Conditional sentences
Type 0:
Always true: present simple + present simple
E.g. If you
mix red and blue, you get purple.
- If water ______________
(freeze), it ______________ (turn) into ice.
- If you ______________ (stop) watering
the plants, they __________ (die).
- If you ______________ (heat)
water to 100 degrees Celsius, it ______________ (boil).
Type 1: Usually
true: present simple + future (will)
E.g. If it
rains tomorrow, I will stay home.
- If he ______________ (be) late,
the teacher _____________________ (give) him a warning.
- If they ______________ (not
study), they _____________________ (fail) the next exam.
- If she ______________ (need)
help, her friends _____________________ (come) to her rescue.
- If you ______________ (call) me,
I _____________________ (answer) your questions.
Type 2:
hypothetical about the present or future: past simple + would or would be
continuous
E.g. If you
went to bed earlier last night, you would not feeling so tired now.
- If I ______________ (win) the
lottery, I _____________________ (buy) a new car.
- If you ______________ (have)
more time, what _____________________ (you/do)?
- If I ______________ (know) Italian,
I _____________________ (work) in Italy.
- If I ______________ (am) invisible,
I _____________________ (get) on planes and travel around the world.
Type 3:
hypothetical past: past perfect (had) + would have
E.g. If I
had accepted that job offer, I would have been working in Milan.
- If the Titanic ______________________
(not hit) the iceberg, it __________________________ (not sink) in the
ocean.
- If she ____________________
(know) about the party, she _____________________ (go).
- If we ____________________ (not
miss) the train, we _____________________ (arrive) on time.
- If my parents _____________________
(not met), I _______________________ (be) born.