CONDITIONALS
DEFINITION
conditional sentences are subordinate clauses that consist
of if-clause and main clause
IF – CLAUSE ( O. SUBORDINADA )
Present the condition
If we had studied
MAIN CLAUSE ( o. PRINCIPAL )
Present the results
we wuold have passed the exam
TYPES
FIRST CONDITIONAL `` OPEN CONDITIONAL ´´
SECOND CONDITIONAL ``HIPOTHETICAL CONDITIONAL´´
THIRD CONDITIONAL ``IMPOSSIBLE CONDITIONAL ´´
unless
Unless = if not
EXAMPLEs:
If we don`t finish soon, we`ll miss the train
Unless we finish soon, we`ll miss the train
FIRST CONDITIONAL
`` OPEN CONDITIONAL ´´
ESTRUCTURE
IF/UNLESS + PRESENT SIMPLE <-> PRESENT SIMPLE
EXAMPLEs:
If you put water in a cooler, it freezes
If iron gets wet, it rusts
I won’t accept it unless he gives a good reason
IF/UNLESS + PRESENT SIMPLE <-> imperative
EXAMPLEs:
Unless you do your homework, I tell your father
IF/UNLESS + PRESENT SIMPLE <-> future simple
EXAMPLEs:
I will always love you, if ypu buy me a new car
I will be the champion, if you train me
I will be a tall man if i eat fish
SECOND CONDITIONAL ``HIPOTHETICAL
CONDITIONAL´´
ESTRUCTURE
IF/UNLESS + PAST simple <-> WOULD + BASE FORM
EXAMPLEs:
IfI had more time,I might learn English
If I were you, I'd tell her
There's a very small chance of winning the lottery, so the trip is unlikely
third CONDITIONAL
``impossible CONDITIONAL ´´
ESTRUCTURE
IF/UNLESS + PAST PERFECT <-> WOULD + BASE FORM
EXAMPLEs:
If I had known, I would have helped
If I had known, I could have helped
If you had known, you should have helped
the end
Created by:
alejandro fernàndez garcìa
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