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CONDITIONALS

Conditional sentences have at least two clauses: IF clauses and THEN clauses.
IF clauses present the condition. THEN clauses present the results (is optional).
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REMEMBER
The

four words that NEVER appear in the IF clause are: will, wont, would, wouldnt

If we will study for our test, we will Example: pass it. If we study for our test, we will pass it.
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time is now or always and the situation is real and possible.

If + subject + verb (Simple present) Subject +Verb (Simple present)

and blue, you get purple.

If you mix red ZERO CONDITIONAL

You get wet if it rains.

Main clause (result)
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If clause (condition)

If CONDITIONAL FIRST you do your HW,

The

time is the present or future and the situation is real.

If + subject + Verb (simple present)
If clause (possible condition)

you can watch TV.

Subject + Simple future (will, going to, can) + Verb (simple present) If you don't
Main clause (probable result)
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leave, I will call the police.

UNLESS

= IF

Temporals are time

NOT

before, until, after, etc)

expressions (

Example: we dont finish soon, we will miss the train. we finish soon, we will miss the train.

Examples:

If

Until

he arrives, I will read a book. will make a cake before they go.
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They Unless

If he were in my place, SECOND CONDITIONAL he wouldnt do this. NOTE: If it were happen in were is are unlikely to not raining, often use instead of was the things that in the we could go out. present or future. If-clause. vWe use If I were you to espress Subject an opinion If + subject + or give advice. + If we didnt have to work today,
vIn conditional sentences type They express imaginary situations2, or

wepast simple + could have simple conditional

Would/Could/Might picnic. + Main Verb

If they won the lottery, they wouldnt work any more. Main clause If clause (condition)
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(result)

THIRD CONDITIONAL
v

The third conditional is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the past. With the third conditionals we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. 5/22/12

If I had had a lot of money, I would have bought a big If + subject Subject +house.
+ past perfect would/might/could/shoul d + have+ past participle

If clause (possible If you had told meMain clause you were condition) (probable result) on the Internet, I'd have sent you an e-mail.
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