KHAYLILA NADYA NUGROHO/24/XI MIPA 5
Conditional
Sentences
BAHASA INGGRIS MINAT
Zero
Conditional
We use the Zero or Real Conditional to talk about things
that are generally true in the present or in the past,
in particular laws and rules, or to give instructions if a
condition is met.
If I eat too much chocolate, I feel sick.
It gets cold here when the sun goes down.
If we called each other names, my parents grounded us for a week.
Zero Conditional
If you stay in the rain, you get wet.
Present Simple
Present Simple
First
Conditional
We use the First Conditional to talk
about future situations we think are
likely or probable to happen.
If it rains tomorrow, we won't go camping.
I can't go out if I don't finish my homework.
If you pay attention, you may see a shooting star.
They might arrive on time if there isn't much traffic.
First Conditional
If I have enough money, I'll go to a safari trip next summer.
Present Simple Future Simple
Second
Conditional
We use the Second Conditional to talk about
present or future situations we think are
impossible or unlikely to happen.
I might work harder if they paid me better..
If you really wanted to help, you would be trying harder.
If you studied harder, you could do better at school.
If I were you, I'd tell my parents the truth.
Second Conditional
If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
Past Simple would/could
Past future
Third
Conditional
We use the Third Conditional to imagine a
different past, in which something did or
didn't happen, and we also imagine a
different result.
You wouldn't have cut your head if you had been
wearing a safety helmet.
If I hadn't lost my job, I could have been promoted.
If she had seen anything, she would have told the police.
Third Conditional
If we'd bought a guidebook, we would have known which places to visit.
Past Perfect would/could have + past particile
Past future perfect
Notes
The use of the comma
When the if clause comes before the main clause,
it is followed by a comma.
If you don't hurry, you'll miss the plane!
When the if clause comes after the main clause,
there is no comma between the clauses.
You'll miss the plane if you don't hurry!
Notes
Verb Forms
The verbs in the conditional clause may be in the
simple or continuous forms, with a difference in
the meaning, either in the present or the past.
If I cook, you do the dishes.
If I'm cooking, please don't come near the oven.
f I were mugged, I'd go to the police immediately.
If I were being mugged, I wouldn't fight back. It could
be even more dangerous.
Notes
"If I was" or "If I were"?
If I/he/she/it were is used when we refer to a hypothetical situation.
This is a second conditional sentence, in which the verb in the
conditional clause is in the subjunctive mood.
If I were you, I'd be more careful.
If I/he/she/it was is used when we refer to a real situation. This is a
real or zero conditional sentence, in which the verb in the conditional
clause is in the indicative mood.
If I was rude, please forgive me.
Summary
Zero or Real First Second Third
possible or likely imaginary or less imaginary or
Condition generally true
to happen likely to happen impossible
present or
Result present or past future past
future
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