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Conditionals

Conditionals

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Conditionals

What are conditionals in English grammar?

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Conditionals

Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.

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The Zero Conditional

General truths and general habits

If + present simple, present simple

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The First Conditional

Possible or likely things in the future

If + present simple, will + infinitive

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The Second Conditional

Impossible things in the present / unlikely things in the future

If + past simple, would + infinitive

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The Third Conditional

Things that didn't happen in the past and their imaginary results

If + past perfect, would + have + past participle

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An example using the same context.

If I study hard, I pass the exam

If I study, I will pass

If I studied, I would have pass

If I had studied, I would have passed

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Exercise - Choose the correct words

  • The Zero Conditionals

    If people ___ (eat, play) too much, they get fat.

  • The first Conditional

    If I ___ (see, call) her, I'll tell her.

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Exercise - Choose the correct words

  • The Second Conditional

    If I ___ (met,knew) the Queen of England, I would ___ (say, said) hello. 

  • The Third Conditional

  • If ___ (we, you) had taken a taxi, ___ (we,you) wouldn't have missed the plane.

Conditionals

What are conditionals in English grammar?

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