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The document describes three types of conditional sentences: Type I refers to conditions that are possible to fulfill, Type II refers to theoretically possible conditions, and Type III refers to impossible conditions. Each type has a corresponding grammatical form using tenses like Simple Present, Simple Past, or Past Perfect. Examples are provided of conditional sentences in the affirmative and negative for each type with the if-clause in initial or final position. Modal verbs like could or might can sometimes substitute for would in Types II and III.

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The document describes three types of conditional sentences: Type I refers to conditions that are possible to fulfill, Type II refers to theoretically possible conditions, and Type III refers to impossible conditions. Each type has a corresponding grammatical form using tenses like Simple Present, Simple Past, or Past Perfect. Examples are provided of conditional sentences in the affirmative and negative for each type with the if-clause in initial or final position. Modal verbs like could or might can sometimes substitute for would in Types II and III.

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There are three types of conditional sentences.

type

condition

condition possible to fulfill

II

condition in theory possible to fulfill

III

condition not possible to fulfill (too late)

1. Form
type

if-clause

main clause

Simple Present

will-future or (Modal + infinitive)

II

Simple Past

would + infinitive *

III

Past Perfect

would + have + past participle *

2. Examples (if-clause at the beginning)


type

if clause

main clause

If I study,

I will pass the exam.

II

If I studied,

I would pass the exam.

III

If I had studied,

I would have passed the exam.

3. Examples (if-clause at the end)


type

main clause

if-clause

I will pass the exam

if I study.

II

I would pass the exam

if I studied.

III

I would have passed the exam

if I had studied.

4. Examples (affirmative and negative sentences)


ty
pe

Examples
long forms

short/contracted forms

If I study, I will pass the


exam.

If I study, I'll pass the


exam.

If I study, I will not fail the

If I study, I won't fail the

ty
pe

Examples
long forms

short/contracted forms

exam.
If I do not study, I will fail
the exam.

exam.
If I don't study, I'll fail the
exam.

If I studied, I would pass


the exam.

If I studied, I'd pass the


exam.

If I studied, I would not


fail the exam.
If I did not study, I would
fail the exam.

If I studied, I wouldn't fail


the exam.
If I didn't study, I'd fail the
exam.

If I had studied, I would


have passed the exam.

If I'd studied, I'd have


passed the exam.

If I had studied, I would


not have failed the exam.
If I had not studied, I
would have failed the
exam.

If I'd studied, I wouldn't


have failed the exam.
If I hadn't studied, I'd have
failed the exam.

II

III

* We can substitute could or might for would (should, may or must are sometimes possible, too).

I would pass the exam.

I could pass the exam.

I might pass the exam.

I may pass the exam.

I should pass the exam.

I must pass the exam.

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