What Are The Three Types Of Conditional Clauses?

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Conditional sentence type Usage If clause verb tense Zero General truths Simple present Type 1 A possible condition and its probable result Simple present Type 2 A hypothetical condition and its probable result Simple past Type 3 An unreal past condition and its probable result in the past Past perfect

What are the 3 types of conditional sentences examples?


You would have gotten wet if it had rained. 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.

What are the conditional clauses Type I II and III?

type if-clause main clause I Simple Present will-future or (Modal + infinitive) II Simple Past would + infinitive * III Past Perfect would + have + past participle *

What are conditional sentences with examples?

A conditional sentence is based on the word ‘if’. There are always two parts to a conditional sentence – one part beginning with ‘if’ to describe a possible situation, and the second part which describes the consequence. For example:

If it rains, we’ll get wet.

How many types of conditional clauses are there?

There are

4 basic types

of conditionals: zero, first, second, and third. It’s also possible to mix them up and use the first part of a sentence as one type of conditional and the second part as another.

What is 1st conditional?

The first conditional is

used to express the future consequence of a realistic possibility now or in the future

. For example, If I miss the train, I’ll take the next one. There is a 50% chance that the first part of this sentence (the action following ‘if’) will happen.

What is a zero conditional?

The zero conditional is

a structure used for talking about general truths — things which always happen under certain conditions

. This page will explain how the zero conditional is formed, and when to use it.

What are the examples of zero conditional?

  • If you heat ice, it melts.
  • Ice melts if you heat it.
  • When you heat ice, it melts.
  • Ice melts when you heat it.
  • If it rains, the grass gets wet.
  • The grass gets wet if it rains.
  • When it rains, the grass gets wet.
  • The grass gets wet when it rains.

What are the four conditional sentences?

  • The Zero Conditional: (if + present simple, … present simple) …
  • The First Conditional: (if + present simple, … will + infinitive) …
  • The Second Conditional: (if + past simple, … would + infinitive) …
  • The Third Conditional. (if + past perfect, … would + have + past participle)

What are conditional type 1 and 2?

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 the conditional type 2?

The type 2 conditional refers to

an unlikely or hypothetical condition and its probable result

. These sentences are not based on the actual situation. In type 2 conditional sentences, the time is now or any time and the situation is hypothetical.

What is a conditional clause in grammar?

Conditional sentences are

statements discussing known factors or hypothetical situations and their consequences

. Complete conditional sentences contain a conditional clause (often referred to as the if-clause) and the consequence.

What is the first conditional with examples?

Example Explanation
If you come to the party, I will be very happy

. It is possible that you will come to the party. In this condition I will be very happy.
If I win the lottery, I will buy a car! It is possible that I will win the lottery. In this condition I will buy a car.

How do you use second conditional in a sentence?

  1. If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won’t win the lottery)
  2. If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
  3. She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
  4. She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won’t happen)

How do you use conditional in a sentence?

  1. The first sale is conditional and will be cancelled if the seller cannot produce a thousand units within a week’s time.
  2. Because the job offer is conditional, Todd will not be officially hired until his background check has been approved.
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