IF CLAUSES
ORAÇÕES CONDICIONAIS
Type Zero conditionals express a real or very probable
situation in the present . They are formed as follows:
Oração Condicional Oração Principal
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:
Oração Condicional Oração Principal
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
Oração Condicional Oração Principal
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
Oração Condicional Oração Principal
Simple Present Simple Future
If Paul studies , he will pass .
If you don’t keep quiet, the teacher will be angry.
Type 2
Oração Condicional Oração Principal
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
Oração Condicional Oração Principal
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.
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