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Enis 1St Year Engineering: Remedial Structural Work: The Real and Unreal Conditional 1-Structure of If-Clauses

This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English, including real and unreal conditionals. It provides examples of type I, II, and III conditional sentences. For real conditionals, it gives examples using present, past, and future tenses. For unreal conditionals, it explains types II and III and the use of "were" in the first person singular and third person singular. It also discusses the use of modal verbs like "can", "could", and "might" in conditional sentences. Practice exercises are provided to write real and unreal conditional sentences based on given information. Common mistakes in conditional sentences are also listed, along with their corrections.

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Enis 1St Year Engineering: Remedial Structural Work: The Real and Unreal Conditional 1-Structure of If-Clauses

This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English, including real and unreal conditionals. It provides examples of type I, II, and III conditional sentences. For real conditionals, it gives examples using present, past, and future tenses. For unreal conditionals, it explains types II and III and the use of "were" in the first person singular and third person singular. It also discusses the use of modal verbs like "can", "could", and "might" in conditional sentences. Practice exercises are provided to write real and unreal conditional sentences based on given information. Common mistakes in conditional sentences are also listed, along with their corrections.

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ENIS 1ST YEAR ENGINEERING

REMEDIAL STRUCTURAL WORK : THE REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONAL

1- Structure of if-clauses

If-clauses can be clause-initial (1.), clause-medial (2.) as well as clause-final (3.).

1. If you like, we can watch a film.

2. We, if you like, can watch a film.

3. We can watch a film if you like.

2. Types : aside from the typical type I, II, III structure, conditionals can be divided
into two categories: real and unreal conditionals

2.1. Real condition

Conditional sentence type

If I have money, I spend it. Present Real Conditional – type I

If I had money, I spent it. Past Real Conditional – type I

If I have money, I will/am going to


Future Real Conditional – type I
spend it.

Practice
Write a sentence in the present conditional using the information
provided.  Don't forget to use a comma if the part of the sentence with "if"
goes first.

1. If/we/drive/we/get there faster. …………………………………………………………….

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2. If/she/call/we/pick her up. …………………………………………………………………….

3. They/buy a car/if/they/get the loan from the bank


…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. If/he/get here soon/we/start the project. …….………………………………………..
5. He/take the medicine/if/the doctor/tell him to

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2.2. Unreal condition

Conditional sentence Explanation type

If I had had money, Past unreal Conditional –


 
I would have spent it. type III

If I had money, I would I think about spending the Present unreal Conditional
spend it. money TODAY. – type II

If I had money, I would I think about spending the Future unreal Conditional –
spend it. money NEXT WEEK. type II

Note :  It has traditionally been considered to be grammatically correct to


use "were" even with the first person singular ("I") and the third person
singular (he/she/it). This is only one example of the subjunctive in English

If I were rich, I would travel around the world.

Practice
Write a sentence in the "unreal" conditional using the information
provided.  Don't forget to use a comma if the part of the sentence with "if"
goes first. 

1. If/she/speak/English/she/get/a better job


…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. They/fly/to Mars/if/they/have/a spaceship


…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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3. If/I/be/a good cook/I/cook/delicious meals every night
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. I/study English at inglesmundial.com/if/I/have/a computer


…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. If/I/be/her mother/I/drive/her to school .………………………………………………

3. Modal verbs : main clauses with real conditional tenses can have modal verbs.

 If I have money, I can spend it.

You can use could and might instead of would in unreal conditional clauses.

 If I had money, I could spend it. → (I would be able to spend it.)

 If I had money, I might spend it. → (I would possibly spend it.)

Find the mistake : find the errors in the sentences.  Write the
sentences correctly.

1. If she will study, she will pass the test.

2. I wold be careful if I were you.

3. If I have a lot of money, I'd travel.

4. I carged the new blouse to my credit card.

5. If they lived here they would attend that school.


    
    

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