Conditionals 1° and 2°

Conditionals 1° and 2°

1. Type 1

   • Conditional Sentences Type I 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.
     • Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
     • Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an E-mail.
     • Example: If John has the money, he will buy a tsuru.

2. Type 2

   • Conditional Sentences Type II refer to situations in the present. An action could happen if the present situation were different. I don't really expect the situation to change, however. I just imagine „what would happen if …“
     • Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
     • Example: If I found her address, I would send her an E-mail.
     • Example: If John had the money, he would buy a house.

3. type 3

   • We make the third conditional by using the past perfect after 'if' and then 'would have' and the past participle in the second part of the sentence
     • if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
     • He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the house at nine
     • She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university

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