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I WILL VOLUNTEER AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER AFTER I
English grammar
Definition
v Conditionals are used to talk
about a possible condition and
its result so, they are
sentences divided into two
different parts.
IF IT RAINS, I WILL GET WET
v The order in which parts are
written don’t have to be the
one in the last example, we can
write the result at the very
beginning. But, in this case, the
comma is not necessary
I WILL GET WET IF IT RAINS
IF I HADN’T FORGOTTEN HIS NUMBER, I WOULD
English grammar
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v It is used to talk
about universal
truths or logical
facts.
IF YOU ARE HOMELESS, YOU DON’T
HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE IN.
v In this conditional
type, both the
condition and the
result are written in
PRESENT SIMPLE
IF ICE CREAM GETS WARM, IT MELTS
FINISH MY HOMEWORK
I WILL COME HOME AS SOON AS THE CURFEW BEGINS
I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I LEAVE THE HOUSE
(that), unless…
when, as soon as, the moment
the if clause. Some examples are:
sentences, where they replace
zero and first conditional
v Time clauses are often used in
v It is used to talk about
an action that is likely to
happen in the future.
IF THE ECONOMY IMPROVES,
UNEMPLOYMENT WILL END.
v The condition must be
written in PRESENT
SIMPLE and the result
with WILL + INF.
IF I TRAIN HARDER, I WILL WIN
THE NEXT RACE
HAVE PHONED HIM.
PAST PARTICIPLE.
result with WOULD HAVE +
in PAST PERFECT and the
v The condition must be written
HAVE SOLD OUR HOUSE
IF MY FATHER HAD LOST HIS JOB, WE WOULD
situation in the past.
impossible or unfulfilled
v It is used to talk about an
v It is used to talk about a
hypothetical or imaginary
situation in the present or
future.
IF MORE PEOPLE SUPPORTED OUR CASE, WE
WOULD SUCCEED
v The condition must be written
in PAST SIMPLE and the
result with WOULD + INF.
IF I WON THE LOTTERY, I WOULD BUY A FERRARI