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If Clauses

This document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English. There are four conditionals: Conditional 0 uses the present simple in both clauses and refers to general truths. Conditional 1 uses the present simple and future simple to refer to probable future events. Conditional 2 uses the past simple and would to refer to unlikely or hypothetical present/future events. Conditional 3 uses the past perfect and would have to refer to unlikely or impossible past events. Modal verbs like may, might, and could can be used in conditionals to reduce certainty.

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If Clauses

This document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English. There are four conditionals: Conditional 0 uses the present simple in both clauses and refers to general truths. Conditional 1 uses the present simple and future simple to refer to probable future events. Conditional 2 uses the past simple and would to refer to unlikely or hypothetical present/future events. Conditional 3 uses the past perfect and would have to refer to unlikely or impossible past events. Modal verbs like may, might, and could can be used in conditionals to reduce certainty.

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CONDITIONALS

IF-CLAUSES
FORMULATION
CONDITIONAL 0 (ZERO): IF + PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE

CONDITIONAL 1 (FIRST): IF + PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE SIMPLE

CONDITIONAL 2 (SECOND) IF + PAST SIMPLE WOULD DO

CONDITIONAL 3 (THIRD) IF + PAST PERFECT WOULD HAVE DONE


CONDITIONAL 0 (ZERO)
CONDITIONAL 0 (ZERO): IF + PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE

A fact, something that is always true

If you heat ice, it melts

If demand for a product rises, Its price rises too

It is easier to relax if you close your eyes


CONDIDITIONAL 1 (FIRST
CONDITIONAL)
CONDITIONAL 1 (FIRST): IF + PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE SIMPLE

A present/future situation of high probability

If I see her tomorrow, I will speak to her

I will not let them in, if they are late

If anything changes, we will let you know!


CONDITIONAL 2 (SECOND
CONDITIONAL)
CONDITIONAL 2 (SECOND) IF + PAST SIMPLE WOULD DO

A present/future situation of low probability or zero probability (hypothesis)

If I saw her tomorrow, I would speak to her


If anything changed, We would let you know
If I had some time, I would tidy up my office
If I were a lawyer, I wouldn’t take on this case
CONDITIONAL 3 (THIRD
CONDITIONAL)
CONDITIONAL 3 (THIRD) IF + PAST PERFECT WOULD HAVE DONE

A past situation: too late, zero possibility

If I had seen her, I would have spoken to her

I wouldn’t have let them in if they had been late

If anything had changed, we would have let you know


SPECIAL CASES
Use of may, might, could

These can be used in thev consequence clause to reduce the certainty of the
action in that clause.
CONDITIONAL 1

If I see her tomorrow, I will speak to her.

If I see her tomorrow, I may/might/could speak to her


SPECIAL CASES
Use of may, might, could

These can be used in thev consequence clause to reduce the certainty of the
action in that clause.
CONDITIONAL 2
If they were late again, I would not let them in

If they were late again, I might not let them in


SPECIAL CASES
Use of may, might, could

These can be used in thev consequence clause to reduce the certainty of the
action in that clause.

CONDITIONAL 3

If I had had time last weekend, I would have tidied up my office

If I had had time last weekend, I might/could have tidied up my office

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