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Conditionalclauses 090508080137 Phpapp02
Conditionalclauses 090508080137 Phpapp02
CLAUSES
Conditionals
always have two parts:
the Main Clause
and
the IF Clause
(When the If Clause goes first, it is followed by a
comma, but you can also put the Main Clause
first without using a comma between the
clauses.)
Conditional Conjunctions:
IF is the most common one.
Others are:
As long as
Provided/ Providing (that)
UNLESS = If not
(0 &) 1st Type Conditional
(Real Possibility)
It is used for real - or possible - situations.
If you want , …
If you are late again, …
If you have done your homework, …
The Main Clause can go in:
- Present Tense
- Imperative
- Present Modal Verb: can, may, must.
But usually in
- FUTURE SIMPLE:
(Taken from
http://www.xtec.es/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/conditionals.htm)