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Conditional Clauses: Neus Ferrís & Patricio García

The document discusses three types of conditional clauses in English: 1) Zero conditional uses present tense and describes always true situations. 2) Type 1 conditional uses present/future tenses and describes real or possible situations. Modals and imperatives are also used. 3) Type 2 conditional uses past tense and describes unreal or hypothetical situations. Modals can also be used in the main clause. Type 3 conditional uses past perfect and describes impossible past situations.

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Conditional Clauses: Neus Ferrís & Patricio García

The document discusses three types of conditional clauses in English: 1) Zero conditional uses present tense and describes always true situations. 2) Type 1 conditional uses present/future tenses and describes real or possible situations. Modals and imperatives are also used. 3) Type 2 conditional uses past tense and describes unreal or hypothetical situations. Modals can also be used in the main clause. Type 3 conditional uses past perfect and describes impossible past situations.

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CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


ZERO CONDITIONAL

It is used for situations that are always true.

If + Present Simple, Present Simple

If I am late, my father takes me to school.


If you heat water, it boils.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


TYPE 1
It is used to express real, possible situations.

If + present simple, will + infinitive

If you finish work early, we’ll go for a walk.


If the phone rings, I’ll answer it.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


Sometimes, we can use modals in the
main clause

If the weather is sunny later, we can go to


the beach.

or imperatives

Don’t disturb Mary if she is tired.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


In other cases, “unless” can substitute
“if + negative”

If he doesn’t get here soon, we will have to start


without her.

Unless he gets here soon, we will have to start


without her.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


TYPE 2
It is used to express unreal, hypothetical
situations.

If + past simple, would + infinitive

If I knew her number, I would phone her.


If I had as much money as Bill Gates, I would
retire.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


Modals can also be used in the main
clause

If we received more credit, we could / might


expand more rapidly.

and with the verb “to be”, “were” is


always used in the subordinate clause

If I were you, I’d visit a doctor.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García


TYPE 3
It is used to express impossible situations.

If + past perfect, would + perfect


infinitive

If I had known it was a formal party, I


wouldn’t have worn jeans.

Neus Ferrís & Patricio García

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