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    This document discusses the 5 types of conditional clauses in German: [1] Type -1 clauses use the imperative and present tense for orders; [2] Type 0 clauses use the present tense twice and are for scientific or certain situations; [3] Type 1 clauses use the future tense and present tense and express possible future events; [4] Type 2 clauses use the past tense and express unlikely or imaginary present situations; [5] Type 3 clauses use the pluperfect tense and express unlikely past situations. The conjunction "wenn" introduces most conditional clauses but can be omitted by moving the verb to the first position.

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    This document discusses the 5 types of conditional clauses in German: [1] Type -1 clauses use the imperative and present tense for orders; [2] Type 0 clauses use the present tense twice and are for scientific or certain situations; [3] Type 1 clauses use the future tense and present tense and express possible future events; [4] Type 2 clauses use the past tense and express unlikely or imaginary present situations; [5] Type 3 clauses use the pluperfect tense and express unlikely past situations. The conjunction "wenn" introduces most conditional clauses but can be omitted by moving the verb to the first position.

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    Conditional Clauses in German


    (Konditionalsätze)

    Conditional clauses are a type of subordinate clause. In


    German, there are 5 types of conditional clauses:

    Type of conditional Used for

    Clause Type -1 Orders


    Imperativ + Wenn + Präsens
    Clause Type 0 Scientific
    Präsens + Wenn + Präsens or empirical
    realities
    Clause Type 1 Possible
    Futur I + Wenn + Präsens Situations
    Clause Type 2 Imaginary
    Konjunktiv II Präteritum + Wenn + situations
    Konjunktiv II Präteritum in the present
    Clause Type 3 Imaginary
    Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt + Situations
    Wenn + in the past
    Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt
    1. Type -1: Imperativ + Wenn + Präsens
    Type -1 clauses are used for giving conditional orders and
    are formed:

    Imperativ + Wenn + Präsens

    Sag mir, wenn du Zeit hast


    Tell me if you have time

    2. Type 0: Präsens + Wenn + Präsens


    Type 0 clauses are used to express empirical or scientific
    realities. They are constructed in the following way:

    Präsens + Wenn + Präsens

    Du kannst alles schaffen, wenn du es wirklich willst


    You can do it all, if you really want to

    Remember that the order of the sentences can be


    reversed, but the verb must remain in the second position
    in the main clause:

    Wenn du es wirklich willst, kannst du alles schaffen


    If you really want to, you can do it all
    3. Type 1: Futur I + Wenn + Präsens
    Type 1 clauses are used to express events that might
    happen. Their construction:

    Futur I + Wenn + Präsens

    Wenn ich Geld habe, werde ich einen neuen Laptop


    kaufen
    When/If I have money, I will buy a new laptop

    NOTE: The idea of this clause is that we think that we are


    going to have money in the future; we consider it to be a
    possible situation in the future.

    4. Type 2: Konjunktiv II (Präteritum) + Wenn +


    Konjunktiv II (Präteritum)
    Type 2 is used for narrating situations that have little
    possibility of taking place:

    Konjunktiv II (Präteritum) + Wenn + Konjunktiv II


    (Präteritum)

    Wenn ich Millionär wäre würde ich ein Motorrad


    kaufen
    If I were a millionaire, I’d buy myself a motorcycle

    5. Tipo 3: Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt +


    Wenn + Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt
    Type 3 conditional clauses express situations that are not
    possible in the present, their construction is:

    Konjunktiv II Plusquamperfekt + Wenn + Konjunktiv II


    Plusquamperfekt

    Wenn ich an seiner Stelle gewesen wäre, hätte ich


    das selbe gemacht
    If I had been in his place, I would have done the same
    6. Conditional clauses without 'Wenn'
    Conditional clauses can also be formed without the
    conjunction wenn but by changing the position of the verb
    to position 1.

    Construction with wenn:

    Wenn ich reich wäre, würde ich dir helfen


    If I were rich, I would help you

    Construction without wenn:

    Wäre ich reich, würde ich dir helfen


    If I were rich, I would help you

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