Mastering Conditional Sentences: Types and Examples

Posted on Mar 28, 2025 in English

Conditional Sentences: Types and Examples

Type 1 Conditional: Possible Conditions

These sentences describe real possibilities in the present or future.

  1. If I see Jennie, I will give her your love.
  2. Oil floats if you pour it on water.
  3. If she can’t come to us, then we will have to go and see her.
  4. If you eat too much, you will get fat.
  5. If I know her name, I will tell you.
  6. I will be absolutely happy if I have a car.
  7. What will you do if you lose your job?
  8. If we have a map, we will be able to get out of here.
  9. I will get up earlier if there is a good reason to.
  10. If the children eat too much bread, they will get fat.
  11. I won’t pass the exam if I don’t study.
  12. If the weather is rainy tomorrow, we won’t go to the park.
  13. If I sleep late, I won’t get up early.
  14. If you help me with my homework, I will finish it in time to go to the cinema.
  15. If it doesn’t rain, the students will practice sport in the playground.
  16. Jane will come home early if she isn’t very busy at work.
  17. Our teacher will be pleased if we do our homework.
  18. If Robert plays football with us, we will win the match.

Type 2 Conditional: Hypothetical Conditions

These sentences describe unreal or improbable situations in the present or future.

  1. If I were you, I would get a new job.
  2. If he were younger, he would travel more.
  3. If we weren’t friends, I would be angry with you.
  4. If I had enough money, I would buy a big house.
  5. If she weren’t always so late, she would be promoted.
  6. She would be happier if she had more friends.
  7. We would buy a house if we decided to stay here.
  8. They would have more money if they didn’t buy so many clothes.
  9. We would come to dinner if we had time.
  10. She would call him if she knew his number.
  11. If his nose were smaller, he would be very handsome.
  12. I would come if I had a car.
  13. If she knew, she would tell him.
  14. If his parents didn’t give him money, he wouldn’t go out so much.
  15. If she didn’t believe me, she would have told me.
  16. He wouldn’t say that if he didn’t mean it.
  17. I would go on a trip around the world if I won the lottery.
  18. I would not do that if I were you.
  19. If these walls were thicker, we wouldn’t hear the neighbors.
  20. If I were a millionaire, I’d buy a mansion.

Type 3 Conditional: Impossible Conditions

These sentences describe situations that are contrary to past facts.

  1. If they hadn’t been drunk, the doorman would have let them in.
  2. If you hadn’t failed your last exam, you would have graduated in May.
  3. My mother wouldn’t have rented this apartment if she had known it was so noisy.
  4. I would not have gone to see this movie if I had known how boring it was.
  5. If I hadn’t lost my cellphone, I would have called you.
  6. If I hadn’t driven so fast, I would not have gotten into an accident.
  7. If the store had been open, I would have bought some food.
  8. I would have been on time if I hadn’t missed the bus.
  9. If you hadn’t changed your hairstyle, I would have recognized you.
  10. If you hadn’t been late, we wouldn’t have missed the bus.
  11. If she had studied, she would have passed the exam.
  12. If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen John.
  13. If they had gone to bed early, they wouldn’t have woken up late.
  14. If he had become a musician, he would have recorded a CD.
  15. If she had gone to art school, she would have become a painter.
  16. He would have been happier if he had stayed at home.
  17. She would have passed the exam if she had studied harder.
  18. We wouldn’t have got married if we hadn’t gone to the same university.
  19. They would have been late if they hadn’t taken a taxi.
  20. She wouldn’t have met him if she hadn’t come to London.
  21. He would have taken a taxi if he had had enough money.

Wishes and Regrets

Expressing regrets about the past.

  1. I wish I’d been less anxious.
  2. I wish I’d been more adventurous.
  3. I wish I’d taken more risks.
  4. If only I’d had more fun.
  5. I wish I hadn’t been so sensible.
  6. I wish I hadn’t taken life so seriously.
  7. If only I’d done more of things I enjoy.
  8. I wish I had my life to live over.

Describing Clothes

Examples of describing different types of clothing.

  1. Fabulous Mexican snakeskin cowboy boots
  2. A stylish pinstriped suit
  3. Old baggy jeans
  4. A plain green cotton sweatshirt
  5. A red low-waisted miniskirt
  6. A wide black leather belt
  7. High red leather boots
  8. Old black skinny jeans
  9. A short-sleeved checked shirt
  10. A long-sleeved black and white striped top
  11. A beautiful long purple silk evening dress
  12. A bright orange turtleneck sweater