CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. TYPES

   • ZERO
     • Use: General truths
     • IF PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE.
   • FIRST
     • Use: Probable situations
     • IF PRESENT SIMPLE, FUTURE SIMPLE.
   • SECOND
     • Use: Improbable situations WE CAN USE MODALS (could)
     • IF PAST SIMPLE, WOULD+INFINITIVE.
   • THIRD
     • Past situations we can't change WE CAN USE MODALS (could)
     • IF PAST PERFECT, WOULD+HAVE+PARTICIPLE

2. ALTERNATIVE CONDITIONAL FORMS

   • UNLESS=IF NOT
     • FIRST&ZERO
   • IN CASE=IF
     • FIRST&ZERO
   • WHEN=IF
     • FIRST&ZERO
   • IF ONLY/I WISH
     • ?
       • PAST SIMPLE:WANTING CHANGE
       • PAST PERFECT:PAST REGRETS
       • WOULD+INFINITIVE:ANNOYING SITUATION
   • PROVIDING THAT/ON CONDITION THAT/AS LONG AS
     • FIRST&SECOND

3. AS VR LIKE

   • WHEN TO USE AS
     • JOBS/FUNCTIONS
     • BEFORE A SUBJECT+VERB(CONJUCTION)
     • EXPRSSIONS
       • AS YOU KNOW
       • AS WE AGREED
       • THESAMEAS OURS
       • AS YOU SUGGESTED
     • STRUCTURE "AS ADJETIVE AS"
   • WHEN TO USE LIKE
     • BEFORE A NOUN OR PRONOUN(PREPOSITION)
     • DESCRIPTIONS(PEOPLE OR THINGS)
   • SINONIMS
     • LIKE/AS IF/AS THOUGH