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CONDITIONALS:
There are several kinds of Conditional Clauses and each kind has a different pair of tenses, the word "condition" means "situation or circumstance". If a particular condition is true, then a particular result happens: “If you want to lose weight, you will do exercise” Of course with each type certain variations are possible. FIRST CONDITIONAL (TYPE I) We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, Chicote says: FIRST CONDITIONAL EXAMPLES
**- We use the first conditional to express possibility in the present or in the future.
- The subordinate clause (If-clause) has a verb in the** present simple. The main clause is always in the future .(WILL+INFINITIVE)
- “If I start my diet tomorrow, I will probably lose weight.”
- “I will probably lose weight if I start my diet tomorrow.” Present Simple in the If Clause, Will+infinitive in the Main Clause.
MAIN CLAUSE VARIATIONS: We can also use a MODAL OR AN IMPERATIVE instead of WILL. IF
RESULT CLAUSE:
+ PRESENT SIMPLE CAN /MAY/ MUST+bare infinitive If you don´t stop eating pasta, You may have a heart attack. If Present Simple IMPERATIVE If you want to lose weight eat less pasta. ZERO CONDITIONAL This is a variety which combines two present simple forms and it is used to refer to facts which are always true. The important thing about the zero conditional is that the condition always
has the same result .They are called Universal Truths.
if condition Result or Main Clause Present Simple Present Simple If you heat ice, it melts. If People don´t eat , they get hungry.
SECOND CONDITIONAL (TYPE II)
It is the improbable, imaginary or hypothetical condition. It refers to a present reality.We are still thinking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of this condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen. if condition Result or Main Clause Past Simple would + base verb If I won the lottery, I would buy a new restaurant However, we can also find other variations in the Result Clause : if condition result Past Simple Could /might+ base verb If I won the lottery, I could / might buy a new restaurant If Chicote were here, He might help us And variations in the condition clause. a) Were: If we have the verb to Be we use the form WERE for all persons. b) We use If I were you......when we want to give advice. if condition Result or Main Clause Past Simple (were) would+ base verb If Chicote were here , He would tell us what to do If I were you , I would talk to him about my problem
Note that the past simple is used in the condition clause, but the time reference is the future. “If I had money now , I would give you some” “If I won the lottery next Saturday , I would buy a car immediately” THIRD CONDITIONAL (TYPE III) This is the impossible conditional sentence. We are lamenting, regretting what we did, we are referring to a past situation which is unreal, and as a consequence it is impossible to be fulfilled. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming
true. The usual tenses are Past Perfect in the Condition Clause (IF) and Would+Perfect
Infinitive in the Result or Main Clause. if condition Result or Main Clause Past Perfect would have + past participle If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car. Variations in the Result Clause: if condition Result or Main Clause Past Perfect Could /might have + past participle If I had won the lottery, I could / might have bought a car. TIME CLAUSES: Time clauses in the English language are introduced by conjunctions such as after, as soon as , before, when, whenever, by the time etc. we often use the present tense forms to talk about the future : after, as soon as , before, when, whenever, by the time,until+ subject+verb= a time clause “When I get home from school , I will check my email” “ As soon as I finish school , I will go to work” or “I will go to work as soon as I finish school” “She will study English until she finds a good job.” “ After he finishes his presentation , he will feel happy”
