DESCRIBING YOUR HOUSE

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Condition possible to fulfill (likely condition)

SECOND CONDITIONAL

Condition in theory possible to fulfill (Unlikely condition)

THIRD CONDITIONAL

Condition not possible to fulfill (too late) (Impossible condition)

FORM

type	if clause	main clause
I	Simple Present	will-future (or Modal or imperative)
II	Simple Past	would /could+ infinitive
III	Past Perfect	would + have + past participle

EXAMPLES

If I find her address, I will send her an invitation(Type 1: It is possible and likely that the condition will be fulfilled)

If I found her address, I would send her an invitation (Type 2: It is possible but unlikely that the condition will be fulfilled)

If I had found her address, I would have senther an invitation (Type 3: It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past)

First conditional (present simple /modal or infinitive)

If you see Sue, tell her I need to talk to her.

If he gets up early, he can catch the 8.30 bus.

Second conditional (past simple/would, could +infinitive)

If I had his number, I would call him. 

If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

Third conditional (past perfect/ modal+have+past participle)

If I had met him before, I could have told him what I knew.

If Mary had accepted the job, she might have travelled to India and Japan.

If the students have attended the first meeting , they shouln't have made that terrible mistake.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Here you have some exercises for further practice:

FIRST CONDITIONAL

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-1/exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-1

SECOND CONDITIONAL

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3227

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional2.htm

THIRD CONDITIONAL

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3233

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/3rdconditional.html

FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL

http://first-english.org/english_learning/if_clauses_conditional/60_if_clauses_test_type_1_type_2.htm

http://www.impact-english.com/members/Grammar_Practice/Always/test-grammar/gr_prac_use-Cond.htm

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONAL

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/exercises?

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/exercises?