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This document discusses different types of conditional clauses in English: - First conditional refers to real or possible future situations using "if + present, will/can/may + infinitive". - Second conditional refers to unreal or hypothetical situations using "if + past simple, would/could/might + infinitive". - Third conditional refers to irreversible past situations using "if + past perfect, would have + past participle". It provides examples for each type of conditional.

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Linkupto : Conditionals

This document discusses different types of conditional clauses in English: - First conditional refers to real or possible future situations using "if + present, will/can/may + infinitive". - Second conditional refers to unreal or hypothetical situations using "if + past simple, would/could/might + infinitive". - Third conditional refers to irreversible past situations using "if + past perfect, would have + past participle". It provides examples for each type of conditional.

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Conditionals
Conditionals

Conditional clauses express actions resulting from a


previous condition.

First Conditional – to refer to real/ possible future situations.

Second Conditional – to refer to unreal / hypothetical situations.

Third Conditional – To refer to irreversible situations in the past.


Conditionals
First Conditional

If I become Facebook friends with Ronaldo, I will have access to his


other 10 million friends.
First Conditional

If + Present Simple, will/ can/ may + Infinitive

Used to refer to real/ possible future situations.


Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets. Use the first conditional.

downloads (download) it illegally, she __________


1. If she __________ will face (face)
the consequences within time.

don’t follow (not follow) the instructions, you __________


2. If you __________ won’t be able
(not be able) to create a Facebook account.

aren’t
3. If you __________ (not be) aware of the risks, you __________
may (may)
be a phishing victim.

uses
4. If he __________ (use) another person’s identity information, he
can
________ (can) be sued.
Conditionals
Second Conditional

If Obama didn’t have a Facebook account, he wouldn’t be able to share


his views with so many people.
Second Conditional

If + Past Simple, would/ could/ might + Infinitive

Used to refer to unreal / hypothetical situations.


Write sentences using the second conditional.

If/ I/illegal
I/he/
have/
not
not
have/
downloads/
an
spend/
interesting
so many
sonot
much
hobby/
Facebook
be/time/
so I/frequent/
not
posting/
friends/
get/ obsessed
the
he/
I/music
have/
have/
about
industry/
time
better
the
to grades
go
internet
be/out
ok

If he didn’t spend so much time posting, he would have better grades


1. _____________________________________________________.

If I didn’t have so many Facebook friends, I would have time to go out


2. _____________________________________________________.

If I had an interesting hobby, I wouldn’t get obsessed about the internet


3. _______________________________________________________.

If illegal downloads weren’t so frequent, the music industry would be ok


4. _____________________________________________________.
Conditionals
Third Conditional

If she hadn’t cancelled her Facebook account, she wouldn’t have changed
her opinion.
Third Conditional

If + Past Perfect Simple, would have + Past Participle

Used to refer to irreversible situations in the past.


Complete the sentences with the third conditional.

hadn’t posted
1. If they __________________ (not post) their opinion, they
wouldn’t have been (be) so successful.
__________________

2. If I had been
__________________ (be) in your position, I
wouldn’t have opened (not open) the infected file.
__________________

hadn’t explained
3. If he ________________ (not explain) it to me, I
would have thought (think) he was a cybercriminal.
________________

had changed
4. If you ________________ (change) your mind about illegal
would have saved (save) a lot of trouble.
downloading, you ________________

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