

1. impossible
2. likely
3. unlikely/untrue
4. a chicken

If she ...(to have) her laptop with her, she would email me.

1. has
2. had
3. will have
4. had had

If she doesn't go to the meeting, I ...( not/to go) either.

1. will not go
2. would not go
3. wouldn't have gone
4. didn't go

If I had gone to bed earlier, I ...(not to be) tired in the afternoon.

1. wouldn't have been
2. wouldn't be
3. won't be
4. am not

If we had tidied our flat, we ...(not / to lose) our keys.

1. will not lose
2. would not lose
3. wouldn't have lost
4. hadn't lost

If you...(to arrive) earlier, it would be less stressful.

1. arrive
2. will arrive
3. had arrived
4. arrived

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