conditional sentences

conditional sentences

1. type I: present + future / possible present o future

   • if it stops raining, i'm going to walk into town

2. type II: hypothetical situations in present or future

   • past tense + would could might
     • How would you know if he wasn't telling the truth? If we had a bit more time here, we could go on a trip

3. type III: hypothetical situations in the past

   • past perfect ... would/could/might have infinitive
     • I would have picked you up if I had known what time your flight arrived

4. mixed conditionals (if we want to refer to present and past)

   • I wouldn't be in this mess if I had listened to your advice

5. alternatives to if

   • provided/providing (that)
     • Provided the bank lend us the money we need, we're going to boy that flat we liked
   • on condition
     • they agreed to lend us the car on condition we returned it by weekend
   • whether
     • I'm going  to sell the car whether you agree with me or not
   • even if
     • even if a get the job, I'm going to carry on living with my parents
   • supposing
     • supposing you lost your job, what would you do?
   • Had i known
     • Had I known that you were coming, I would have bought a bottle of wine