Question

(A) Identify the type of conditional in each of the
following sentences and label it. Also underline the
main clause.
1. Had you started your work
well in time, you would have
finished the project by now.
2. She would help me if she could.
3. If you don't pay your bill, your
electricity connection will not
be restored.
4. If you multiply 269 by 3, you get
the answer 807.
5. If only I had bought insurance,
I would have got compensated
for my losses.
6. If the train arrives on time,
it will depart on time.
7. You would go out to play only​

Answer 1

1. Had you started your work well in time, you would have finished the project by now. (TYPE 2)
2. She would help me if she could. (TYPE 2)
3. If you don't pay your bill, your electricity connection will not be restored. (TYPE 1)
4. If you multiply 269 by 3, you get the answer 807. (TYPE 0)
5. If only I had bought insurance, I would have got compensated for my losses. (TYPE 3)
6. If the train arrives on time, it will depart on time. (TYPE 1)
7. You would go out to play only​ (TYPE 2)

• In this exercise, you need to identify the type of conditional clause or if clause and also identify the main clause of the sentence.
• The main clause is very easy to find as it is just the first part of the sentence.
• Each conditional clause type relates to a combination of tenses and how they are placed in which order. TYPE 0 uses a combination of present simple and present simple, TYPE 1 uses a combination of present simple and future simple, TYPE 2 uses a combination of present simple, would, and the base of a verb, and TYPE 3 uses past perfect, would have, and a verb base.
• These descriptions are usually straight forward but in cases such as sentence 2 and sentence 7. the order has been switched around but they still fall into their respective category.

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