Escola Secundária José Gomes Ferreira

CONDITIONALS

Ana Luísa nº3

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José Diogo nº16
 Real or Likely situations
• 1st Conditional

If clause Present Simple

Main clause Future (will + infinitive)
Ex.:
If you calm down, you will explain it better.

If clause Main clause

Examples:
• I will eat popcorn if I go to the cinema.

• If you fall, I won’t be able to catch you!

• If it rains, we’re going to get wet.

In the 1st conditional after if (clause) we use the

present simple and in the main clause we use the
future.
 Unreal or Imaginary
situations
• 2nd Conditional

If clause Past Simple

Main clause would + infinitive
Ex.:
If you didn’t eat, you would be sick.

If clause Main clause

Examples:
• If I spoke french, I would go to Paris.

• I wouldn’t touch that if I were you.

• If you became a millionaire, you might be unhappy.

• If you fell, you would hurt yourself.

In the 2nd conditional after if (clause) we use the past

simple and in the main clause we use would/might/could.
 Unreal or Imaginary past
situations
• 3rd Conditional

If clause Past Perfect

Main clause would have + past participle
(conditional perfect)
Ex.:
If I had learned French, I would have gone to Paris
If clause with you.
Main clause
Examples:
• If you had not eaten all those sweets, you wouldn’t have got
tummy ache.

• I would have eaten popcorn if I had gone to the cinema.

• If John had studied more, he would have got better marks.

• If you had saved some money, you wouldn’t be so hard up.

In the 3rd conditional after if (clause) we use the past perfect

and in the main clause we use would have + past participle.
 If you (not/hurry), you (not/arrive) on time.
• If he
• If he don’t hurry
(lose) the game, he
(study), he
(be) upset.
(understand) it. won’t arrive
•
What you (do) if he (not/tell) the truth?
• Where he (go) if he (have) time?
• What you (say) if he (lie) to you?
•

lost would be
I (not/get) wet if he (take) the umbrella.
• They (be) on time if they (get up) early.
• He
•
had studied
(be) fat if he (eat) too much.
would have understood

will do doesn’t tell

would have gone had had

would say lied

wouldn’t have got had taken

will be get up
would be ate