Things that Subordinate Clouse Main Clouse

usually or
always If + Present Simple Present Simple
happen

General or
scientific facts
and •If I have a cold, I (usually/always)
definitions
stay at home.
Instructions in
situations •If you feel tired, have a rest.
Possible Subordinate Clouse
Main Clouse
situations in If + Present Simple/
present or Continuous/Perfect/
Future Simple
future and Perfect Continuous
their results
•If we miss a bus, we will be late.
in present or
•If you ride your bike like that,
future
you will fall off!
•If you have revised properly, you
won’t have any problems in the
test tomorrow.
Make
sentences.
Choose from
the boxes.
 1. If I don’t feel/won’t feel well tomorrow, I stay/I’ll stay
Choose the at home
correct form 2. If the weather is/will be nice tomorrow, we can go to
the beach.
of the verb. 3. It will be hard to find a hotel if we arrive/will arrive
late.
4. The alarm will ring if there is/will be a fire.
5. I am/will be surprised if they get/will get married.
6. Do you go/Will you go to the party if they invite/will
invite you?
7. If I am/will be late this evening, don’t wait for me.
8. What shall we do, if it rains/will rain.
9. I’ll be able to understand you, if you speak/will speak
slowly.
10. If he will be working/is working on Friday, he isn’t be
able /won’t be able to go with us.
 1. If she ___ at five o’clock, she’ll be there by half past
Complete 1. leaves
seven.
will call
2.2. We___ you if we have any problems.
using the 3.3. Itare taking
might not be a good idea to go out tonight if you
correct form 4. ___ an important
have been test in the morning.
of the verb in 4. If you ___ ill all day, you shouldn’t come to the club
5. find/see
tonight.
the box: 5.6. Ifhave seen/got
you ___ my wallet, call me on my mobile
has been working
7. immediately!
be call find 6.8. Let’s get a different
get/you could get DVD if you ___ that one
already.
forget get 9. don‘t forget
7. If Sean ___ so hard lately, he’ll welcome the chance
leave see take 10.to don‘t
have awant
few days off.
want work 8. If you’re going into town, ___ a video for tonight
while you’re there!
9. If you see Carol tonight, ___ to say hello from me!
10. Don’t feel you have to come if you ___ to.
 Conditional
sentences may
be introduced
by the
conjunctions:

if,
in case,
as/so long as,
provided (that),
unless,
suppose.
 1. Six month from now I’ll be at university unless/ if
Choose the I decide to take a year off first.
correct word or 2. We’d better leave early tomorrow unless/ in case
phrase. there’s a lot of traffic when we get to Doncaster.
3. You can watch the film as long as/ in case you
promise to go straight to bed when it finishes.
4. Let’s go to Mirabella’s tonight unless/ if you
haven’t been there before.
5. Unless/ So long as I’ve still got my health, I don’t
mind how poor I am!
6. You’d better take a sweater with you if/ in case it
gets cold tonight.
7. Do what you like provided/ unless you don’t
make any noise.
8. I’m not going to worry unless/ as long as she
hasn’t called by midnight.
Impossible, Subordinate Clouse Main Clouse
would
unlikely or If + Past Simple or could + Infinitive
hypothetical Past Continuous should
conditions in
the present
or future and
•If I knew the answer, I would tell
their result in
you.
the present
or future
•If I were a rock star, I would (I’d)
live in New York.
Advice
 1. If
If II knew
knew hishis address
address II (give)
woulditgive it to you.
to you.
Give the 1.
If
2.
2. If he
he worked
worked more
more slowly
slowly he wouldn’t
he (not make) make
so so
right form of many
many mistakes.
mistakes.
the verb in 3. II could
3. could telltell you
you what
what this this means
means if if II (know)
knew
Greek.
Greek.
brackets.
4. He
4. He mightmight get
get fat
fat if
if he stopped
he (stop) smoking.
smoking.
5. If
5. If he
he knew
knew that
that it
it was
was dangerous
dangerous he he wouldn’t
(not
come.
come).
6. II (keep)
6. would keep a horse
a horse if I could
if I could afford afford
it. it.
7. What
7. What would would you
you dodo ifif the
the lift got stuck
lift (get) stuck
between
between two two floors.
floors.
8. II (not
8. wouldn’t go there
go) there if I were
if I were you.you.
9. You
9. You couldn’t
couldn’t have
have so so much
much trouble
trouble withwith your
your
car
car if if you had it served
you (have) it served regularly.
regularly.
10. II ff II (live)
10. lived near
near my
my work
work II would be never
(be) never late late
 1.
1. I don’t live alone,
If I lived alone, so I’d Iget
don’t get lonely.
lonely.
Write sentences 2.
2. Don’s got such
If Don’s a lot a
got such oflothomework that he’s
of homework, he’s
using the not
not going
going to to
play football
play tonight.
football tonight.
second 3.
3. I can’t swim,swim,
If I could so I’mI’d notgogoing
scuba scuba
divingdiving
with
with Terry.
Terry.
conditional. 4.
Example: 4. We’re
We’dnot going
order to order
pizza if weahad pizza because we
enough
I don’t want to buy don’t
money.have enough money.
that CD, so I’m not 5.
5. We’re
If wenot werestaying
staying in the same
in the hotel,
same so we
hotel, we
going to. - can’t
could share a room.
share a room.
If I wanted to buy that 6.
CD, I would.
6. I’m
If Inot you, butyou,
was/were I thinkI’dyoucallshould
Anthonycall right
Anthony
now! right now!
7.
7. I can’t
I’d comecomeif because
I didn’t have I havetotohelp
helpmy mydad
dad
with
with something.
something.
8.
8. I don’t go to
If I went tobed
bedas aslate
lateasasyou,
you,soI I’m able to
wouldn’t
get
beup early
able to in
gettheupmorning.
early in the morning.
 1. Sue doesn’t ride a bike to school, because she
Complete 1. doesn’t
If Suehavehadone.
a bike, she would ride to school.
If Sue...
2. Chris
2. If Chris works
will pass his hard,
exams,he’ll pass
but he hashis exam.
to work hard.
each 3. If If
Chris...
John ate a lot, he would be fat.
sentence. 3. John isn’t fat, because he doesn’t eat a lot. If John...
4. If Ellen had a car, she wouldn’t walk to
4. Ellen doesn’t have a car, so she walks to work. If
Use either I work.
Ellen...
5. Ali’s
If Ali practises, his English will to
improve.
or II 5.
6. Ali...
English will improve, but he has
If Pat hurries, she won’t be late.
practise. If

Conditional 7. Pat
6. If won’t
Rita liked
be lateswimming,
but she hasshe would
to hurry. go to the
If Pat...
7. Rita doesn’t like swimming so she doesn’t go to the
beach.
8. beach. If Rita...
If Paulo takes his medicine, he will get
8. Paulo will get better, but he ahs to take his
better. If Paulo...
medicine.
9. David
9. If David
doesn’t didn’t
get uplive near
early the school,
because he liveshe near the
wouldIf get
school. up early.
David...
10.Carol
10. If Carol leaves
will catch thenow, she
bus but shewill
hascatch
to leavethenow.
bus.If
Carol...
 1. We’re going to the beach after school. If you
Complete (want) to come with us, I (ask) my mum if it’s
each OK.
2. I1.
always
want,ride willmyask
bicycle to work. If I (win) the
sentence. lottery,
2. won,I (get)
would a taxi
getevery day instead!
Use will or 3. It’s amazing! Everyone in the class passed the
3. were/was,
exam! would
If I (be) the beI (be) really pleased.
teacher,
would and 4.isplace,
4. It a very appears
easy machine to use. If you (place)
the present 5. don’t
the fruit income,
the top,will
the not
juicesee
(appear) at the
or past bottom
6. starts, ready to finish
will drink.
5. We’ve been waiting for almost an hour now. If
simple they (not come) soon, we (not see) the start of
the concert.
6. Look at the sky! If it (start) raining, the race
(finish) early.
 1. Supposing you had wings, what would you
Rewrite each 1. What
do? – would you you
What would do if
doyou had
if you had wings?
comment 2. wings?
Why don’t you leave now. That’s what I’d do.
2. If- IfI were you, I’d leave now.
__________________________________.
beginning as 3. Imagine
3. How you lived
would you onfeelMars. How
if you would
lived onyou
shown. Do feel? – How __________________________?
Mars?
4. I think you should buy a bike. That’s what I’d
not change 4. Ifdo.
I were you, I’d buy a bike.
– If _______________________________.
the meaning. 5.
5. What
Imagine would yourich.
you were do ifWhat
youwould
wereyou
rich?
do? -
6. What would you say if Jim came with
____________________________________?
6. us?
Supposing Jim came with us, what would
7. Ifyou
I weresay? – What______________________?
you, I’d take the bus.
7. Why don’t you take the bus. That’s what I’d
8. What would you do if you owned a
do. – If_______________________________.
8. robot?
Imagine you owned a robot. What would you
do? – What__________________________?
 Subordinate Clouse
Hypothetical Main Clouse
If + Past
conditions in Perfect/Perfect would/could/should
the past and Continuous + have + Participle II
their results
in the past
•If you had asked me, I would
have helped you.
•If she’d been wearing her new
glasses, I would have noticed
them.
 1. If you phoned/had phoned me yesterday, I
Choose the had given/would have given you the news.
2.1. Ifhad
youphoned,
took/would have have
taken more
givenexercise,
correct word would
you might feel/felt better.
or phrase in 2. took, might feel
3. If Tim drove/had driven more carefully, he
3. wouldn’t
had driven, havewouldn’t havecrash.
crashed
each crashed/didn’t
4.4. Ifhad
youcome, would have
had come/came to seeenjoyed
the film, you had
sentence. 5. enjoyed/would
I’d known, would have have sent
enjoyed it.
5.6. Ifhelped, might
I’d known/I be know it was your
would
7. birthday,
had scored,I would send/would
could have wonhave sent you a
8. card.
wore, wouldn’t get
6. If people had helped/helped one another more
often, the world might be/was a better place.
7. If our team had scored/scored more goals, we
had won/could have won.
8. If you would have worn/wore a coat, you
Conditional
sentences may
express real or
unreal
condition.
Choose the
correct variant.
English Grammar, Drozdova T., Mailova M.,
СПб, Триада, 1997
Grammar and Vocabulary, Exam skills for
Russia, Mann M., Taylore-Knowles S.,
Macmillan, 2009
Language Practice Elementary, Vince M.,
Macmillan, 2008
Language Practice Intermediate, Vince M.,
Macmillan, 2008
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