As vou have not been visiting here for two weeks we have not had the chance to discuss the walls. When we checked them we have discovered that they are in a dangerous condition. I'll let vou know what we have do to them. | FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Choose the most appropriate description for each picture. 1 If she falls she ll land in the safety net. 2 If she fell she d land in the safety net. 3 If she had fallen she would have landed in the safety net. 1 It s worse if we order soup. 2 It would be worse if we ordered soup. 3 It would have been worse if we d ordered soup. 1 If I own a dog like that I ll keep it on a lead. 2 If I owned a dog like that I d keep it on a lead. 3 If I had owned a dog like that I d have kept it on a lead. d 1 I like it more if it looks like someone I know. 2 I d like it more if it looked like someone I knew. 3 I d have liked it more if it had looked like someone I knew. GRAMMAR 7 CONDITIONALS 6 Rewrite each sentence. Use contracted forms. a If I had known I would have told you. .If I d known I d have told you. b Tony would not have crashed if he had been more careful. c If I had my credit card with me I would have bought the coat. d You would not have got lost if you had taken the map. e If Graham had not lost his watch he would not have missed the plane. f If you had not told me her name I would have found out from someone else. g If I were you I would try getting up earlier. Key points 1 2 3 4 5 6 The present tense form in first conditional sentences does not refer to present time. It refers to future time. The past tense form in second conditional sentences does not refer to past time. It refers to future time. The difference between first and second conditional sentences can depend on the attitude of the speaker. The future situation might have a high possibility of happening first conditional or a low possibility second conditional . If she falls she ll land in the safety net. This means that there is a real possibility that she will fall. If she fell she would land in the safety net. I am commenting on an imaginary situation and I do not think she is likely to fall. Might and could are common in conditional sentences when we are uncertain
