Class 12 C English |Unit: 10 | Career Opportunities | Presenting Yourself | Grammar Exercise Solution|CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

Class 12 English book chapter 10 | Career Opportunities | Grammar Exercise Solution |CONDITIONAL SENTENCE?

 

Grammar:

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE?

• It has  two parts or clauses:
• It starts with if statement

 

1. First Case: Zero Conditional

Use of Present Tense in both clauses

When we talk about generally true

Structure: If+S+v1/v5,S+ v1/v5+O.

Example: If it rains, I wear a raincoat to reach my office.

 

2. 2^nd Case: FIRST CONDITIONAL:

Use of prsent tense and future

When we talk about probability in future.

Structure: If+ S+v1/v5,S+will/shall+v1+O

Example: If I find my book, I will start reading it.

 

3^rd Case: Simple Past Tense

Talks about a hypothetical situation(Unlikely to happen)

Structure: If+S+v2+O, I +would+v1+O

Example: If I passed the exam, I would get a new phone.

 

4^th Case: Past Perfect Tense

Talks about a hypothetical situation(Unlikely to happen)

Structure: If+S+had+v3+O, S +would+have+v3+O

If I had climbed the mountain, I would have awarded the national prize.

 

5^th Case: MIXED CONDITIONAL

Talks about unreal condition/result in the past or the present.

Structure: If+S+had+v3+O,S+would+v1+O

Example: If I had attended the class, I would pass the exam.

Structure: If+S+v2, S+would/could+have +v3+O

Example: If you were a singer, you would have earned a lot of money.

 

B. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs.

1. If you sell your stocks now, you won’t get much money for them. (not/get)
2. A lot of people would lose their jobs if the factory closed down. (close down)
3. Our country won’t have to export wheat if it rains in November and February. (rain)
4. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life. (find)
5. If he had not been wearing a helmet, he could have been seriously injured.
6. Unless you follow the instructions, you will not pass the exams. (not/pass)
7. I don’t mind walking home as long as the weather is fine. (be)
8. The bank will sanction you the loan provided you deposit a collateral. (deposit)
9. What would you have been doing if you had not got this job? (you/do)
10. If you had the choice, where would you have lived? (you/live)

 

C. Change the following sentences into ‘if sentences’ as in the example.

Example: I did not go to a restaurant because I was not hungry.

I would have gone to a restaurant if I had been hungry.

 

a. The driver was talking on the phone so the accident happened.

Ans: If the driver had not been talking on the phone, the accident would not have happened.

b. There is no one at home because all the lights are off.

Ans: If there was someone at home, all the lights wouldn’t be off.

c. He must be an educated person because he has subscribed ‘The Kathmandu Post.’

Ans: If he was an educated person, he would have subscribed ‘The Kathmandu Post.’

d. His head was not injured in the accident because he had put the helmet on.

Ans: His head would have been injured in the accident if he had not put the helmet on.

e. I am sure he passed the exam because he gave a heavy treat to his friends.

Ans: I am sure he would not have passed the exam if he hadn’t given a heavy treat to his friends.

f. You didn’t take any breakfast so you are hungry now.

Ans: If you had taken some breakfast, you would not be hungry now.

g. I am sure he is a doctor because he is wearing the white gown.

Ans: I am sure he wouldn’t be a doctor if he was not wearing the white gown.

h. She is very rich so she drives a Mercedes.

Ans: If she was not very rich, she would not be driving a Mercedes.

i. I didn’t know it was only half a kilometer from my house, so I booked a ride.

Ans: If I had known it was only a half kilometer from my house, I would not have booked a ride.

j. He has hidden something in his mind, so he does not look fresh.

If he had not hidden anything in his mind, he would look fresh.