"IF CLAUSE" / CONDITIONAL CLAUSE

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I. TYPE I

IF + SIMPLE PRESENT , PRESENT FUTURE
--> IF + SUBJECT + Verb1 (V1+S) + OBJECT , SUBJECT + WILL + VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If it rains , I will stay home

--> IF + SUBJECT + am / is / are + OBJECT , SUBJECT + WILL + VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If the holiday is over , I will go home


II. TYPE II

IF + SIMPLE PAST , PAST FUTURE
--> IF + SUBJECT + VERB2 + OBJECT, SUBJECT + WOULD + VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If I became a king , I would buy an island

--> IF + SUBJECT + WERE + OBJECT , SUBJECT + WOULD+ VERB1 (BE) + OBJECT
Example :
If I were a president , I would travel around the world


III . TYPE III

IF + PAST PERFECT , PAST PERFECT FUTURE
--> IF + SUBJECT + HAD +VERB3 (been) + O , I WOULD HAVE+ VERB 3 (been) + O
If I had been kind, I would have got many friends