CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. Conditionals are used to speculate about what might happen, what may have happened, and what we would like to happen. In English, most sentences that use conditional tense contain the term "if". Many of the conditional constructions of English are used in sentences that include verbs in the past. This use is called "the unreal past" because we use a past verb tense but we are not referring to something that has actually happened. There are five main ways to construct conditional sentences in English. In all cases, they consist of a proposition or clause with "if" and a main proposition. In many negative conditional sentences there is an equivalent alternative construction that uses "unless" instead of "if".

2. FIRST CONDITIONAL: The "type 1 conditional" is used to refer to the present or future when the situation is real. Conditional type 1 refers to a possible condition and its probable outcome.

   • Formulation: If+ Present Simple→Future Simple (will)

3. ZERO CONDITIONAL: The "zero conditional" is used when the time that we refer to is now or always and the situation is real and possible. East type of conditional is usually used to talk about general facts

   • Formulation: If+ Present Simple→Present Simple

4. SECOND CONDITIONAL: The "type 2 conditional" is used to refer to a time that can be now or at any time and to a situation that is not real. These prayers do not allude to facts. The conditional type 2 is used to refer to a hypothetical condition and its probable outcome.

   • Formulation: If + Past Simple → Would do

5. THIRD CONDITIONAL: The "type 3 conditional" is used to refer to a time in the past and a situation contrary to reality. It is based on facts that are opposed to what is being expressed. The conditional type 3 is used to refer to a past condition that is not real, as well as to its probable outcome in the past.

   • Formulation: If + Past Perfect (Had Done) → Would Have Done