Conditional sentences

1. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Условные предложения 1-го типа выражают реальные,
осуществимые условия, обычно относящиеся к
настоящему или будущему времени
* If I have time, I will go to the concert tomorrow.
* If we go to the cinema earlier, we will be able to get good
seats.
После союза if глагол стоит в Present Simple, а в
главном предложении в Future Simple или в
повелительном наклонении
* If he comes, ask him to wait for me.

2. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

REAL CONDITION
will + V1
or
will + V1

3. Read the sentences

• He will give the dog the sugar if it jumps as
high as that.
• We’ll catch the train if we take a taxi.
• If you promise not to be late, I’ll let you go
for a walk.
• They will not go to the skating-rink if it is
very frosty.
• If she calls, tell her I will be at work.
• When he asks me, I will not able to tell him
about it.

4. Correct the sentences

• If the weather will be fine, we will go to
picnic tomorrow.
• When she will come, we have listen to
music on this CD.
• If I go to St. Petersburg, I visit Nevsky
Prospect, Winter Palace and St.Isaac’s
Cathedral.
• I will go to the hospital, if I am not well.
• I’ll prepare dinner, if my mother ask me.
• If he invites me to the party, I can not go
there.

5. Translate into English

• Если мама попросит меня купить
продукты, я пойду в новый супермаркет.
• Я помогу ему, если он меня попросит.
• Она не пойдет с ним в кафе, если он
позвонит ей.
• Скажи ей что случилось, если она
спросит.
• Когда они придут, мы будем пить чай.
• Если погода будет солнечная, мы
пойдем на прогулку в парк.
• Я смогу написать тест, если буду
заниматься упорно.

6. Check yourself

• If my Mum asks me to buy some food, I
will go to a new supermarket.
• I will help her, if he asks me.
• She will not go to the cafe, if he calls her.
• Tell her what’s happen, if she asks you.
• When they come, we will drink tea.
• If the weather is sunny, we will go for a
walk in the park.
• I will be able to write a test, if I work hard.

7. Finish and put down the sentences

I will go to the library if…
We will visit some sightseeing if…
You will go for a walk if…
We will spend two days in the country if…
You will enjoy the concert if…
We will go shopping if…
I will introduce you to my friend if…
We will get some information from Internet
if…

8. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES-2

UNREAL CONDITION IN THE PRESENT (FUTURE)
• Условные предложения второго типа выражают
маловероятные и нереальные условия, относящиеся
к настоящему или будущему времени.
Would + V 1
If + the Past Simple
or
Would+ V 1
If + the Past Simple

9. Read the sentences

• If I had time now, I would go to the
concert, but I’m busy.
• He would send us a telegram, if he knew
where we lived.
• If we went to the river, we would have a
good time there.
• I would go to the doctor, if I were you.
• She would buy a new car, if she had
enough money.
• He wouldn’t go to the football matches, if
he didn’t like football.

10. Correct the sentences

• We visit the exhibition if we were not so
late.
• I would tell him about it, if I was you.
• If they go to the concert of rock group,
they would enjoy it very much.
• If you were not so tired, we would see
some more places of interest.
• He wouldn’t take part in competition, if he
didn’t liked ski.

11. Translate into English

• Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы не
сделал так.
• Я бы подарил ей мою картину, если бы
она пригласила меня на свой день
рождения.
• Если бы ты посмотрел этот фильм, ты
получил бы удовольствие.
• Если бы он пришел, я бы сказала ему
об этом.
• Он бы не пошел на этот концерт, если
бы не любил эту группу.

12. Check yourself

• If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.
• I would give my picture to her, if she
invited me on her birthday.
• If you watched the film, you would enjoy it.
• If he came to see me, I would say him
about it.
• He wouldn’t go to the concert, if he didn’t
like this group.

13. Finish and put down the sentences

• They would get interesting information
about this actor, if…
• I would go to the school New Year party,
if…
• She would invite his on her birthday, if…
• We would buy that great toy for our small
sister, if…
• He would say “I love you” ,if…

14. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES-3

UNREAL CONDITION REFERRING TO THE PAST
Условные предложения 3-го типа выражают
условия, не реализованные в прошлом и,
следовательно, совершенно не
выполнимые
If + the Past Perfect
Would + have V3
or
Would + have V3
If + the Past Perfect

15. Read the sentences

• If Dan had taken part in the game, the
team would have won it.
• I wouldn’t have finished my work, if you
hadn’t helped me.
• They would have prepared for the
examinations better, if they had known
about it earlier.
• The children would have played in the
open air , if the weather had been better.
• You would have got a better mark , if you
hadn’t made so many mistakes.

16. Correct the sentences

• If you had go to the stadium, you would
have seen an interesting game.
• She wouldn’t have forgotten to take her
copy-book, if she has put it in her bag
yesterday.
• If she had known about your birthday, she
have come.
• I would have buy some bread, if I had
known that we have not it at home.
• If she had read a poem, she would got a
very good mark.

17. Translate into English

• Если бы ты пришел в школу вчера, ты
бы знал все новости.
• Мы бы перевели этот текст, если бы ты
попросил меня помочь тебе.
• Он бы сделал эту работу, если бы ты
ему помог.
• Она бы не опоздала на поезд, если бы
ты пришел вовремя.
• Если бы мы поехали в Москву прошлым
летом, мы бы сходили в Третьяковскую
галерею.

18. Check yourself

• If you had come to school yesterday, you
would have known all the news.
• We would have translated the text, if you
had asked me to help you.
• He would have done his work, if you had
helped him.
• She wouldn’t have missed the train, if you
had come in time.
• If we had gone to Moscow last summer, we
would have visited the Tretyakov Gallery.

19. Test Yourself

I would have done my homework, if…
My friend will come at 6 o’clock, if…
If I were not busy …
If your friend is not well …
He would have gone to the concert, if…
We would have been late, if…
Call me up if…
If it is rained these days …