CONDITIONALS
Lara Vanessa A. Bañas LPT
What are
conditionals?
Sentences that describe situations in the
future
that might happen, we wish would happen,
or
that might never happen.
CONDITIONALS
1. MIGHT HAPPEN
If the professor cancels class, I will complete the
assigned reading.
2. WISH WOULD HAPPEN
If I had more time, I would even love you more.
3. MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN
If I had applied earlier, I would have secured a
place in the prestigious program.
REAL
CONDITIONAL
S Describe situations
where the condition is ZERO
CONDITIONALS
likely or possible to be Describe general truths,
met, and the result is a scientific facts, or habitual
realistic consequence. actions where the result
always follows the condition.
FIRST
CONDITIONALS
Describe a possible
situation in the future and the
result is likely to happen if
the condition is met.
ZERO CONDITIONALS
IF CLAUSE + PRESENT SIMPLE + RESULT
CLAUSE (PRESENT SIMPLE)
If a student consistently misses class, he will receive
a failing grade.
If people experience significant stress, there immune
systems often weaken.
If two people communicate openly and honestly, their
love endures.
FIRST CONDITIONALS
IF CLAUSE + PRESENT SIMPLE + RESULT
CLAUSE (WILL + BASE FORM OF THE VERB)
If I receive a scholarship, I will attend the prestigious
university.
If the weather improves, we’ll go on a hike this
weekend.
If she studies well, she will pass all her exams.
UNREAL
CONDITIONAL
S Describe hypothetical
situations that are SECOND CONDITIONALS
contrary to fact – either in Describe a hypothetical
the present or the past. situation in the present or
future that is unlikely or
contrary to fact.
THIRD CONDITIONALS
Describe a hypothetical
situation in the past that did
not happen.
SECOND CONDITIONALS
IF CLAUSE + PAST SIMPLE + RESULT CLAUSE
(WOULD + BASE FORM OF THE VERB)
If I had more money, I would travel the world.
If she wear a better cook, she would not order
take out so often.
If she understood the assignment better, he would
have started working on it sooner.
THIRD CONDITIONALS
IF CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT + RESULT CLAUSE
(MIGHT/COULDD/WOULD + HAVE + PAST
PARTICIPLE)
If he had not been so afraid of commitment,
they would have had a happy marriage.
If I had expressed my feelings sooner, we would
have been together longer.
If she has been more honest with me, I would not
have felt so betrayed.
MIXED
CONDITIONAL
S Describe situations that
blends past, present and PAST AND PRESENT
future hypothetical Combination describes a
scenarios. hypothetical past action and
its present consequence.
PAST AND FUTURE
Combination links a
hypothetical past action to a
hypothetical, unrealized
future consequence.
MIXED
CONDITIONAL
S Describe situations that
blends past, present and SIMPLE PAST AND PERFECT
future hypothetical Connects a past action
scenarios. (presented as a fact) to a
hypothetical, unrealized
future consequence
stemming from that past
action.
PAST AND PERFECT
IF CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT + RESULT CLAUSE
(PRESENT TENSE)
If I had not moved away, we would still be close
friends now.
If I had chosen a different career path, I would be
much wealthier now.
If I had accepted the job offer last year, I would
be earning a much higher salary now.
PAST AND FUTURE
IF CLAUSE + PAST PERFECT + RESULT CLAUSE
(FUTURE TENSE + MODALS)
If I had pursued that internship opportunity, I
would be leading my own team by now.
If I had not moved away so suddenly, we would
still be close friends today.
If I had taken that advanced training course last
year, I would have many more opportunities now.
SIMPLE PAST AND
PERFECT
IF CLAUSE + PAST TENSE + RESULT CLAUSE
(WOULD + PAST PARTICIPLE)
If I missed the application deadline, I would not
have been considered for the scholarship.
If I chose to focus on my academic studies, I
would have missed out on extracurricular
experiences.
If I neglected to attend the orientation, I would
have been unaware of the deadlines.
