CONDITIONALS

Protasis It is the dependent clause of the conditional sentence that includes the word IF Apodosis Is the consequence to the protasis.

Requesting assistance can, could, will, would o Will anyone help you handle this pressure? Making conclusions must

If you can, then, you must drink milk now!

Zero Conditional (Certainty) Used for talking about general truths, personal truths and scientific facts. IF IF Condition Result Present Simple Present Simple If you heat ice, it melts.

First Degree Conditional (Real possibility) Used for talking about possibilities in the present or future IF IF Condition Result Present Simple Will + base verb If it rains, I will stay inside.

Second Degree Conditional (Unreal possibility or Dream) Used for talking about unreal situations in the present or future IF Condition Result IF Past Simple Would + base verb If I won the lottery, I would buy a car. Third Degree Conditional (No Possibility) Used for talking about unreal situations in the past Result Would have + past participle If you had grown taller, you would have reached the roof. IF Past perfect IF Condition

MODALS Ability can, could o The cows can provide milk. Possibility could, may, might o You could grow taller if you drink milk.

If you grow an inch taller, you might get in the team. The team must accept you in because you are tall now.

Probability must, might not

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Permission may, can, could After one year, you may be captain of the team. Advisability had better, ought to, should o To be a great captain, you should practice until you can. Necessity Have got to, have to, must o You have to sacrifice other activities sometimes. Lack of necessity do not have to, must not o Although, you must not let your grades suffer.