Conditional Clauses (Oraes Condicionais)

If = se Unless = If ... not = a menos que First Conditional - Exprime : 1. algo que quase de certeza acontecer If + present Future/can (will + infinitive) or, (can + infinitive) you will enjoy it

If you go to the exhibition,

2. instrues If + present If you want coffee with milk, Imperative press button A

Second Conditional Exprime uma condio hipottica. Algo improvvel de acontecer. If + past simple Conditional (would + infinitive) Or, (could + infinitive) you would enjoy it

If you went to the exhibition,

Third Conditional Exprime uma situao impossvel de acontecer. If + past perfect (had + past participle) If you had gone to the exhibition, Conditional Perfect (would have + past participle you would have enjoyed it

EXERCISES (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CORRECTION of the exercises)

A. 1. If he eats too much

2. Well go to the beach only if 3. Well go faster if we

a. he gets a bike b. she will go on holiday c. well have to call a doctor

4. If she passes her exams 5. Hell be happier if 6. If hes got a temperature,

d. its warm and sunny e. hell be probably get stomach ache f. we take the train.

B . Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. What will you do, if you ___________________________ (win) the lottery? 2. If you ____________________ (refuse) my offer, I would be very surprised. 3. We can have lunch in the park, if it _______________________ (not/rain) 4. If you are hungry, we __________________________ (go) to a restaurant. 5. If I _________________________ (see) Paul, I would have told him to go home. 6. I ___________________________ (invite) you, for a drink if I didnt feel so tired. 7. He would pass the exam, if he ______________________ (study) more. 8. If he had been more careful, he _____________________ (avoid) the accident. C. Follow the example and rewrite as indicated below - 1st Conditional Example: Don't keep making noise, or Ill call the headmaster. I'll call the headmaster, if ... 1. I dont talk to John because he doesnt apologize. ......................................, if he apologises. 2. He doesn't help you because you don't ask him. He ................................................, if you ask him. 3. You don't get the best seats because you don't arrive early. If you arrive early, you ..... 4. He makes mistakes. He is not promoted. If he doesnt make mistakes, he ... 5. Peter wants to go to the match. He goes alone. If Peter wants to go to the match, he .... . D. Rewrite as indicated below - 2nd. Conditional 1. I don't buy a new video camera because I don't have enough money. If I had enough money, I ...

2. He doesn't invest much, that's why he is not a successful manager. He would be a successful manager, if .... 3. You don't give up drinking. You don't feel well. If you ..... , you would feel much better. 4. I don't do my homework because I don't know the text. I would do my homework, if I .... 5. He only did that because you pushed him He wouldnt do that if you .... 6. The dog didn't bite the girl because the owner stopped it. The dog ................................................ if the owner didnt stop it. 7. You missed the lesson. The teacher reprehended you. The teacher wouldnt reprehend you if you .... E. Rewrite as indicated below - 3rd conditional 1. You didn't arrive early. You missed the train. If you had arrived earlier, you ... 2. I didn't hear the weather forecast. So, I didn't bring the umbrella. If I had heard the weather forecast,... 3. You spent the night at the pub. You didn't study much. If you hadnt spent all night at the pub, you.... 4. You didn't take your raincoat. That's why you got wet. If you............................................ , you wouldnt have got wet. 5. She didn't give you a box of chocolates because she didn't know it was your birthday. If she had known it was your birthday, she.... 6. You didn't spend he holidays with us, that's why you didn't enjoy yourself a lot. 7. If you ................................................................, you would have enjoyed yourself a lot. F. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. 1.You will have to go to bed earlier if you ______________ (start) work at 8. 2.You ___________ (have) to take a taxi if you are in a hurry.

3.If you ___________ (give) up smoking, you would feel better. 4.If I _____________ (be) you, I wouldnt do it. 5.They will probably pass the exam if they ___________ (study) hard. 6.We wont miss the train if we _____________ (hurry). 7.If you ___________ (come) to see the film, you would have enjoyed it. 8.Who _____________ (you/phone) if you had a problem? 9.If it ___________ (be) warm and sunny tomorrow, we will go to the beach. G. Rewrite these sentences as indicated below. 1. I didnt phone them because I didnt have their phone number. If I had their phone number, I . 2. We missed the train because we were late. We wouldnt miss the train, if 3. Mum had run out of sugar and flour, so she couldnt make me a cake. If Mum hadnt run out . 4. Mum went to the garden and let dinner burn. If Mum didnt go to the garden, 5. They went to Gills party and met her parents. If they hadnt gone to Gills party, 6. I dont visit you this afternoon because I dont have time. If I have time, I . 7. He doesnt phone now. I dont wait for him. If he doesnt phone now, 8. I dont have a house in the country because Im not rich. If I were rich, I H. 1st; 2nd; 3rd Conditional - Re-write as indicated below 1. We rejected the offer because they didn't clarify their position. If they had clarified ___________________________________. 2. I don't sell my car because they don't pay much money for it.

If they paid more money for my car ______________________ 3. I'm sure you didn't leave your watch in my house, because I didn't find it. If you had left your watch in my house, _____________ 5. Be careful, or you'll get hurt. You'll get hurt, if you ____________________________ 6. She didn't give me the ring , because she didn't find it. If she had found the ring, _____________________________ 7. You don't feel better because you don't take much exercise. If you took more exercise, _____________________________ 8. She didn't apply for the job, because she didn't know about it. If she had known about it, she __________________________ I - Re-write the following , building conditional sentences (1st, 2nd, 3rd conditionals) 1. You must write the test carefully, not to repeat it all again.

If you write _________________________________________ 2. Hurry up or you'll miss the train.

You'll miss the train, if ________________________________ 3. John doesnt drive carefully. He has had too many accidents.

If John drove __________________________________________ 4. The weather isn't fine. We can't go to the beach.

If the weather was _____________________________________ 5. You didn't go to the party. I didn't dance with you.

If you had gone _______________________________________ 6. You don't spend your holiday in Spain. You don't learn how to dance the flamenco.

If you spent __________________________________________ 7. She didn't take my advice. She didn't feel happy.

She would have felt ____________________________________ 8. You must run to catch the train.

If you dont run, _______________________________________

10. They have to work harder, to succeed. If they dont work harder, _______________________________ J. Rewrite using Unless 1.If you dont bring the money, I wont buy you the tickets. Unless ... 2. If you dont read your messages, you wont receive e-mail greetings. Unless ... 3. If we didnt walk faster, we wouldnt get there in time. Unless ... 4. If you didnt arrive early, you wouldnt get the best seats. Unless... 5. If you dont try harder, youll never succeed. Unless ... 6. If the weather doesnt get better, Ill stay at home. Unless ... 7. You wont arrive on time if you dont hurry. Unless... 8. This theatre will close if they dont get a subsidy. Unless ... 9. If they hadnt lent me the money, I wouldnt have bought the house. Unless ... 10. You dont come with me. I wont go to the party. Unless ... K - Rewrite as indicated below - Unless 1. If I don't have to work late, I'll see you tomorrow.

I'll see you tomorrow, unless I __________________________ 2. If she doesn't ask me, I will not tell Sue what you said.

Unless she ________________________________________

3. I wouldnt eat fish, if I werent extremely hungry. Unless I __________________________________________ 4. We must hurry not to be late.

Unless we _______________________________________ 5. I was told I had to work hard to pass the exam.

I was told unless I worked ___________________________ 6. Children are only allowed to use the swimming pool if they are with an adult. Unless .they ______________________________________ 7. The doctor will not see you today, if it is not an emergency.

Unless it _________________________________________ 8. I don't go to the party, if you don't come with me.

Unless you _______________________________________ 9. He'll only answer if you ask him a question.

Unless you ________________________________________ 10. I'll only help you if you ask me to. Unless you _________________________________________ L- Rewrite as follows - 1st, 2nd, 3rd conditionals; unless 1. Jane doesn't arrive on time. I don't talk to her. But, if Jane arrived _________________________________ 2. We may see Henry, we give him your message. If we see ________________________________________ 3. You don't know how to swim, so you can't come with us. If you knew ______________________________________ 4. You can't find a good job, because you aren't qualified enough. But, if you were qualified _______________________________ Unless you __________________________________________ 5. Francisco doesn't speak English. He doesn't find a job in England. If Francisco spoke _______________________________________

Unless he speaks ________________________________________ 6. You didn't apply for the job, that's why you didn't get it. If you had applied _________________________________________ 7. She didn't find a good seat because she didn't come on time. If she had come _________________________________________