THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONAL CONDITIONALS

First Conditional выражает реальную / очень вероятную ситуацию в настоящем или будущем. If - clauseMain Clause IF + PRESENT SIMPLE (V1) (dont/doesnt V1) WILL V1 IMPERATIVE MODAL (CAN / MUST / MAY) If the weather is fine, If you dont understand, If we go to London, If the weather is fine, If you dont understand, If we go to London, well go on a hike. look at the example. you can see Big Ben. well go on a hike. look at the example. you can see Big Ben.

Second Conditional выражает маловероятную ситуацию, которая вряд ли реализуется в настоящем или будущем. If - clauseMain Clause IF + PAST SIMPLE (V2) (dIdnt V1) WOULD (COULD) + BARE INFINITIVE If I had the time, If Peter were here, If I had a lot of money, If I had the time, If Peter were here, If I had a lot of money, I would take up a sport. he would tell us what to do. I would buy a big house. I would take up a sport. he would tell us what to do. I would buy a big house. I would study better. To give advice we use If I were you… If I were you, To give advice we use If I were you… If I were you,

Third Conditional выражает нереальные ситуации в прошлом. If - clauseMain Clause IF + PAST PERFECT (Had PP) (hadnt PP) WOULD (COULD) + HAVE PP If Ben had done his homework, If he hadnt played on the computer, If Ben had done his homework, If he hadnt played on the computer, he wouldnt have got a bad mark. he could have done his homework. he wouldnt have got a bad mark. he could have done his homework.

FIRST CONDITIONAL IF + V1 WILL (imperative / modals) If the weather is fine, well go on a hike. SECOND CONDITIONAL IF + V2 WOULD If I were you, I would do my best to win. THIRD CONDITIONAL IF + PAST PERFECT WOULD HAVE V3 If it had been raining yesterday, we wouldnt have ridden our bikes. But it wasnt raining and we were able to ride our bikes.

Last week you bought a lottery ticket. But you did not win. :-( BUT:

Ben not watch TV late at night not go to bed at 12 oclock not get up late have breakfast not feel hungry not buy a chocolate bar not have stomachache not go to the doctor have a test get a good mark improve his results in English get a C at the end of term. USE THE THIRD CONDITIONAL If Ben hadnt watched TV late at night, he wouldnt have gone to bed at 12 oclock. If he…