Conditional

Sentence
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Definition A Zero
What is conditional
sentence ?
Conditional First Conditional

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Second
Conditional Third Conditional
What is a conditional Sentence ?
What is a Conditional Sentence?
A conditional sentence is a sentence that expresses a condition. A
condition is something that can only happen IF something else occurs.

A conditional sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent

clause that almost always begins with “if.” A conditional sentence is
only a conditional sentence if it has both of these parts.

Some conditional clauses might begin with “when.”

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Conditional
What is a zero conditional sentence? A zero
conditional sentence is a sentence that expresses a
fact or simple implication.
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The dependent clause of the zero Formula of contditional
conditional begins with “if” or “when.”
The independent clause of the zero sentence type 0:
conditional begins with the simple
present verb tense or the imperative verb ● If + simple present tense,
tense.
Zero conditional statements express simple present tense
conditions that are always true and the ● Simple present tense + if
conclusions of which can be drawn from + simple present tense
their premises.
Examples of zero conditional :

If it rains, things get If you stare at the If you touch a flame,

wet sun, your eyes you burn yourself.
damage.
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First Confitional
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A first conditional sentence is a sentence that expresses an idea that might happen at some
point in the future. It is something that is possible, but its certainty is unknown because it
depends on another event.

The dependent clause of the first conditional begins with “if” and uses the simple present
tense. The independent clause of the first conditional uses “will” plus the base form of a
verb.
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Formula of conditional sentence type 1 Examples of first conditional:
:
● If it rains, I will not play outside.
● If + simple present tense, simple ● If I am out to lunch, Maria will
future tense. answer calls
● Simple future tense + if + siple ● I will wrap his present if he
present. leaves.
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Conditional
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A second conditional sentence is a sentence that can express two ideas.

First, it might express things in the future that are unlikely to happen. Second, it is used to express an
idea that is not true because it is impossible.

The dependent clause of the second conditional begins with “if” and uses the past simple tense. The
independent clause of the second conditional uses “would” plus the base form of a verb.
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Formula of conditional sentenc type 2: Examples of second conditional:

● Main clause : Subject + would + ● If I knew the answer, I would tell

V1 you.
● If clause : Subject + V2 ● If I were you, I would not leave
tonight.
● If I were president, I would fix
the system.
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4 A third conditional sentence expresses a past idea
that did not occur. The third conditional sentence
expresses an imagined result of that past event that
did not occur. In other words, it is unreal.

Third The dependent clause of the third conditional

begins with “if” and uses the past perfect tense. The

Conditional independent clause of the third conditional uses

“would” have plus the past participle of a verb
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Formula of conditional sentence type Examples of third conditional:
3:
● If I had listened, I would have
● Main clause : Subject + would + not gotten lost.
V3 ● If he had gone to lunch, you
● If clause : If + subject + had + would have answered his calls.
V3 ● I would have wrapped his
present if he had left.
Conclusions
Define conditional sentence: the definition of
conditional sentence is a sentence type that expresses
a condition and the outcome of the condition
In summary, a conditional sentence:

● usually begins with “if”

● includes a dependent and independent clause
● comes in different forms including zero, first,
second, and third.
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