Grammar minimum 6 Conditional Sentences

Type	Time	Situation	Structure
O Conditional	e.g. : If the water gets cold, it freezes.
	present	facts, laws, regular events	If (when) + Present Simple, Present Simple
I Conditional	e.g. : If we don’t have any lectures tomorrow, we will go to the river.
	future	possible situation	If + Present Simple, will + Simple Infinitive
II Conditional	e.g. : If it was summer, we wouldn’t study.
	present, future	imaginary situation	If + Past Simple, would + Simple Infinitive
III Conditional	e.g. : If I hadn’t entered this university, I would have found a job.
	past	imaginary situation	If + Past Perfect, would + Perfect Infinitive

Task 1. Match the parts of sentences and name their type.

If I don’t study,	if he had read the book carefully.
If it wasn’t so late,	the teacher will give her a low mark.
If you had watched the morning news,	we would play an online game.
His brother would have found more mistakes,	I wouldn’t correct it.
Everybody takes umbrellas,	I won’t pass the exams.
If she forgets her homework,	you would have solved the puzzle.
If he didn’t print the document,	If it is raining.

Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs. Sometimes more than one variant is possible.

1. Lisa _____ (find) the book, if she _____ (look for) it in the correct section.

2. The machine ____ (unlock), if you _____ (press) the right button.

3. I _____ (call) the police, if I _____ (be) you.

4. If you _____ (multiply) three by four, you _____ (get) twelve.

5. If I _____ (not see) the dean today, I _____ (meet) him at the meeting.

6. We _____ (visit) the museum, if the weather _____ (be) fine.

7. If I _____ (be) younger, I _____ (learn) to skateboard too.

8. We _____ (buy) a new microscope for our laboratory, if we _____ (win) that grant.

Task 3. Translate these sentences into English.

1. Если бы ты не помог мне, я бы не написал эту статью сам.

2. Если 72 разделить на 8, получается 9.

3. Мы обязательно позвоним вам, если будут какие-то новости.

4. Если ты договоришься с преподавателем, он примет у тебя зачет до экзаменов.

5. Если вы не будете практиковать английский регулярно, вы его забудете.

6. Если бы вы читали больше литературы на английском языке, у вас был бы более богатый словарный запас.

7. Если бы я принял предложение поработать год в Кении, меня бы взяли потом работать в Европу.

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