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1 The conditional in English Answer the next questions: What is a conditional sentence? A sentence that expresses that an action can only take place if a condition is fulfilled. How many parts does a conditional sentence have? It has two parts: MAIN CLAUSEIf CLAUSE + 1

2 The conditional in English MAIN CLAUSEIf CLAUSE + O - Eternal Truths 1 - Possible and likely 2 - Possible and unlikely 3 - Impossible Situations that are always true if something happens. It is used for real - or possible - situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met It is used for unreal - impossible or improbable - situations. This conditional provides an imaginary result for a given situation. it is only used in past situations with hypothetical results. Used to express a hypothetical result to a past given situation. Types: 2

3 The conditional in English MAIN CLAUSEIf CLAUSE + O - Eternal Truths 1 - Possible and likely 2 - Possible and unlikely 3 - Impossible Types: Present SimplePresent Simple Present Simple Future with will If you freeze water, it turns into ice. + If I find your email, I will send you the picture. + If I found your email, + I would send you the picture. Past SimpleFuture with would ('d) Past Perfect If I had studied, I would have passed the test. + Future perfect (would + have + Past Participle) 3

4 The conditional in English Types: If clause + Main clause 0 1 2 i 3 Present Simple Future with will Past Simple Future with would ('d) Past Participle Future with would ('d) + have + Past Participle What type of conditional are the following? If he had dropped the vase, it would have broken. If you have to do the washing up, I will help If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning. If I saw a spider, I wouldn't run away. If you hadn't had your bike with you, we'd have given you a lift If you had listened to me, the accident wouldn't have happened. If we don't get tickets for the concert, we'll stay at home. They'd go by bus if they didn't have a car. She'll hear us if you don't stop laughing. He wouldn't have taken the bread if he hadn't been hungry. 4


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