Conditional+Sentences

=Conditional Sentences / If-Clauses Type I, II und III=   Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without //if//) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with //if//) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.

Conditional Sentence Type 1
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation. [|more on Conditional Sentences Type I] ►
 * → It is possible and also //very likely// that the condition will be fulfilled.**
 * Form:** //if// + [|Simple Present], [|will-Future]

Conditional Sentence Type 2
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation. [|more on Conditional Sentences Type II] ►
 * → It is possible but //very unlikely//, that the condition will be fulfilled.**
 * Form:** //if// + [|Simple Past], [|Conditional I] (= would + Infinitive)

Conditional Sentence Type 3
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation. [|more on Conditional Sentences Type III] ►
 * → It is //impossible// that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.**
 * Form:** //if// + [|Past Perfect], [|Conditional II] (= would + have + Past Participle)

Exceptions
Sometimes Conditional Sentences Type I, II and III can also be used with other tenses. [|more on Conditional Sentences used with other tenses] ►

Conditional Sentence Type 1

 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type I] [|Level: elementary] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-1.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 1" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p0"]]
 * [|Exercise 2 on If Clauses Type I] [|Level: elementary] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-1.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 1" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p1"]]

Conditional Sentence Type 2

 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type II] [|Level: lower intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-2.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 2" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p2"]]
 * [|Exercise 2 on If Clauses Type II] [|Level: lower intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-2.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 2" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p3"]]

Conditional Sentence Type 3

 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type III] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p4"]]
 * [|Exercise 2 on If Clauses Type III] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p5"]]

Mixed Exercises on Conditional Sentences

 * [|Type I or II] • [|Exercise 2] • [|Exercise 3] [|Level: lower intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-2.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 2" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p6"]]
 * [|Type I, II or III] • [|Exercise 2] • [|Exercise 3] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p7"]]
 * [|Fairytale “The Cat and the Mouse”] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p8"]]
 * [|Exercise on “New Orleans” text] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p9"]]

Exceptions

 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type I with Auxiliaries] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p10"]]
 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type I] • [|Exercise 2] [|Level: upper intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-4.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 4" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p11"]]
 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type II] [|Level: upper intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-4.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 4" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p12"]]
 * [|Exercise on If Clauses Type III] [|Level: upper intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-4.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 4" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p13"]]

Tests on Conditional Sentences

 * [|Conditional Sentences Type 1] [|Level: elementary] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-1.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 1" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p14"]]
 * [|Conditional Sentences Type 1 and 2] [|Level: lower intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-2.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 2" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p15"]]
 * [|Conditional Sentences Type 1, 2 and 3] [|Level: intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-3.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 3" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p16"]]
 * [|Conditional Sentences Type 1, 2, 3 and Exceptions] [|Level: upper intermediate] [[image:http://www.ego4u.com/images/misc/level-4.png width="47" height="7" caption="Level 4" link="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences#p17"]]