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Escola Secundária José Gomes Ferreira

CONDITIONALS

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Real or Likely situations • 1st Conditional If clause Present Simple Main clause Future (will + infinitive) Ex.: If you calm down, you will explain it better. If clause

Main clause

Examples: • I will eat popcorn if I go to the cinema. • If you fall, I won’t be able to catch you! • If it rains, we’re going to get wet.

In the 1st conditional after if (clause) we use the present simple and in the main clause we use the future.

Unreal or Imaginary situations • 2nd Conditional If clause Main clause

Past Simple would + infinitive

Ex.: If you didn’t eat, you would be sick. If clause

Main clause

Examples: • If I spoke french, I would go to Paris. • I wouldn’t touch that if I were you. • If you became a millionaire, you might be unhappy. • If you fell, you would hurt yourself. In the 2nd conditional after if (clause) we use the past simple and in the main clause we use would/might/could.

Unreal or Imaginary past situations • 3rd Conditional If clause Past Perfect Main clause would have + past participle (conditional perfect) Ex.: If I had learned French, I would have gone to Paris with you. If clause Main clause

Examples: • If you had not eaten all those sweets, you wouldn’t have got tummy ache. • I would have eaten popcorn if I had gone to the cinema. • If John had studied more, he would have got better marks. • If you had saved some money, you wouldn’t be so hard up.

In the 3rd conditional after if (clause) we use the past perfect and in the main clause we use would have + past participle.

If you • If he • If he • What • Where • What •

I • They • He •

(not/hurry), you (lose) the game, he (study), he

(not/arrive) on time. (be) upset. (understand) it.

don’t hurry

you he you

won’t arrive

(do) if he

(not/tell) the truth? (go) if he (have) time? (say) if he (lie) to you?

lost

would be

(not/get) wet if he (take) the umbrella. (be) on time if they (get up) early. (be) fat if he (eat) too much.

had studied

will

would have understood

doesn’t tell

do

would would

have gone say

had had lied

wouldn’t have got

had taken

get up

will be would be

ate