Conditional SentencesПридаточные условные

предложения

Состоит из 2 предложений :

If-clause + Main Clause

Example :

If it rains tomorrow, we will not come.

If-clause Main Clause

Conditional Sentences. Type 0

Когда мы говорим об обычных вещах

Present tense в обоих предложениях

Example :

If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.

Present Tense Present Tense

Conditional Sentences. Type 1

маловероятные события

If-clause ~ Present TenseMain Clause ~ Future Tense

Example :

If I feel sick, I will not go to school.Present Tense Future Tense

If it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.

Exercise One

1. If you ___________________ (not come), You ________________ (miss ) the show.

do not come

will miss

2. John __________________ (buy) a car if he

_____________ (get) a job.

will buy

gets

3. Mary ________________(get) a toothache if

she_________________ (eat) too many sweets.

gets

eats

Conditional Sentences. Type 2

почти нереальные события. Сам говорящий не рассматривает событие в реальной

плоскости, а просто предполагает, что было "бы" если "бы". If-clause ~ Past Tense

Main Clause ~ would + an infinitive

Example :

If he were a bird, he would fly across the harbour.

Past Tense Would + infinitive

If I had $200,000 now, I would buy a car.

Использование глагола to be

В придаточных условных предложениях 2 типа мы используем were для всех местоимений

I were You wereHe, she, it

were

We wereThey were

If I were you, I would buy that house.

She would buy a big house if she were wealthy.

Conditional Sentences

Variations:Type 1 :If you see John, ask him to come and see me.Should you see John, ask him to come and see me.

SHOULD may replace IF in type 1

Type 2 :

If I were an aeroplane, I could fly in the sky.Were I an aeroplane, I could fly in the sky.

COULD or MIGHT may replace WOULD

WERE may replace IF in an inversion

If only

If only I were you!If only he were born in the USA!

(He was not born in USA)

Type 2

Type 2

What would YOU do if . . .

you became rich?you found a wallet on the street?your house caught on fire?your best friend moved far

away?there were an earthquake in

your country?an animal came to your house?

Test. Conditional mood1.  It might have been somebody he knew and wasn’t afraid

of, otherwise he ..... unawares, would he?  a) wouldn’t have been caught b) wouldn’t be caught c) shouldn’t have

been caught  2.  Old age is difficult to bear. Oh, that I ..... young again!  a) were b) be c) had been  3.  I’d love to visit London. Oh, if I ..... this chance!  a) have b) had c) had had  4.  Jeremy suggested they ..... sightseeing on the very first

day of their arrival in Tokyo.  a) went b) should go c) could go 5. You’d better ..... this water; it might be infected.  a) not drink b) don’t drink c) not to drink  

  

6. He looked at his watch and decided that it was time ..... another phone call.  

a) he made b) he make c) he would make  7. If you really ..... me, you would try to overcome all the

obstacles.  a) love b) loved c) had loved  8. Cora called me yesterday. She sounded as though

she ..... in a panic.  a) were b) had been c) would be  9. The flowers would grow much better if you ..... them

regularly.  a) watered b) water c) had watered 10.  I came out onto the porch to face a terrible destruction

and I felt as if I ..... .  a) went mad b) had gone mad c) would have gone mad11.  My husband would have been mad at me if I ..... his tools

in their proper place.  a) wouldn’t have put b) hadn’t put c) didn’t put

11.  My husband would have been mad at me if I ..... his tools in their proper place.  

a) wouldn’t have put b) hadn’t put c) didn’t put12.  The other day I watched a dog dance in the middle of

the square. If I ..... it with my own eyes, I would have never believed it.  

a) didn’t see b) hadn’t seen c) wouldn’t have seen  13.  ..... you care for a full explanation, you may call any

day between 10 and 11 a.m.  a) Should b)Would c) Could  14.  If Rita hadn’t immigrated to Canada, she ..... my next

door neighbor.  a) would still be b) should still be c) would have still been  15.  We wouldn’t have gone to that restaurant if we ..... its

prices.  a) had known b) knew c) know 

Answers:1. wouldn’t have

been caught2. Were3.  had 4.  should go5.  not drink6.  he made 7.  loved

8. were9.  watered10. had gone mad11. hadn’t put12.  hadn’t seen13.  Should14. would still be15.  had known

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