CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

Do you know about conditional clause? How is the conditional pattern like?

Conditional sentence is also called “if-clause”,

it can be defined as “the imaginary sentence”.

Three types of conditional clause:

What is conditional sentence?

1. Simple Present

2. Simple Past

3. Past Perfect

Basic verb form usage in conditional sentence

Type

Meaning Of if-clause

if-clause Result clause

1 True in present/future Simple present S+V1+objS+tobe+noun

Simple present / simple future

2 Untrue in present/future

Simple pastS+V2+objS+tobe+noun

Would +simple form

3 Untrue in past Past perfect S+had+V3

Would have + past participle

If I have enough time, I write to my parents every week

If-clause Result clause

If I have enough time tomorrow, I will write to my sister

If-clause Result clause

If she is in here, he will say something If-clause Result clause

Type 1(Present tense)

If I had enough time, I would write to my parents

If-clause Result clause

If I were you, I would take a given chance If-clause Result clause

Type 2 (Simple past)

Were is the only one to be past used

in if-clause form

Notes

If I had had enough time, I would have written to

If-clause Result clause

my parents

If you had been here, she would have given it to

If-clause Result clause

you

Type 3 (Past perfect)

This will show you how to understand the conditional forms

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Please change the following if clause into type 2 & 3

1. If you have enough apple, I will bake an apple pie

2. If they invite me, I will come to their party

3. She will join the tour, if her mother permits her

Exercises