Conditional Sentences

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Conditional Sentences

1. We use conditional Sentences to imagine future and past events. We try to think how the future or past would be.

2. In order to do this we create sentences using the particles If, wether or unless

3. The four different types of conditional structures depend on the level of posibility they mean. So:

(0) SURE

(1) POSIBLE

(2) NOT REALLY PROBABLE

(3) IMPOSIBLE

Topic principal

Third Conditional (3)

1. The things i imagine are imposible to happen because thay already happened in the past in a different way.

2. I regret the past

3. The tense relation that is stablished is

If Past Perfect------ Conditional Perfect (would have...)

If we had played well we would have won

If I had seen the car i would have called the police

IF I had studied I would have passed

I'm imagining the Past

Second Type (2)

Second Type (2)

1. When I use this Second Type is because the things or facts I'm imagining are not very probable.

2. The tense relation we have in English is

If Past Simple ---------------- Conditional (Would)

If I were a knight I would rescue the princess

If i went to the gym I would be fitter

If I were not so lazy I would be better

If I worked everyday I would earn some money

First Type (1)

(1) First Conditional

1. The First Conditional is used to imagine posible situations in the future. I'm almost sure they will happen as I say.

2. The tense relation that we stablish is

If Present---------Future

3. They can appear introduced by unless

Unless you apologise I won't go to your party

If I have money we will go to NY this Summer

If I study hard I will pass all my exams

Zero Type (0)

1. With this Zero type the things I imagine are 100% sure. This means they will happen as I say in the future.

2. The tense relation that we use is the same we have in Spanish for this type of sentences.