If clause

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If clause Conditionals
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Type 1
Present
v
e.g. If you work hard, you will succeed.
Future
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Type 1 If Conditional Clause

• If we frighten them, they will attack us.

If Clause Present Tense
Main Clause Future Tense
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1st Conditional
IF CLAUSE WILL / CAN
if clause main clause
Present simple, will/can infinitive.
Possible to happen
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if clause main clause
If the phone rings, I will answer it.
if clause main clause
If the weather is sunny later, we can go to the beach.
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Did you notice Something with Punctuation? There
is always a comma (,) after the if Clause when
it begins the sentence.
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Exercise
1.If you ____________ (work) hard,you_______
_______(fail). 2.If it ________(rain),I
___________(come) and meet you in the
car. 3.If it ___________ (rain) tomorrow,I
_______ ___________ (stay) at home.
don't work
Will
fail
rains
will come
rains
will
stay
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2nd Conditional
IF CLAUSE WOULD / COULD
if clause main clause
Past simple, would/could infinitive.
Unreal/imaginary situation
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if clause main clause
If I were rich, I would travel around the world.
if clause main clause
If I studied more, I would pass my English exam.
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Exercise
1) If I (come) home earlier, I (prepare) dinner.
2) If we (live) in Rome, Francesco (visit )us.
3) If Tim and Tom (be) older, they (play )in our hockey team.
4) If he (be) my friend, I (invite )him to my birthday party.
5) If Susan (study) harder, she (be )better at school.
1) If I came home earlier, I would prepare dinner.
2) If we lived in Rome, Francesco would visit us.
3) If Tim and Tom were older, they would play in our hockey team.
4) If he was my friend, I would invite him to my birthday party.
5) If Susan studied harder, she would be better at school.