IF CONDITIONAL
Formula for Type 1.
If + present simple, will + base verb
formula for Type 2.
If + past simple, would + base verb
Formula for Type 3
If + past perfect, would have + past participle
If only they _________ (have lost) the keys this morning.
If only they hadn't lost the keys this morning.
We can start the meeting (if / unless / as soon as / until) the projector is working again.
We can start the meeting as soon as the projector is working again.
Choose the form that regrets a past decision.
a) If I were more careful, I would avoid mistakes.
b) If I had been more careful, I would have avoided mistakes.
c) If I am more careful, I will avoid mistakes.
d) If I had been more careful, I will avoid mistakes.
b) If I had been more careful, I would have avoided mistakes.
Use this to speculate about an unlikely event (lottery).
a) If I win the lottery, I will travel the world.
b) If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
c) If I had won the lottery, I would travel the world.
d) If I win the lottery, I travel the world.
b) If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
You want to talk about a likely future result.
a) If you study tonight, you will pass tomorrow’s quiz.
b) If you studied tonight, you would pass tomorrow’s quiz.
c) If you had studied tonight, you would have passed tomorrow’s quiz.
d) If you study tonight, you pass tomorrow’s quiz.
a) If you study tonight, you will pass tomorrow’s quiz.
If only they __________ (arrive) earlier yesterday
If only they arrived earlier yesterday
I won’t leave the classroom (if / unless / as soon as / when / until) everyone has submitted their work.
I won’t leave the classroom unless everyone has submitted their work.
Type 1:
If it (rain) ___________, we (cancel) ________________ the trip.
If it rains, we will cancel the trip
Type 2:
If she (have) __________the money, she (buy) __________ a newer phone.
If she had the money, she would buy a newer phone.
Type 3:
If they (leave) _________earlier, they (catch)____________ the last bus.
If they had left earlier, they would have caught the last bus.
I wish the neighbors________ (be quiet) at night.
I wish the neighbors were quiet at night.
You won’t pass the quiz (if / unless / as soon as / when / until) you review the vocabulary list.
You won’t pass the quiz unless you review the vocabulary list.
Choose one of these types: 1/2/3
If you __________ (not wear) a helmet, you _________ (risk) yourself.
Type: 1
If you don't wear a helmet, you will risk yourself.
Choose one of these types. Type: 1/2/3
If I were in your position, I ____________ (choose) the safer allocation.
Type: 2
If I were in your position, I would choose the safer allocation.
(Choose one of these types) Type: 1/2/3
If she ___________ (know) the answer, she would_________ (raise) her hand
Type: 3
If she had known the answer, she would have raised her hand
or
Type: 2
If she knew the answer, she would raise her hand
If only he ________ (knew) how to code
If only he knew how to code.
We’ll go for a break (if / unless / as soon as / until) the bell rings.
We’ll go for a break as soon as the bell rings.
(Circle one of these types) Type: 1/2/3
I would visit you more often If I ___________ (own) a car.
Type: 2
I would visit you more often If I owned a car.
Choose one of these types: 1/2/3
If I had_______(know) about the discount, I __________ (buy) two licenses.
If I had known about the discount, I would have bought two licenses.
(Circle one of these types) Type: 1/2/3
They ___________ (made) fewer mistakes If they had checked the rubric.
Type: 3
They would have made fewer mistakes if they had checked the rubric.
I wish I _________ (not eat) so much at lunch
I wish I didn't eat so much at lunch
(if / unless / when / until) you finish your draft, send it to me for feedback.
When you finish your draft, send it to me for feedback.