Conditional Ss
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4th course E.S.O.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
They are COMPLEX SUBORDINATED Sentences; That means that there are TWO CLAUSES: the one which shows the condition, (>Conditional Clause beginning by IF orUNLESS), and the one showing the consequences or Main Clause.
There are THREE basic types of Conditional Ss; with them we express how probable and possible we feel the condition is:
|Type|IF-Clause |Main Clause |
|I. REAL: |PRESENTSimple |PRESENT S. |
|Probable and | |FUTURE “will”|
|Possible condition | |IMPERATIVE. |
|| |… I(‘ll) pass the exams” |
| |“If Istudy,… |… we(‘ll) go on excursion” |
| |“If the weather is good,… |… go out andenjoy yourself” |
| |Unless it rains,… | |
|II.HYPOTHETICAL: |PAST Simple |Conditional Simple: |
|Possible but ||WOULD + INFIN. |
|Improbable condition |“If I knew,… |… I...
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
They are COMPLEX SUBORDINATED Sentences; That means that there are TWO CLAUSES: the one which shows the condition, (>Conditional Clause beginning by IF orUNLESS), and the one showing the consequences or Main Clause.
There are THREE basic types of Conditional Ss; with them we express how probable and possible we feel the condition is:
|Type|IF-Clause |Main Clause |
|I. REAL: |PRESENTSimple |PRESENT S. |
|Probable and | |FUTURE “will”|
|Possible condition | |IMPERATIVE. |
|| |… I(‘ll) pass the exams” |
| |“If Istudy,… |… we(‘ll) go on excursion” |
| |“If the weather is good,… |… go out andenjoy yourself” |
| |Unless it rains,… | |
|II.HYPOTHETICAL: |PAST Simple |Conditional Simple: |
|Possible but ||WOULD + INFIN. |
|Improbable condition |“If I knew,… |… I...
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