Conditional Sentence

​CONDITIONAL
SENTENCE

If Clause Result Clause
Simple Present, Simple Future

•If + S + V1 s/es/ies, S + will/shall + Inf./ be

e.g. If I have a lot of money, I will buy a new Alphard

•(INVERSION)

•Should + S + Inf/be, S + will/shall + Inf./be

e.g. Should I have a lot of money, I will buy a new Alphard

​TYPE 1: POSSIBILITY

TYPE 2 : Present Unreal

If Clause Result Clause
Simple Present, Simple Future

•If + S + V2/were, S + would/could + Inf./be

e.g. If I had a lot of money, I would buy a new Alphard

(Inversion)

Were + S + to Inf./be, S + would/could + Inf./be

e.g. Were I to have a lot of money, I would buy a new Alphard

Fact:

I don’t have a lot of money, so I don’t buy a new Alphard

TYPE 3: Past Unreal

If Clause Result Clause
Simple Present, Simple Future
•If + S + had + V3/been, S + would/could + have + V3/been

e.g. If I had had a lot of money, I would have bought a new Alphard

•(Inversion)

•Had + S + V3/been, S + would/could + have + V3/been

e.g. Had I had a lot of money, I would have bought a new Alphard

Fact:

I didn’t have a lot of money, So I didn’t buy a new Alphard