ملخص الدرس / الرابعة متوسط/اللغة الإنجليزية/File 3/Conditional Type : to make predictions about actions that may happen

Examples:

If Paul passes his final year exam, he will go t Lincoln Senior High School.

Becky will not go to junior high if she finishes primary school with high grades.

Condition type 1 :

Forms:

If + [subject + verb in S.Present] , [subject + verb in S.Future]

If  Clause                             Result Clause  

 [subject + verb in S.Future] , If + [subject + verb in S.Present]

Result Clause                               If  Clause

N.B: The pupils should keep in mind: First Conditional (Type 1).

Condition type 2

Consider the following clause and answer the questions below. à "If I became rich…

The tense is the past .It refers to the present.

Bashir is poor .Certainly not.

The clause expresses condition.

Consider the next clause which completes the first clause above and answer the questions à "I would buy a fishing boat for my father"

The sentence expresses result.

It is a dream.

Now draw the rule.

When we imagine an unreal situation , we use ' if + the past simple tense in the conditional clause

In the result clause, we use the auxiliary verb would + the infinitive verb without 'to'

If + [subiect + verb in S.Past). [subiect + verb + Would I

Note:    In the "if" sentence (Condition type 2), we often use 'were' instead of "was"