Conditional Sentences

1 had come,would have met(已發生,後悔不能改變的過)
2 will stay(將來情況)
3 would save,were(不可能發生→不是皇帝,用was都可以,但不夠were正確)
4 would cry, scolded(過去假設,不可能發生,但沒後悔)
5 rises, will melt(正常情況)
6 would have,snowed(不可能發生)
7 had, would spend(不可能發生)
8 will become, scalded(燙傷皮膚變紅必然,正常情況)
9 had not sprained(,後悔,不可能改變的過去.001必錯)
10 knew(would kill+普通過去式,表示現在沒發生的可能)

1. If she had come (come) to my party last Sunday, she would have met (meet) Terry.
2. If the black rainstorm warning is up, we will stay (stay) at home.
3. David would save (save) the poor if he were (be) the king.

4. My sister would have cried (cry) if you had scolded (scold) her yesterday night. (3rd conditional)
Meaning: Something did not happen. The speaker is imagining a different past. But the past cannot be changed. (yesterday night)

My sister would cry (cry) if you scolded (scold) her.
Meaning: Imagining the present or future to be different. The speaker is talking about the situation now, and not in the past.

5. If the temperature rises (rise), ice melts (melt). (zero conditional)

We use zero conditional if it means that condition can be true at any time.
This pattern means that one thing always follows automatically from another.

6. We would have (have) a wonderful Christmas every year if it snowed (snow) in Hong Kong.
7. If Ken had (have) 36hours every day, he would spend (spend) most of the time reading books to increase his knowledge.

8. Our skin becomes (become) red if it is scalded (scald).
"Scald" is a transitive verb.
The boiling water scalds our skin. (active voice)
Our skin is scalded. (passive voice)

9. They could have won the race if they hadn't sprained (not/sprain) their ankles.
10 Fanny would kill you if she knew (know) that you have stolen her favourite handbag.


題外: Know the difference:
If I have enough time, I write to my parents every week. (zero conditional)
If I have enough time tomorrow, I will write to my parents. (1st conditional)

1. If she came(come) to my party last Sunday,she would have met(meet)Terry.2. If the black rainstorm warning is up,we will stay(stay)at home.3. David would save (save) the poor if he was(be) the king.4. My sister would cry (cry)if you scolded (scold) her yesterday night.5. If the temperature rises (rise),ice will melt (melt).6. We would have (have) a wonderful Christmas every year if it snowed (snow) in Hong Kong.7. If Ken had (have) 36hours every day,he would spend (spend) most of the time reading books to increase his knowledge.8. Our skin becomes (become) red if it is scalded (scald).9. They could have won the race if they didn't sprain (not/sprain) their ankles.10 Fanny would kill you if she knew (know) that you have stolen her favourite handbag.