CONDITIONALS

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CONDITIONALS

• December 12th 2002

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1st type conditional

• If Present Present, Future,
  Modal ( can, must et.c.)
• Examples
• If you drop an egg, it breaks.
• ( Its generally accepted)
• If you cook tomorrow, Ill wash the dishes.
• (Something is possible in the future if a
  certain condition is fulfilled)
• If she feels cold, they must turn the heat on.
• ( An action must (can, should) take place if a
  reason exists )
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2nd type conditional

• If Past would/ could/ might
  bare infinitive
• Examples
• If Joan had time, she would join us for a drink
  
• If you came earlier, you could meet Suzans
  boyfriend.
• If she were hungry, she might have a snack.
• (Unreal situation in the present - often used for
  advice)
• If I were you.
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3rd type conditional

• If Past Perfect
  would/could/might have past participle
• Examples
• If Daddy had known you succeeded, he would have
  bought you a present.
• If you hadnt spent all your money on toys, you
  could have also bought a present for Granny.
• If the driver had seen the dog in time, he might
  have braked harder.
• ( Unreal situation in the past. Now its too late
  to change anything)
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Mixed type conditionals

• If type 2 type 1
• If nobody paid the bill, the electricity company
  will cut the power.
• If type 2 type 3
• If he knew her, he would have spoken to her.
• If type 3 type2
• If she had got that mobile phone, we would be
  able to contact her now
• (We can mix the types of conditionals to express
  our exact meaning )

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Alternative phrases

• Unless can be used to replace if .
  not.
• Examples
• Unless youre in a hurry, we can have a cup of
  coffee.
• The ice would melt, unless the temperature fell.

• If can be replaced by provided/ providing
  that, as long as, suppose/supposing
• Examples
• O.K. well eat out, providing you pay the bill.
• Suppose we cut down all forests, the earhts
  climate will change.
• As long as the climbers hadnt heard the weather
  forecast, they couldnt have changed their
  itinerary.