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| Subject: Conditional Sentences Fri May 23, 2008 6:29 pm | |
| Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.
Conditional Sentence Type 1
if + Simple Present, will-Future Example: If I find her address, I will send her an invitation. The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma. Example: I will send her an invitation if I find her address. Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. Example: If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive) Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation. The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma. Example: I would send her an invitation if I found her address. Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. Example: If I had a lot of money, I wouldn’t stay here.
Were instead of Was In IF Clauses Type II, we usually use ‚were‘ – even if the pronoun is I, he, she or it –.Example: If I were you, I would not do this.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
if + Past Perfect, Conditional II(= would + have + Past Participle) Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation. The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma. Example: I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address. Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. Example: If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams
Exceptions Sometimes Conditional Sentences Type I, II and III can also be used with other tenses.Condition refers to: IF Clause Main Clause
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Actually thats the basic on conditional sentence. | |
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| Subject: Questions with Conditions Sun May 25, 2008 6:13 am | |
| You can, of course, ask questions with conditions:
Yes-no Questions
- Does Homer get angry if you forget to feed him?
- Would it hurt the car if you put apple juice in the gas tank?
- Does it hurt your computer if you leave it on all night?
Information Questions
- What happens to your computer if you leave it on all night?
- What would happen if you put apple juice in the gas tank?
Unreal: What would you do if you got the job?
Real: What will you do if you get the job?Please remember : The main thing to consider when you are writing conditional sentences is whether or not the condition (IF clause) is real or possible.
Unreal condition: If I were the king of the world, I would make it easy to write English.
Real condition: If I'm your teacher next year, I'll give you some writing exercises. | |
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| Subject: Real and Unreal Sun May 25, 2008 7:23 am | |
| Real and Unreal >>> Really confusing topic. I hope it can give us an idea.
Real Conditional describes real-life situations.
Unreal Conditional describes unreal, imaginary situations.
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Present Real Conditional | Present Unreal Conditional | If I have time, I study English.
Sometimes I have time. | If I had time, I would study
I don't have time. English. | Past Real Conditional | Past Unreal Conditional | If I had time, I studied English.
Sometimes I had time. | If I had had time, I would have studied English.
I didn't have time. | Future Real Conditional | Future Unreal Conditional | If I have time, I will study If I have time, I am going to study English.
I don't know if I will have time or not.
| If I had time, I would study
I won't have time.
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