What is the 4 types of conditional examples?

Four Types of Conditionals

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if (or when) + present tense | present tense.
if (or when) + past tense | past tense.
if + present tense | will (may/might/can/could/should) + infinitive.
if + past subjunctive | would/might/could + infinitive (simple or continuous)

What are the 5 types of conditional sentences?

We will see five conditionals: zero, first, second, third and mixed. A conditional sentence is formed by a main clause (the consequence), a conjunction (if), and a conditional clause (the condition).

What are the 3 types of conditional sentences with examples?

You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder. If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam. I would have believed you if you hadn’t lied to me before. If you hadn’t lied to me before, I would have believed you.

How many types are there in if clause?

If clauses = main clause and if-clause. There are 3 Types: If clauses Type 1, If clauses Type 2, If clauses Type 3.

What is a conditional example?

‘ For example: “If it’s cold, I’ll wear a jacket” or “I’ll (I will) wear a jacket if it’s cold.” Either clause can go first. “If Johnny had studied, he would have gotten a better grade” or “Johnny would have gotten a better grade if he’d studied.” (See Complex Sentences for more on independent and dependent clauses.)

What are if conditionals?

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled.

What is a sentence with if?

I know I can’t do anything to plead your case, but what if Samantha spoke to them and told them what happened here. But what if you’re the odd man out among your friends and no one else really has the burning passion to preserve undeveloped land like you do?

What are the rules of if?

Use a comma after the if clause if the if clause precedes the main clause. Conditional sentences are statements that deal with known factors or hypothetical situations and their consequences. Full conditional sentences contain a conditional sentence clause (often referred to as the if clause) and the consequence.

How use if in a sentence?

You use if in conditional sentences to introduce the circumstances in which an event or situation might happen, might be happening, or might have happened.

She gets very upset if I exclude her.
You’ll feel a lot better about yourself if you work on solutions to your upsetting situations.
You can go if you want.

What is if example sentence?

What if? sentence example

But what if you don’t like it?
I don’t know…
You said I will get out of here; what if I don’t accept this?
And what if the doctor still insisted it was impossible?
I set things right.
So what if Wii Sports came bundled with the Nintendo Wii?

What are the IF conditionals?

Conditionals describe the result of a certain condition. The if clause tells you the condition (If you study hard) and the main clause tells you the result (you will pass your exams). The order of the clauses does not change the meaning. If you study hard, you will pass your exams.