UNIT 6 Grammar Mr EL AYAR

Conditionals 2BAC

1. Zero conditional:
− When you heat ice, it melts/ if you heat ice, it melts
●Form: When/ If + S + verb in the present simple, S + verb in the present
simple
●Use: Zero conditional is used to express a fact or a general issue.
2. Conditional type :“I”:
− If I have money, I will buy a car.
●Form: if + S + Verb in the present simple, S + will + infinitive of the verb
●Use: conditional type “I” is used to indicate that something is possible
and also very likely to be fulfilled in the future.
3. Conditional type: “II”:
− If I had money, I would/ could/ might buy a car.
●Form: If + S + Verb in the past simple, S + would/ could/ might ….+
infinitive of the verb
●Use: conditional type “II” is used to indicate that something is possible,
but very unlikely to be fulfilled at present time.
4. Conditional type “III”:
If i had revised my lessons, i would /could/ might have passed
the exam
I would/ could/might have passed the exam if i had revised my
lessons
Form:
● If + S + past perfect, S + would/ could/ might… + have + past participle
of the verb.
● S + would/ could/ might… + have + past participle of the verb + if + S +
past perfect
→ a third conditional sentence consists of two clauses: an if-clause and
the main clause:
− If the if-clause comes first, a comma is usually used.
− If the if-clause comes second, there is no need for a comma.

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use: the third conditional is used to talk about things which didn’t
happen in the past. It is often used to express criticism and regret.

Example
If you had driven more carefully, you
wouldn’t have had an accident
If we had played a little better, we could
have won the game
Explanation
→ Criticism: you had an accident because
you didn’t drive carefully.
→ regret: we didn’t play well, so we lost
the game

5) The difference between “when” and “if” in conditional

sentences:
● “If” → is used for something that, according to the speaker might
happen (he is not sure).
e.g: we can spend the afternoon on the beach if the weather is fine.
● “When” → is used for something that, according to the speaker, will
happen (he is sure).
e.g: I will clean up the kitchen right away when I’m back from work

Conditional
Practice:
Rewrite the following sentences as suggested:

a. Our neighbour lost all her friends because she was two- faced woman
→ If ………………………………………………………………………….
b. They tried to cross the border illegally, so they were arrested and expatriated
→ If ………………………………………………………………………..
c. I didn’t know he was so rich, that’s why I didn’t marry him.
→ I ……………………………………, if………………………………….
d. Karim didn’t stay in France because he didn’t like the way he was treated at work.
→ If ……………………………………………………………….