CONDITIONALS - Mind Map

CONDITIONALS

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Conditionals are sentences which contain two situations, one of which depends on the other.

FIRST CONDITIONAL (a probable or possible situation in the Future)

First conditional

Examples First conditional

Conditional clause Result clause

If you eat these vegetables,

you´ll play video games.

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The first part from the sentence must be in Present simple and the second part must be in Future(Will-won´t)

Examples from Zero, First, Second and Third conditional

THIRD CONDITIONAL (a hypothetical situation in the past)

Examples Third conditional

Conditional clause Result clause

If I hadn´t learnt to play trumpet,

Iwouldn´t have joined my University band.

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The first part from the sentence must be in Past perfect ( or Past perfect continuous) and the second one will have, would + have + Past participle

ZERO CODITIONAL (a fat in the present)

Zero conditional

Examples Zero conditional

Conditional clause Result clause

the other person gets a point.

If you heat the ball into the net in tennis,

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Both parts from the sentences must be in Present simple.

Instead of (If), it could be changed into (when).

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We can also use a number of other conjunctions including unless, when, before, after,as soon as, until.

the other person gets a point.

When you heat the ball into the net in tennis,

The order of the sentence above can be changed but now the comma won´t be used.

when you heat the ball into the net in tennis.

The other person gets a poit

SECOND CONDITIONAL (a hypothetical/impossible situation in the present, or a very unlikely situation in the future)

Examples Second conditional

Conditional clause Result clause

If they found it, they would be happy

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The first part from the sentence must be in Past simple and the second one must have, would-wouldn´t.

Advises

If I were you , I´d study for the test.

Klik her, for at centrere dit kort.