Type I: If we receive the necessary documents tomorrow we shall hold the conference on Friday.

Type I: If we receive the necessary documents tomorrow we shall hold the conference on Friday.

real/probable condition in the present or futureà

real/probable consequence/result referring to the present or future

Type II: If we received the necessary documents tomorrow we would hold the conference on Friday.

unreal/improbable condition in the present or future à

unreal/improbable consequence/result referring to the present or future

Type III: If we had received the necessary documents last Monday we would have held the conference yesterday.

unreal/improbable condition in the past à

unreal/improbable consequence/result referring to the past

Compare:

1. He could do it if he tried (But he doesn't want to try)

- Он мог бы это сделать, если бы постарался

He could have done it if he had tried (But he didn't want to try)

2. You might find him there if you called at six o’clock (refers to the future)

You might have found him there if you had called at six o’clock (but you didn’t call at six o’clock) - Вы могли бы застать его там, если бы зашли в шесть часов = Вы, возможно, застали бы его там, если бы зашли в шесть часов

The Conditional Mood represents an action as an unreal one due to the absence of the necessary circumstances on which the realization of the action depends. In Russian the verbs in the conditional mood are rendered by the verbs in the past tense with particle 'бы'.

1. Read and translate the sentences into Russian. Pay attention to the mood of the verb.

1. If I lived in England, I wouldn't have any problems with my English.

2. If people trusted and respected each other, it would make life easier.

3. If I could read people's thoughts, it would be interesting to know all beforehand.

4. If you met her, you would fall in love with her at first sight.

5. If Alison had bought the dress yesterday, she would have spent all her money.

6. Just imagine what chaos there would be if we lived in a society without laws!

7. If you had given us a hint, we would have guessed your secret then.

8. It would have been helpful if someone had met me at the airport and had taken me to the hotel.

9. He says that if he could start his life anew, he wouldn't change anything.

10. If the babysitter had arrived at the appointed time, we would have met.

11. If Bobbie were less curious, he wouldn't have asked us so many personal questions yesterday.

12. If Liz had tried harder at college, she would be more successful now.

2. Join the sentences making them unreal.

1. He is getting fat. He doesn't take much exercise.

2. She goes to bed very late. She feels tired in the morning.

3. Jack doesn't listen to the teacher very carefully. He makes a lot of mistakes.

4. Unfortunately I don't know his address. I can't write to him.

5. Marina went to the market too late. She couldn't buy any fresh strawberries.

6. You didn't sweep the room properly. It is dirty.

7. The play was boring. Some people didn't even watch it to the end.

8. Molly felt that the woman was deceiving her. So she didn't obey her.

9. The flowers have died. You constantly forget to water them.

10. The tourists didn't wear sensible shoes. Now they have blisters.

3. Translate into English.

1. Если бы она умела хорошо готовить, то ее муж был бы счастлив.

2. Если бы он был более энергичным, то давно мог бы сделать отличную карьеру.

3. Мы были бы очень признательны, если бы вы извинились.

4. Если ты будешь стирать свою майку в горячей воде, то она сядет и полиняет.

5. Розы стояли бы гораздо дольше, если бы ты добавила в воду таблетку аспирина.

6. Когда она узнает результат, то не поверит, что ей так повезло.

7. Если бы она носила короткие юбки, то выглядела бы моложе.

8. Если ему понадобятся деньги, то он может обратиться к нам.

9. Если бы не запутанные обстоятельства, детектив сумел бы найти преступника намного раньше.

10. Если все пойдет нормально, то мебель доставят сегодня.

11. Если бы они не перепутали адрес, то мебель доставили бы неделю назад.

12. Если бы не внешность и талант, он никогда бы не стал суперзвездой Голливуда.

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