TYPE-2 UNTRUE (CONTRARY TO FACT)IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE
In type-2 we talk about imaginary situations and in the main clause we speculate about their imaginary consequences so it is called "Imaginary Condition" as well . Although we use past tenses the reference is not to the past time. That is why it is called unreal, untrue past. The most commonly used form is :
IF + SIMPLE PAST, WOULD + V1
Truth =>I don't have enough money now, so I can't lend you any(Present)
Conditional Sentence=>If I had enough money, I would lend you some.
Truth => I am not rich , so I can not buy a villa in Kuşadası.
Conditional Sentence=> If I were rich , I would buy a villa in Kusadası.
Truth => She is so shy ; That is why she doesn't enjoy parties.
Conditional Sentence=> If she weren't so shy , she would enjoy parties.
Truth => We haven't central heating , so the house is rather cold.
Conditional Sentence=> If we had central heating , the house wouldn't be cold.
Truth => I live near my office , so I don't spend much time travelling to work.
Conditional Sentence=> If I didn't live near my house , I would spend much time travelling to work.
Truth => Because I cannot drive , we cannot take the car.
Conditional Sentence=> If I could drive , I could take the car.
Truth=>I will work tomorrow, so I can't come to the cinema with you.
Cond. Sentence=>If I didn't have to work tomorrow, I'd come to the cinema with you.
Truth => He never shaves so he looks unattractive . Cond. Sentence=> If he shaved , he wouldn't look unattractive.
SITUATION: You are watching the starts one night with a friend . You start talking about aliens.
You say :
If some aliens landed on earth , I would make friends with them.
If they didn't speak Turkish , I would use sign language.
If they took me back to their planet , I'd learn their language.
If anyone believed my story , I would become famous.
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If Clauses Type 3 Unreal Past
TYPE-3: UNTRUE(CONTRARY TO FACT)IN THE PAST
We use type-3 when the time is past and the condition cannot be fulfilled because the action in the if-clause didn't happen. The most commonly used form is ;
IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD HAVE V3
Truth =>She didn't study hard enough ,so she didn't pass the test.
Conditional Sentence: If she had studied hard enough, she would have passed the test.
Truth => I drove so fast , so I had an accident.
Conditional Sentence: If I hadn't driven so fast, I wouldn't have had an accident.
Truth => Merve and Senem didn't see the signal, so they didn't stop.
Conditional Sentence: If Merve and Senem had seen the signal , they would have stopped.
Truth => It was raining , so I didn't take the kids to the beach.
Conditional Sentence: If it had not been raining, I would take the kids to the beach.
Truth => We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money.
Conditional Sentence: If we had had enough money, we would have gone by air.
Truth => The exit door were blocked , so people couldn't escape from the burning wall.
Conditional Sentence: People could have escaped from the burning wall if the exit door hadn2t been blocked.
Truth=> She was late for work, because she didn't hear the clock ring.
Conditional Sentence: If she had heard the clock ring, she wouldn't have been late for work.
We use type-3 when the time is past and the condition cannot be fulfilled because the action in the if-clause didn't happen. The most commonly used form is ;
IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD HAVE V3
Truth =>She didn't study hard enough ,so she didn't pass the test.
Conditional Sentence: If she had studied hard enough, she would have passed the test.
Truth => I drove so fast , so I had an accident.
Conditional Sentence: If I hadn't driven so fast, I wouldn't have had an accident.
Truth => Merve and Senem didn't see the signal, so they didn't stop.
Conditional Sentence: If Merve and Senem had seen the signal , they would have stopped.
Truth => It was raining , so I didn't take the kids to the beach.
Conditional Sentence: If it had not been raining, I would take the kids to the beach.
Truth => We didn't go by air only because we hadn't enough money.
Conditional Sentence: If we had had enough money, we would have gone by air.
Truth => The exit door were blocked , so people couldn't escape from the burning wall.
Conditional Sentence: People could have escaped from the burning wall if the exit door hadn2t been blocked.
Truth=> She was late for work, because she didn't hear the clock ring.
Conditional Sentence: If she had heard the clock ring, she wouldn't have been late for work.
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