Question

Перепишите следующие условные предложения, определите их тип (I, II, III). 1. If I had known you were at the office, I would have called in. 2. If I were you I’d go to the university, because you could join the company at a higher level then. 3. If we break into the Indian market, our turnover will increase substantially. 4. If we had anticipated the crash, we wouldn’t have lost so much money. 5. If our main competitor goes bankrupt, we will increase our market share.

Answer 1

1. If I had known you were at the office, I would have called in. III тип

2. If I were you I’d go to the university, because you could join the company at a higher level then. II тип

3. If we break into the Indian market, our turnover will increase substantially. I тип

4. If we had anticipated the crash, we wouldn’t have lost so much money. III тип

5. If our main competitor goes bankrupt, we will increase our market share. I тип

Answer 2

1. Type III conditional: Original: If I had known you were at the office, I would have called in. Rewritten: Had I known you were at the office, I would have called in.

2. Type II conditional: Original: If I were you, I’d go to the university because you could join the company at a higher level then. Rewritten: If I were you, I would go to the university because you could join the company at a higher level then.

3. Type I conditional: Original: If we break into the Indian market, our turnover will increase substantially. Rewritten: If we break into the Indian market, our turnover will increase substantially.

4. Type III conditional: Original: If we had anticipated the crash, we wouldn’t have lost so much money. Rewritten: If we had anticipated the crash, we wouldn’t have lost so much money.

5. Type I conditional: Original: If our main competitor goes bankrupt, we will increase our market share. Rewritten: If our main competitor goes bankrupt, we will increase our market share.

Explanation:

• Type I conditional refers to a real or likely situation in the present or future.
• Type II conditional refers to an unreal or unlikely situation in the present or future.
• Type III conditional refers to an unreal situation in the past.