Conditional sentences
Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHf2Q2vtgPM
Answer the questions.
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What is Zero Conditional used to talk about? What tenses are used in these sentences?
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What situations does the 1st Conditional describe and what tenses are used in the main clause and in the if-clause?
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What situations does the 2nd Conditional describe and what tenses are used in the main clause and in the if-clause?
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What situations does the 3rd Conditional describe and what tenses are used in the main clause and in the if-clause?
Exercises
Exercise I. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate form.
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The trains all (stop) … if it snowed heavily.
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If you (go out) … in cold weather without a coat, you would catch a cold.
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If I saw a cheap second- hand car, I (buy) … it.
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If you ate well and exercised regularly, you (live) … 100 years.
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You would have had stomach ache if you (eat) … too much of that cake.
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If it (rain) … this afternoon, I (take)… my umbrella.
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If you did not drive carefully, you (have) … an accident.
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If you (study) … for a higher qualification, you (get) … a better job next year.
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If you sent the letter by first class mail, it (get) … there the following day.
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If the weather is fine, we (go) for a picnic.
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If I (to have) this rare book, I should gladly lend it to you.
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The dish would have been much more tasty if she (to be) a better cook.
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He never (to phone) you if I hadn’t reminded him to do that.
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Your brother (to become) much stronger if he took cold baths regularly.
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If he (to be) more courageous, he would not be afraid.
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If the fisherman had been less patient, he (not to catch) so much fish.
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If you (to put) the ice-cream into the refrigerator, it would not have melted.
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If I (to know) the result now, I would phone her immediately.
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If you had let me know yesterday, I (to bring) you my book.
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If it (to snow), the children will play snowballs.
Exercise II. Complete the following sentences translating the part in brackets.
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I’ll ask him to lend me the money (якщо я його побачу).
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You’ll be late (якщо не поїдете автобусом).
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Will you help me (якщо мені буде потрібна ваша допомога)?
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I’d lend you the money (якщо б я мав їх).
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If I had her address (я б дав її вам).
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If they had gone by car, (вони б заощадили час).
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If my mother won a million pounds, (вона б витратила їх дуже швидко).
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If I had more time, (я б прочитав більше книжок).
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(Якщо я почуватимуся краще), I’ll be in class tomorrow.
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He would have come to the party last Sunday (якщо б його запросили).
Exercise III. Make up Conditional sentences of the appropriate type using the original sentence.
E.g.: The weather is not fine and we won’t go for a walk. – If the weather is fine, we will go for a walk.
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He is busy and does not come. If…
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The girl did not study well last year and received bad marks. If…
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He broke his bicycle and so he did not go to the country. If…
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He speaks English badly: he has no practice. If…
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I had a bad headache yesterday, that’s why I did not come to see you. If…
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The ship was sailing near the coast, that’s why it struck a rock. If…
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He was not in town, therefore he was not present at our meeting. If…
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The pavement was so slippery that I fell and hurt my leg. If…
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The sea is rough, and we cannot sail to the island. If …
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They made a fire, and the frightened wolves ran away. If …
Exercise IV. Complete the following Conditional sentences with your own variants.
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You would know English better if …
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I should have left Moscow yesterday if …
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If I were you, …
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If I had known that it was going to rain, …
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I shall go for a walk, if …
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I should lend you my textbook if …
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If we had bought the tickets, …
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If they were here, …
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We should be glad if …
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If he were younger, …