Condicionals
Use:Conditionals are used to talk about real or unreal situations.
First condicional: It expresses what will happen if the condition becomes true.
If+Present Simple and Future simple in the result clause.
If I don’t have money,I won’t buy a modern cell phone
Second conditional:It expresses conditions that are hypothetical,they are not very likely to
become true.
If+Past Simple and would + base form of a verb in the result clause.
If she had a lot of money,she would waste it very quickly.
Third conditional:It doesn’t express a condition,because the action is in the past cannot
become true any more.
If+Past Perfect Simple and would have+ Past Participle in a result clause.
If you hadn’t made that mistake,you would have passed your test.
We use unless to introduce the conditional clause or if and the negative form of the verb.
Unless you hurry up,We will be late
Time clauses:Are used to demonstrate a period of time based on an action or event, similar
to dependent clauses in conditional sentences.
A time clause shows the event will happen at a certain time, while the if clause shows it will
happen if something else happens.
As soon as I finish working I will go to the park.
When I arrive home I will study.
By the time she is in the school,she will go to the high school.
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