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If I have time, I _____ help you with your school project. a) would b) would have c) will
c) will - first conditional
He'd win the school election if we _____ him. a) support b) supported c) would have supported
a) support (first conditional)
The second conditional describes REAL / IMAGINARY situations.
IMAGINARY
We describe the situation in the second conditional with PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE.
PAST SIMPLE
We describe the result in the second conditional with PAST SIMPLE / WOULD+INFINITIVE.
WOULD + INFINITIVE
TRUE OR FALSE: We ALWAYS use 'if, when, unless, as soon as' in the result (will) clause in the 1st conditional.
FALSE
We use _____ to mean if ... not. Think of the example in this way: You won’t go into the river if the rope doesn’t snap.
UNLESS
True or False? We can use may, might or could instead of will in the 1st conditional.
True
The school ______ (improve) the sports facilities as soon as the town hall gives them the money they need.
will improve
We use the 3rd conditional to talk about imaginary events in the PAST / PRESENT,
PAST
If Jim hadn't felt so ill, he _____ (go) to school today.
WOULD HAVE GONE
If you _____ (not forget) your tennis racket, we could have played tennis this afternoon.
HADN'T FORGOTTEN
If I hadn't joined the basketball team, I _______(not meet) you and Robert.
WOULDN'T HAVE MET
If he _____ (have) a scooter, he could come with us.
HAD
We use _____ to emphasise doing something immediately or straight away. a) as soon as b) unless c) when
a) as soon as
When the if clause comes first, we usually put a comma after it. We don’t use a _____ when the main clause comes first and the if clause comes second.
comma
