CONDITIONAL SENTENCES CONDITIONALS IN REPORTED SPEECH I- CONDITIONAL SENTENCES * Form: TYPE IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE S + will/ can + Vinf Present simple: S + V/ V-s/es + O + …… Past simple: S + V-ed/ V2 + O + ……… S + would/ could + Vinf (be >were ) Past Perfect: S + had + PP( V-3/V-ed) S + would/ could + have +PP Note: Unless = If … not …: trừ phi, không Eg: If I don’t have money, I won’t buy a car  Unless I have money, I won’t buy a car II- CONDITIONALS IN REPORTED SPEECH * Examples: a Direct: “If I have more money, I will buy that house,” she said > Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house b Direct: She said “If I had more money, I would buy that house,” > Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house c Direct: She said “If I had had more money, I would have bought that house,” > Indirect: She said (that) if she had had more money, she would have bought that house * Form: TYPE CONDITIONAL IN DIRECT SPEECH If clause S + V/ V-s/es Main clause S + will/ can+ V-inf If clause S + V-ed/ V2 Main clause S + would/ could + V-inf If clause S + had + P.P Main clause S + would /could + have + P.P CONDITIONAL IN INDIRECT SPEECH S + V-ed/ V2 S + would /could+ V-inf S + V-ed/ V2 S + would/ could + V-inf S + had + P.P S + would / could + have + P.P * Examples: a Direct: “If I have time, I will come to see you,” she said > Indirect: She said (that) if - b Direct: She said “If I had time, I would come to see you,” > Indirect: She said (that) if - c Direct: She said “If I had had time, I would have come to see you,” > Indirect: She said (that) if * Exercises: Type 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs: If it (be) fine tomorrow, we (go ) for a picnic If I (have) time tonight, I (finish) the novel I’m reading If you (finish) work early, you (come) for a drink with us If it (rain) …………… next weekend, we (not, be able to) plant the vegetables If she (have) too much to do, she (ask) someone for help Type 2: Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs: If she (be) here now, she (give) us some advice If he (fail) in his present job, he (think) about another career If we (run) our own business, we (be) more independent If John (go) to his home town, he (visit) his mother If Susan (borrow) your book, she (return) it Type 3: Supply the correct forms of the missing verbs: If I (manage) to repair my car earlier, I (drive) you to London If I (know) last week that she was ill, I (visit) her She (not, hear) ……………… the news if she (not, turn on) ……………… the radio this morning We (be) ………… at the airport for hours if we (not, know) …………… that the flight was delayed I (make) a bad mistake if I (not, read) the instructions * Mixed types: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets: They would be hurt if I (not, go) to see them If you got more exercise, you (feel) better Unless he sells more, he (not, get) much commission If I lend you $10, when you (repay) me? What would you if the lift (get) stuck between two floors? If you slept under a mosquito net you (not, be) bitten so often I shouldn’t have believed it if I (not, see) it with my own eyes The hens (not, get) into the house if you had shut the door *Turn the following sentences into reported speech: Tom said to me, ”If I have spare time, I will go fishing with you” > The teacher told us, “If it rains tomorrow, we can go for a picnic.” > “Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam”, said his parents > “If she goes to the party, she will have a lot of fun.”, said Peter > “If you need help, I will be willing to help you with the difficult exercises”, my sister said > Lida said, “ I would have come to the party if I hadn’t been so busy last week.” > Tom told me, “If I were you, I would look for another job.” > My friend said to me, “ What would you if someone gave you a million pounds?” > My friend asked me what ……………………………………………… The gardener said, “ If I didn’t water these plants yesterday, they could die.” > 10 The doctor said to the patient, “ You won’t feel better unless you takes these medicine.” > Date of teaching: December 5th 2009 Period: 16 CONDITIONALS IN REPORTED SPEECH * Examples: a Direct: “If I have more money, I will buy that house,” she said > Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house b Direct: She said “If I had more money, I would buy that house,” > Indirect: She said (that) if she had more money, she would buy that house c Direct: She said “If I had had more money, I would have bought that house,” > Indirect: She said (that) if she had had more money, she would have bought that house * Form: TYPE CONDITIONAL IN DIRECT SPEECH If clause S + V/ V-s/es Main clause S + will/ can+ V-inf If clause S + V-ed/ V2 Main clause S + would/ could + V-inf If clause S + had + P.P Main clause S + would /could + have + P.P CONDITIONAL IN INDIRECT SPEECH S + V-ed/ V2 S + would /could+ V-inf S + V-ed/ V2 S + would/ could + V-inf S + had + P.P S + would / could + have + P.P * Examples: a Direct: “If I have time, I will come to see you,” she said > Indirect: She said (that) if - b Direct: She said “If I had time, I would come to see you,” > Indirect: She said (that) if - c Direct: She said “If I had had time, I would have come to see you,” > Indirect: She said (that) if *Turn the following sentences into reported speech: Tom said to me, ”If I have spare time, I will go fishing with you” > The teacher told us, “If it rains tomorrow, we can go for a picnic.” > “Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam”, said his parents > “If she goes to the party, she will have a lot of fun.”, said Peter > “If you need help, I will be willing to help you with the difficult exercises”, my sister said > Lida said, “ I would have come to the party if I hadn’t been so busy last week.” > Tom told me, “If I were you, I would look for another job.” > My friend said to me, “ What would you if someone gave you a million pounds?” > My friend asked me what ……………………………………………… The gardener said, “ If I didn’t water these plants yesterday, they could die.” > 10 The doctor said to the patient, “ You won’t feel better unless you takes these medicine.” >