GRAMMAR -   Conditionals


a)      Define the rules for the three conditionals. When do we use them?

1.      If she wins the game, she will qualify for the World Cup.

2.      If she won the game, she would qualify for the World Cup.

3.      If she had won the game, she would have qualified for the World Cup.


b)      What is the difference between these two sentences:

Tom will throw a party if he passes the exam.

Tom will throw a party when he passes the exam.


THIRD CONDITIONAL


The Third Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the past. You can describe what
you would have done differently or how something could have happened differently if circumstances
had been different.

Example:

·       If the athlete had had a proper diet, he would have performed better. (But the diet was
poor and the athlete did not perform well.)

·       She would have been very frustrated if she had failed the test. (But she…?)



c)      Using the words in brackets, complete the text below with the appropriate conditional form:


1. If I (have) ...........................enough money in my twenties, I (backpack)
...........................around . Europe. But, unfortunately, I was broke.

2. She would have been here earlier if she (miss, not) ...........................the train.

3. My business trip to California was only two days. If the trip (be)
...........................longer, I (visit) ………………….. my friends in Los Angeles.

4. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I (know)
..........................., I (make) ...........................you a vanilla birthday cake.




MIXED CONDITIONAL


Sometimes we make sentences which mix second and third conditionals, especially when a past event
has an effect in the present:


Examples:

·       If I had taken French in high school, I would have more job opportunities.
But I didn't take French in high school and I don't have many job opportunities.

·       If she had been born in the United States, she wouldn't need a visa to work here.
But she wasn't born in the United States and she does need a visa now to work here.








d)      Complete the following conditional sentences:


1.      You wouldn´t have been overtrained if you….

2.      He´ll get over the injury if he…

3.      If he hadn´t eaten so much…

4.      You´ll improve your performance if you..

5.      Training would be easy if…

6.      They would have won a Nobel prize if they …

7.      I´ll be very happy when…

8.      I´ll be very happy if…

9.      I´d be very happy if…

10.  I would have been very happy if…