What is Conditi onal

1 Sentences?

MAIN 2 How many types?

CONTENTS 3 What are they?

4 Exercises
 Conditional sentences
Câu điều kiện dùng để nêu lên một giả thiết về một sự việc, mà sự
việc đó chỉ có thể xảy ra khi điều kiện được nói đến xảy ra.
Câu điều kiện gồm có hai phần (hai mệnh đề):
 Mệnh đề nêu lên điều kiện (còn gọi là mệnh đề IF) là mệnh đề
phụ hay mệnh đề điều kiện
 Mệnh đề nêu lên kết quả là mệnh đề chính.
Ví dụ: If it rains - I will stay at home.
Phân tích ví dụ này sẽ có mệnh đề điều kiện:
If it rains (nếu trời mưa) - mệnh đề chính: I will stay at home ( tôi sẽ
ở nhà)
How many types of Condtional sentences?
There are 4

TYP TYP TYP TYP

E0 E1 E2 E3
When Express Express Express
talking real in unreal in unreal in
about the the the past
our habits present present
, general or future or future
truths,
 FORM OF CONDITION SENTENCES
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE EXAMPLE

TYPE 0 If + S + V(s,es) If + S + V(s,es) If it rains, the road gets wet

TYPE 1 If + S + V(s,es) S + Will/Can/shall... + If the weather is nice, I will

V go swimming tomorrow.

TYPE 2 If + S + V2/ Ved S +would/ Could/ If I were you, I would

Should…+ V follow her advice.

TYPE 3 If + S + Had + S + would/ could…+ If I had studied the lessons,

V(pp)/Ved have + V(pp)/Ved I could have answered the
questions.
 EXERCISES
I. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. If I see him, I ____________
will give (give) him a gift.
2. If I had a typewriter, I _____________
would type (type) it myself.
would have visited (visit) you.
3. If I had known that you were in hospital, I _________________
freeze
4. If you (freeze)_________water, becomes
it (become)_____________solid.
5. You could make better progress if you ____________
attended (attend) class regularly.
knew (know) his telephone number, I’d give it to you.
6. If I _________
7. If you had arrived (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.
__________
would not make (not make) so many mistakes.
8. If he worked more slowly, he _______________
9. I _________________ were
wouldn't drink (drink) that wine if I __________ (be) you.
mix
10. If you _________(mix) get
red and yellow, you ________(get)orange.
11. A lot of people __________
would be (be) out of work if the factory closed down.
 II. Choose the best answer
1. I would have visited you before if there _____ quite a lot of people in your house.
A. hadn't B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be
2. If you had caught the bus, you _____ late for work.
D. wasn't


A. wouldn't have been B. would have been
3. If I _____, I would express my feelings.
C. wouldn’t be D. would be


A. were asked B. would ask C. had been asked
4. If _____ as I told her, she would have succeeded.
D. asked

A. she has done  B. she had done C. she does

5. Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
D. she did

A. stole B. have stolen C. were to steal

 D. steal
6. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____ better if you _____ to her.

A. would have been/ hadn't lied         B. would be/ didn't lie
C. will be/ don't lie                    D. would be/ hadn't lied
7. John would be taking a great risk if he _____ his money in that business.

A. would invest     B. invested     C. had invested        D. invests
8. She wouldn't have given them all that money if we _____ her to.
A. wouldn’t advise B. won't advise

C. hadn't advised D. didn't advise
9. If the tree hadn't been so high, he _____ it up to take his kite down.

A. could have climbed B. climb C. is climbing
10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.
D. climbed

A. climbed  B. could climb C. is climbing D. climb

11. If I _____ her phone number, I _____ her last night

A. had known/ could have phoned
C. know/ can phone
B. knew/ would have phoned
D. knew/ could phone
12. If he ______ the truth, the police wouldn’t arrest him.
A. tells  B. told C. had told
13. If you press that button what _____?
D. would tell

A. would happen              B. would have happened


C. will happen                 D. happen
III. Complete the sentences using the cues given.You can use other words in addtion to
the cues to complete the sentences

1. I/ like/ can/ coke/ and/ two/ bottles/ water/ please.

I’d like a can of coke and two bottles of water, please.
2. Yesterday/ come/ home/ school/ I/ hungry/ but/ there/ not/ any/ food/ fridge.
Yesterday, when I came home after school, I was very hungry but there wasn’t
any food in the fridge.
3. If/ teenagers/ want/ stay/ healthy/ they/ should/ eat/ more/ fruits/ vegetables.
If teenagers want to stay healthy, they should eat more fruits and vegetables
4. If/ you/ continue/ eat/ too much/ fat food/ same time/ you/ may/ have/
stomachache.
If you continue eating too much fat food at the same time, you may have a stomachache
5. Where/ you/ go/ friends/ if/ you/ see/ them/ last time.
Where would you go with your friends if you could see them for the last time
6. You / be / very angry / I / failed / my exam?
Would you be very angry if I failed my exam?
7. You / take / first bus/ you/ get /there on time.
If you take the first bus, you’ll get there on time.
8. It /rain/ we / cancel / the match.
If it rains, we will cancel the match.
9. Although/ students/ eat/ breakfast/ dinner/ home/ they/ usually/ have/
lunch/school.
Although students eat/ breakfast and dinner at homm, they usually have lunch
at school.
10. Lan / usually/ have/ unhealthy lunch/ of/ fastfood.
Lan usually has unhealthy lunch of fastfood.
11. If/ we/ not talk/ them/ about/ healthy eating/ they/ may/ only eat/ junkfood.
If we don’t talk to them about healthy eating, they may only eat junkfood.
12. At home/ parents/ should/ encourage/ children/ prepare/lunchboxes.
At home parents should encourage their children to prepare lunchboxes.
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word
in brackets. DO NOT change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE words.

1. He lived in Paris from 1997 to 1999. He moved to New York at the end of
1999. (had)
had lived/ had been living in Paris for three years before he moved to
→ He _______________________________
New York.
2. Everybody needs to be able to read traffic signs. (necessary)
necessary for everybody
→ It is ______________________________ to be able to read traffic signs.
3. Thank you for inviting me to the party. You’re very kind. (of)
kind of you
→ It is _______________________ you to invite me to the party.
4. His passing the exam made me feel much relieved. (that)
(much) relieved that he passed the exam.
→ I was _______________________
5. I heard that you had got a new job. I was pleased. (to)
pleased to hear
→ I was _______________________ that you had got a new job.
6. I wish I had more money; I would be having a vacation in Hawaii. (have)
→ If I ____________________
had more money I would be having a vacation in Hawaii.
7. If I lived in the USA when I was small I would have a native-like accent. (American)
→ I would ____________________
have American accent if I lived in the USA when I was small
8. I didn’t understand what those English people were talking about. (dialect)
→ They were ____________________
speaking dialect so I couldn’t understand them.
9. If you had a wider range of vocabulary, you could write better. (could)
writing could be
→ Your ____________________ better if you had a wider range of vocabulary.
10. If English were not spoken by economic powers, it wouldn’t be so popular. (not)
→ Were English _________________
not spoken by economic powers, it wouldn’t be so popular.
11. I walked to school in 20 minutes. (took)
took me
→ It_____________20 minutes to walk to school.
12. It's too late for us to continue our show. (so)
→ It is_____________
so late that we can't continue our show.
 V. Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same

1. When did you first know him?

long have you known him?
=> How …………………………………………………………………………………
2. Their trip lasted three day.
=> They had …………………………………………………………………………….
a three-day trip
3. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
=> Everybody …………………………………………………………
needs to clean up their neighborhood once a week
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn’t.
=> She forgot……………………………………………………………………………
doing
5. Learning English is the
not washing
easy. up
=> It ………………………………………………………………….………………….
6. Don’tnot easythe
leave to lights
learn on
English
all night, you will waste electricity.
=> If ……………………………………………………………………………………..
you leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity
7. The furniture was too old to keep.
such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it
=> It was ………………………………………………………………………………...
8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
=> No one else ………………………………………………………………………….
in Gary’s class plays the guitar as well as her
9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.
=> Since the computer was ……………………………………………………………..
invented, people have saved a lot of time
10. If she didn’t feel very tired today, she could cook.
=> She cannot ...................................................................................................................
cook because she feels very tired today
11. It's my opinion that you should not skip breakfast.
=> If I.................................................................................................................................
were you, I would not skip breakfast
12. This is question is so easy that everyone can answer it.
=> This is such.......................................................................................................
an easy question that everyone can answer it
13. He couldn't find me at the exhibition.
=> He wasn't......................................................................................................................
able to find me at the exhibition