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Conditional Sentence
Conditional Sentence Type 0
Conditional type zero is used to
talk about general truths, scientific facts or things which always happen under
certain conditions.
Form:
If + Simple Present, + Simple Present
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Use:
The zero conditional is used to talk
about things which are always true, scientific facts, general truths:
Examples:
If you cross an international date
line, the time changes.
Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air.
If I wake up early, I go jogging.
Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air.
If I wake up early, I go jogging.
NOTE: you can use "when"
instead of "if".
Often called the "real"
conditional because it is used for real or possible situations. These
situations take place if a certain condition is met. It is possible and also very
likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form:
If
+ Simple Present, + Simple Future
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Use
Conditional Sentences Type 1 refer
to the future. An action in the future will only happen if a certain condition
is fulfilled by that time. We don't know for sure whether the condition
actually will be fulfilled or not, but the conditions seems rather
realistic – so we think it is likely to happen.
Example:
If I have enough time, I'll watch
the football match.
I may have time to watch the match
but I'm not sure about it.
Often called the "unreal"
conditional because it is used for unreal impossible or improbable situations.
This conditional provides an imaginary result for a given situation. It is very
unlikely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form:
if
+ Simple Past, + would + base verb
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Were
/ Was
In conditional type 2, we usually
use in the if clause "were" instead of "was"
even if the pronoun is I, he, she or it. "were"
here is a subjunctive form.
NOTE "was" is also
a possible form.
Example:
If I were a millionaire, I
would buy a castle.
Use
Conditional Sentences Type 2 refer
to an action in the present that could happen if the present situation were
different. I don't really expect the situation to change because it is very
unlikely.
Example:
If I had a lot of money, I would
travel around the world.
It is impossible that the
condition will be met because it refers to the past.
Form:
if
+ Past Perfect, + would + have + Past Participle
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Use
Conditional Sentences Type 3 refer
to situations in the past. They express hypothetical results to past given
situations.
Example:
If he had been careful, he wouldn't
have had that terrible accident.
Sometimes in the past, he was
careless. He drove so fast. So he had a terrible accident
Things to remember
1. The main clause can also be at
the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Examples:
"Phosphorus burns if you expose
it to air."
" I will send her an invitation if I find her address."
" I would travel around the world if I had a million dollars."
"He wouldn't have had that terrible accident if he had been careful."
" I will send her an invitation if I find her address."
" I would travel around the world if I had a million dollars."
"He wouldn't have had that terrible accident if he had been careful."
2. 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.
If he had been careful, he wouldn't have had an accident.
If he had been careful, he wouldn't have had an accident.
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WHAT IS VOICE? In English grammar, voice doesn't mean the sound you make when you speak. It shows whether the subject is doing the act...
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Necessity: must, have to, have got to, need The word "necessity" is a general term used for describing the...
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Salam dan Bahagia Perkenalkan saya Ni Nengah Budiasih, CGP dari Kabupaten Gianyar, Provinsi Bali, kali ini saya akan menyampaikan kesimpulan...
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We normally use WILL to speak about the future. It is always combined with another verb. Since WILL is classified as a modal verb (li...