IF CLAUSES

ORAÇÕES CONDICIONAIS

Type Zero conditionals express a real or very probable

situation in the present . They are formed as follows:

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Simple Present Simple Present

If you press the buttom, you turn the radio off.

If you touch fire, get burn.

Type I conditionals express a real or very probable situation in Type I conditionals express a real or very probable situation in

the future . They are formed as follows: the future . They are formed as follows:

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Simple Present Simple Present

If you study , You will pass.

If he has money, he will buy a new house

Type 2 condltionals

Express an imaginary or Improbable situation which is unlikely to happen in the present or future.

If I had the time, I would take up a sport.

(I don't have the time now, so it is unlikely that Iwill take up a sport. = improbable situation)

We use were instead of was for all persons.

If Peter were here, he would tell us what to do.

We use If I were you when we want to giveadvice.

If I were you, I'd talk to him about my problem.

Jack missed the bus yesterday, so he was , late for work.

If Jack hadn't missed the bus, he wouldn't have been late forwork yesterday.

TYPE 3- Conditionals

Type 3 conditionals express imaginary situations in lhe past; that is, they refer to past situations that did not happen.

They are formed as follows:

If she had called earlier, I would have told her about the meeling.

(She didn'l call earlier, so I didn´t tell her about the meeting.)

If Tony had visited London, he would have seen

The Tower Bridge The Picadilly Circus

Summary – Type Zero

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Simple Present Simple Present

If you press the buttom, you turn the radio off.

If you touch the car, the alarm goes off.

Type 1

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Simple Present Simple Future

If Paul studies , he will pass .

If you don’t keep quiet, the teacher will be angry.

Type 2

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Simple Past Simple Conditional

Would + infinitivo (- to)

If I won the lottery , I would buy a farm .

If I were you , I would go.

Type 3

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Past Perfect Conditional Perfect

Would have + particípio

If we had invited Jane, she would have gone to the party.

If she had felt well, she would have gone to school.