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Conditional Sentences: How To Express Hypothesis
Conditional Sentences: How To Express Hypothesis
Contidional Sentences
Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional
Conditional Sentences:
Zero
Conditional(I)
For the condition given, the result is always true. Its a fact!
I get sick if I eat too much
(rule)
Every day I take the train to work. If I miss the train, I drive to
work.(habit)
Conditional Sentences:
Zero
Conditional(II)
Whencan be used instead ofif:
WhenI cook fish, the house always smells.
I always smokewhenI drink..
Other tenses: If +present tense, simple present
When Im reading, my cat sits on my lap.
I listen to my ipod when Im jogging.
Links:
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/pr
eint_unit_page/unit6/grammar/exercise2?mode=hub&cc
=global&selLanguage=en
http://www.allthingsgrammar.com/uploads/2/3/2/9/232
90220/atg-worksheet-zerocon3.pdf
We use the first conditional to talk about something that will happen (the
You can use 'provided that' or 'so long as' instead of 'if'.
For example:
If you put down the gun, I won't call the police. =
So long as you put down the gun, I won't call the police. =
Provided thatyou put down the gun I won't call the police. =
(Provided that is more formal than if. )
You can use 'unless' instead of 'if not'.
For example:
If you don't put the gun down, I'll call the police. =
Unless you put the gun down, I'll call the police.
Links:
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/preint_u
nit_page/unit7/grammar/exercise2?cc=global&selLanguage=e
n
http://www.esl-library.com/pdf/lessons/636.type1.pdf
Examples:
Example: I would go to New York if I had the money and also the
time.
and 'If I was you ...' 'If I were you ...' is the traditional and
more formal form, but 'If I was you ...' is very common
nowadays.
http://www.esl-library.com/pdf/lessons/637.type1.pdf
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g8-third-conditional-
exercise.php
http://wiki.zirve.edu.tr/sandbox/users/yusuf.polat/weblog/963e0/attachm
ents/b4be7/Third-conditional.pdf?
sessionID=b59eb7eaffc1c89a281a9c6f34e978cacf640cc9
clause. In the first sentence, we have used the 3rd conditional whereas in the
second one we have used a mix of the 3rd conditional.
Reference:
http://www.mailxmail.com/curso-grammar-business-
english-gramatica-ingles/conditionals-condicionalesingles
I don't ever wish to see you again! she said and stormed out of the
restaurant.
I don't wish to seem ungrateful, but I already have all the T-shirts I
need.
that we would like to change either about the past or the present.
http://www.ispilledthebeans.com /exercises/PDF/exerciseswish.pdf
http://www.grammarnet.com/ghtml
/exercise12/oct2012.pdf
EXERCISES
1 I didn't go to Helen's party because she didn't invite me.
2 We'll go to the beach unless it rains.
3 Ann can't buy a new car because she hasn't got enough
money.
4 You can get access to the Intranet only by having a
password.
5 She feels lonely since she hasn't got any friends.
6 Carlos Sainz didn't win the Monte Carlo Rally because his
car broke down.
7 Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the airport.
8 I don't have a modem, so I can't e-mail you.
9 I didn't send them a postcard because I didn't know their
new address.
10 I'm too busy to go to the pub.