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If Conditional

Dear English Lovers, Let's study If Conditional

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If Conditional

1.       What actually happens

2.       What could happen

3.       What we wish would happen

4.       What might have happened

 

If I get sick, I go to the doctor. (0 conditional)

If get sick, I will go to the doctor. (1st conditional)

If got sick, I would go to the doctor. (2nd conditional)

If I had been sick, I would have gone to the doctor. (3rd conditional)

 

If (conjunction)

I ate an apple and two desserts

I like it but I don’t want it.

I’ll do it if you drive me to cinema later.

 

If I got sick, I would go to the doctor.

(If Clause) (Result Clause)

If I got sick - it must be happened

 

(0 zero conditional) – The factual conditional

If + Subject + PRESENT SIMPLE, Subject + PRESENT SIMPLE

It talks about:

-      habits

-      facts

-      truths

We can’t argue with these above.

If you put ice in your drink, it melts – fact

 

1st conditional

If get sick, I will go to the doctor. (1st conditional)

It talks possibility or it is likely to come

If + Subject + PRESENT SIMPLE, Subject + will + VERB infinitive

If it’s hot tomorrow, I’ll go for a swim at the beach.

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*** Imagine present situation is different

 

(2nd conditional) – unreal situation (imagine different present)

If got sick, I would go to the doctor.

– the fact I am not sick so I don’t go to the doctor

If + Subject + PAST SIMPLE, Subject + would + VERB infinitive

If I had more money, I would buy a boat.

In spoken:

I’d

he’d

you’d

they’d

 

3rd Conditional - Past unreal conditional

If I had been sick, I would have gone to the doctor. (3 conditional)

*** imagine different past

If + Subject + PAST PERFECT, Subject + wold have + PAST Participle

If we had looked at the weather report, we would have syated home!

If I had known you were visiting, I would have made time to see you!.

 

Reference:

Emma, “English Conditional Sentences with examples, English Confidence Coach (Youtube)

Teacher: Nani Kusmiyati, S.Pd., M.M.


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