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Understanding Conditional Sentences

This document outlines different types of conditionals in English and their structures. Type I conditionals use "if" with the present simple in the if-clause and "will" with a verb in the main clause to refer to future events. Type II conditionals use the past simple in the if-clause and "would" with a verb in the main clause to refer to present or future hypothetical situations. Type III conditionals use the past perfect in the if-clause and "would have" with a verb in the main clause to refer to hypothetical past situations.

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Understanding Conditional Sentences

This document outlines different types of conditionals in English and their structures. Type I conditionals use "if" with the present simple in the if-clause and "will" with a verb in the main clause to refer to future events. Type II conditionals use the past simple in the if-clause and "would" with a verb in the main clause to refer to present or future hypothetical situations. Type III conditionals use the past perfect in the if-clause and "would have" with a verb in the main clause to refer to hypothetical past situations.

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CONDITIONALS

Type IF clause Main clause


I PRESENT SIMPLE WILL + V
(future reference) If he comes tomorrow, I will ask him.
II PAST SIMPLE WOULD + V
(present or future If he came now/tomorrow, I would ask him.
reference)
III PAST PERFECT (HAD + V3) WOULD HAVE + V3
(past reference) If he had come yesterday, I would have asked him.
Zero PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE
(always true facts) If water is boiled, it evaporates.

present or future reference If only I knew Chinese!


PAST SIMPLE I wish it were summer now.
I WISH past reference I wish you had bought me that book.
= PAST PERFECT (HAD + V3) If only they had won yesterday.
IF ONLY emotional sentence If only you would stop interrupting me!
SMB/SMTH WOULD + V I wish it would stop raining at last!

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