Posts Tagged ‘if clauses’

Conditional verb forms exercise

December 25th, 2011 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate conditional verb forms. Each question is followed by three suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1. If I see Ann, I …………………………. her your love.

Conditional clauses exercise

June 8th, 2011 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb.

1. If I know her name, I ———————– you.

a) Would tell
b) Will tell
c) Would have told

Future tense in if-clauses

March 5th, 2011 in Improve English

We normally use a present tense with if and most other conjunctions to refer to the future.

Talking about unreal past situations

September 14th, 2010 in Improve English

To talk about past situations that did not happen, we use a past perfect tense (had + past participle) in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the result clause.

If Clauses – Part II

November 29th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

Type 3 conditional (Impossible condition)

Here we use a past perfect tense in the if clause and would have + past participle in the result clause.

If Clauses

November 29th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL, Improve English

A conditional sentence must have at least two clauses: a conditional clause and a result clause. The conditional clause usually states a condition and the result clause states what will happen if the condition is fulfilled.