XI English - Conditional IF

There are three types of Conditional Sentences, they are :

a.Type 1 (Present time/Real Present Condition)
If the condition is still possible to happen in present/future

b.Type 2 (Unreal in Present)
The condition is impossible to happen in present/future

c.Type 3 (Unreal in the Past)
The condition is really impossible to happen because it had happened in the past.


Type 1

The condition is still possible to happen
Examples :
1.If I have some money I will treat you.
2.We will help you if we are not busy this afternoon.
3.Andien will buy me a new wallet if her father gets an extra money.
4.Our parents will give permission if we are nice to them.

Type 2

The condition is impossible to happen/Contrary to the fact
Examples :
1.If I had wings, I could fly to the sky
2.If I were the King, You would be my Queen.
3.I would buy you a new house if I were rich
4.They would help you if they were not busy now.
5.I wouldn’t do that if I were you.

In real :
1.I don’t have any wings so I cannot fly to sky
2.I am not a King
3.I am not rich
4.They are busy now
5.I am not you

Type 3

The condition is really impossible to happen because it had happened in the past.
Examples :
1.The patient wouldn’t have died if she had received immediate treatment.
2.If you had done your homework, the teacher wouldn’t have been angry.
3.If you had been there last night, she would have been happy.
4.We would have given you the money if you had told us the truth.
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Explanation / in real :
1.The patient died because she didn’t get immediate treatment.
2.The teacher was angry because you didn’t do the HW.
3.You didn’t come last night so she wasn’t happy.
4.You didn’t tell us the truth so we didn’t give you the money.

Grammar Focus

a.Type 1
I will come if I have time
Future           Present

b.Type 2
If I were you, I would take that chance
      Past         Future Past

c.Type 3
I would have written you a letter if I had known your address.
       Future Perfect                            Past Perfect