CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

I. TYPE I
To declare an event that will happen in the future if the conditions are fullfilled (Expressing Future Possiblity)
[ if + s + (v1/v-es) + o , s + (will/can/shall) + v1 + o]
[ if + s + tobe + ….. , s + will be + …..]

Ex : If she studies hard, her father will give her a present.
Her father will give a present, if she studies hard.
If you are generious enough, I will be very happy.


II. TYPE II
To declare an event that could not be fulfilled because the requirement could not be fulfilled also (Expressing Imaginary Situation Consequences In The Present)
[ if + s + (v2/v-ed) + o , s + (would/could/should) + v1 + o]
[ if + s + were + ….. , s + (would/should/could) + be + …..]

Ex: If I became the president, I would manage the country.
I would manage the country, if I became the president.
If I didn’t become the president, I would not manage the country.
If I were you, I would not be so cruel.


III. TYPE III
To declare an event that should have happened in the past, but it did not happen because the conditions are not fullfilled.
[ If + s + had + v3 + o + , s + would have + v3 + o]
Ex: If you attended the dinner last night, you would have met your friends.