Real Conditionals If …. Then… By AJ Brown

What are they? There are two kinds of real conditional sentences: 1.Future Real Conditionals – describe situations that have not happened but will happen under a certain circumstance. 1.Present Real Conditionals - describe situations that always happen under the same circumstances.

(1) Future Real Conditionals If you heat water, it will boil. This shirt will shrink if you wash it. If it is rainy tomorrow, I’m going to the movies. I will give a student a zero if he cheats or plagiarizes. In other words, the “will” verb only happens when the “if” verb occurs. What are the verb tenses?

Did you notice…? Which verb tenses are used in future real conditionals? dependent (if) clause = simple present independent (main) clause = future will or be going to What is the punctuation? if clause first = tomatoes comma if clause second = Allison is comma simple present future will or be going to comma no comma

(2) Present Real Conditionals If AJ has money, she spends it. This window squeaks if you get it wet. If he exercises in the morning, he feels better. She calls campus escorts if she walks back from the library at night. Both verbs use the present simple tense. ALMOST like a time clause “when” sentence…

When AJ has money, she spends it. This window squeaks when you get it wet. When he exercises in the morning, he feels better. She calls campus escorts when she walks back from the library at night. “if” = real conditional “when” = time (adverb) clause “if” = real conditional “when” = time (adverb) clause

Now you try… If the glass (break) ____________, the water (spill out) _________________. This tree (make) ____________ apples if it (grow)____________. The police (call)____________ if they (find) __________ your purse. breaks will spill out will make grows will call find