Tuesday, June 26, 2012

INT C/D: Conditionals

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/english-conditionals-an-introduction.html
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/conditionsum.html

   CONDITIONALS
               


Meaning of the “If clause”
Verb Form in the “If clause”
Verb Form in the “Result Clause”
Examples
Zero Conditional (FACTUAL): Always true in the present
Simple present
Simple present
If I have enough time, I write to my parents every week.
1st Conditional (FUTURE): True in the future

Simple present
Will/be going to
If I have enough time tomorrow, I will write to my parents.
2nd Conditional (HYPOTHETICAL): Untrue in the present/future 

Simple past
Would + base form
If I had enough time now, I would write to my parents.
3rd Conditional (HYPOTHETICAL IN THE PAST):
Untrue in the past
Past perfect
Would have + past participle
If I had had enough time, I would have written to my parents yesterday. 

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