THERE ARE 5 TYPES OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCES IN ENGLISH: TYPE STRUCTURE TIME REFERENCE USE 0 Present simple + Present simple Present Universal Truths 1 Present simple + will Future Possible situations & consequences in the future 2 Past simple + would Present/Future Unreal/Unlikely situations 3 Past perfect + Would HAVE + past participle Past Regrets Things that did not happen in the past & can’t be changed Mixed Past perfect + WOULD Present Sth that happened/didn’t happen in the past and its consequences now.
LOOK AT THESE SENTENCES. CAN YOU IDENTITY THE TYPE OF CONDITIONAL IN EACH OF TH 1 - I WOULDN’T HAVE VISITED LONDON IF THE SCHOOL HADN’T SENT ME THERE LAST YEAR. T 2 - IF I HADN’T CHANGED JOBS, I WOULD BE EARNING LESS MONEY NOW. MIXED CONDITIONAL 3 - I WOULD TAKE NOTES IN CLASS IF I WERE YOU. TYPE 2 4 - IF YOU DON’T SEND YOUR ASSIGNMENTS, I WILL CONTACT YOUR CLASS ASSISTANT. TYPE 5 - YOU CAN HEAR THE TRAIN CLEARLY IF/WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. TYPE 0
STUDENT’S BOOK PAGE 144 Exercise 5 A- long B- providing C- condition D- unless Exercise 6 1 - If you had asked me… 2 - if I find out… 3 - she hadn’t phoned 4 - If I drink 5 - I will never go