Conditional sentences

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Conditional sentences

Conditional sentences are used to guess about 
  • The general truths/facts
  • what could happen, 
  • what might have happened, 
  • and what we wish to happen.
 In English, most sentences using the conditional sense contain the word 'if'. 
 There are four main ways of constructing conditional sentences in English. In all cases, these sentences are made up of an if clause and a main clause.
 
Conditional sentence type Usage Verb in if clause Verb in main clause
Zero General truths Vi(simple present) Vi (simple present)
Type 1 A possible condition and a probable result Vi(simple present) Shall/will + vi (simple future)
Type 2 A hypothetical condition and it's probable result V2(simple past) Would+Vi
Type 3 An unreal past condition and its probable result in the past Had+ V3(past perfect) Would have+V1

In many negative conditional sentences, there is an equivalent sentence construction using "unless" instead of "if". 

Note properly 


Unless = if not
If = unless.....not


 Exercise

Identify the type of condition in the given sentence and change it into the next condition.

  1. If you don't hurry you will miss the bus.
  2. If you didn't hide it, it would be stolen.
  3. If you did as you told you wouldn't be punished
  4. If you freeze the water, it becomes ice.
  5. If we go now, we will not miss the train.
  6. If I were the principal ll I would pass everyone.
  7. If you take regular exercise you are healthy.
  8. If you tell the truth you will be punished.
  9. If you paid him well, he would work for you.
  10. If we sit down we will not be tired.
  11. If you put it in the freeze it doesn't melt.
  12. If you had put it down quickly, you wouldn't have burnt your fingers.

Solutions

1. If you don't hurry you will miss the bus.

Ans.

Condition type 1

Type 2 - If you didn't hurry you would miss the bus.


2. If you didn't hide it, it would be stolen.

Ans.

Condition type 2

Type 1 - if you don't hide it, it will be stolen.


3. If you did as you were told, you wouldn't be punished.

Ans.

Condition type 2

Condition type 1 - If you do as you are told, you will not be punished.


4. If you freeze the water, it becomes ice.

Ans.

Condition type zero

Condition type 1 - If you freeze the water it will become ice.


5. If we go now, we will not miss the train.

Ans.

Condition type 1

Condition type 2- If we went now we would not miss the train.


6. If I were the principal, I would pass everyone.

Ans.

Condition type 2

Condition type 1- If I am the principal I will pass everyone.


7. If you take regular exercise you are healthy.

Ans.

Condition type zero

Condition type 1- If you take regular exercise, you will be healthy.


8. If you tell the truth you will be punished.

Ans.

Condition type 1

Condition type 2- If you told the truth, you would be punished.


9. If you paid him well, he would work for you.

Ans.

Condition type 2

Condition type 1 - If you pay him well, he will work for you.


10. If we sit down, we will not be tired.

Ans.

Condition type 1

Condition type 2- If we sat down, we would not be tired.


11. If you put it in the freeze, it doesn't melt.

Ans.

Condition type zero

Condition type 1- If you put it in the freeze it will not melt.


12. If you had put it down quickly, you wouldn't have burnt your fingers.

Ans.

Condition type 3

Condition type 2-If You put It down quickly you would not burn your fingers.


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