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Conditional sentences
Mindmap
- First
- If+ Present simple,
main clause with
will+ ( or other future
/imperative forms)
- Talk about possibilities
in the present or in the
future.
- e.g.If you study, you will pass the exam
- e.g.If you study, you will pass the exam
- If+ Present simple,
main clause with
will+ ( or other future
/imperative forms)
- Second
- If+ Past Simple,
main clause (Would
+verb)
- To talk about unreal
situations in the present
or in the future or to give
advice
- e.g. If I were you, I would give up smoking.
- e.g. If I were you, I would give up smoking.
- If+ Past Simple,
main clause (Would
+verb)
- Third
- If + Past perfect,
main clause (
Would have+ verb)
- Talk about unreal events in the past ,
often to express criticism or regret.
- e.g. If you had taken a taxi, you would have arrived on time.
- e.g. If you had taken a taxi, you would have arrived on time.
- If + Past perfect,
main clause (
Would have+ verb)
- Zero
- It is used for statements that
are always true
- If+ present simple,
main clause
(present simple)
- e.g.: If you heat ice, it melts.
- e.g.: If you heat ice, it melts.
- It is used for statements that
are always true
- Mixed
- It refers to an unreal past
condition and its probable
result in the present.
- If+ past perfect,
main clause ( Would
+ verb)
- e.g. If you had studied harder at school, you would have a better job now.
- e.g. If you had studied harder at school, you would have a better job now.
- It refers to an unreal past
condition and its probable
result in the present.
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