Conditional sentences

if you go / if you went

Conditional sentences

First conditional sentences describe possible future conditions and results. The form is:
If + present tense / subject + will (not) + verb
  • If I drop out of medical school, Dad will be disappointed in me.

Second conditional sentences describe improbable, impossible or imaginary conditions and results. The form is:
If + past tense / subject + would (not) + verb

  • If I were you, I would forget him.

(Note: The expression If I were you is often used when giving advice.) Look at the different ways we can say this sentence:

  • If I were you, I would forget him.
  • If I were you, I'd forget him.
  • I'd forget him if I were you.

1. Conditional sentences.

Compare these sentences.

2. Real or imaginary?

Are these sentences about real possibilities or imaginary situations?

 

For more information about conditional sentences see the Grammar Reference.

3. Conditional sentences.

Type in the missing words to complete the sentences.

4. Write.

Use the words to write sentences.

For example:
       (I) have time / do the shopping (real possibility)
       If I have time, I will do the shopping.