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Conditionals I, II, and III
PRESENTED BY : CRISTIAN
CAMILO SIERRA 1105
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IF and THEN Clauses
• Conditional sentences have at least twoclauses: IF clauses and THEN clauses.
• Examples:
If I go into town tomorrow, then I will see amovie.
If he spoke Chinese, then he would work as aguide in China.
If they had been faster, then they would havewon the race.
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IF Clauses (the condition)
• IF clauses present the condition.
• Examples:If I go into town tomorrow…
If he spoke Chinese…
If they had been faster…
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THEN Clauses (the results)
• THEN clauses present the results.
• Examples:… then I will see a movie.
…. then he would work as a guide in China.
… then they would have won the race.
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IF and THEN Clauses
• The word “then” is optional, but the clause
is still the result of the condition. So it is a“THEN” clause, without the word “then.”
• There are special rules for leaving out theword “if”. We will learn them later.
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Remember:
• The four words that NEVER (well, almost
never) appear in the IF clause are:
will, won’t, would, wouldn’t
• Example:If we will see it, we will be angry.
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Conditional I(present/future – possible)
• When something ispossible now or in thefuture
• Form:
If (present) then will V.
• Example:
If she studies, she willpass the geography test.(It is possible !!)
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Unless
• Unless = if not
• Example:If we don’t finish soon, we will miss the train.
Unless we finish soon, we will miss the train.
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Temporals
• Temporals are time expressions.(Examples: before, until, after, by the time, etc.)
• When they refer to the future, they are likeConditional I: Temporal (present), will V.
• Examples:Until he arrives, I will read a book.
They will make a cake before they go.
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Conditional II(present/future – impossible)
• When something is NOTpossible now, or in thefuture.
• Form:If (past) then would V.
• Example:
If he spoke Chinese, hewould work as a guidein China. (Fact: Hedoesn’t speak Chinese,
so it’s impossible.)
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Special Rules for Conditional II
• “To be” is always “were”
Example: If he were here, he would do it.
(Fact: He’s not here, so it’s impossible.)
• You can drop the “if” by moving the “were”
to the front.Example: Were he here, he would do it.
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wish + (past)
• Unlike a hope (which is possible), a wish usually will not come true. In general, youwish for a miracle, something that is
impossible.
• Examples:
I wish I were in Costa Rica. (I’m not there.)
He wishes he spoke Chinese. (He doesn’t.)
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would rather
• “Would rather” is like Conditional II, wishing for something that is probably impossible.
• Form: Subject 1 would rather subject 2 (past).Example: I would rather he came right now.(Fact: He probably won’t.)
• would rather = ‘d rather
Example: I’d rather he came right now.
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Conditional III(past – impossible)
• “Making believe” about the past, assumingsomething that wasn’t true
• Form:
If had V3rd, then would have V3rd.
• Example:
If we had studied, we would have passed theexam. (Fact: We didn’t study and we didn’t pass
the exam.)
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Where does the “not” go?
• If the girl had not looked both ways whenshe crossed the street, a car would have hit her. (Fact: She did look both ways, so a
car did not hit her.)
• If the boys had practiced more, theywould not have lost the game. (Fact:They did not practice enough, so they lostthe game.)
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Special Rules for Conditional III
• You can drop the “if” by moving the “had” to the
front.
• Example:
If he had been there, we would have done it.
Had he been there, we would have done it.
• Be careful !! Although you are starting with a
“little verb”, this is not a question !!
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Good Luck !!Just remember to ask yourself:
1) Is the situation
possible orimpossible?
2) Is the situation in thepast or in thepresent/future?
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Remember !!
The four words that NEVER (well, almost
never) appear in the IF clause are:
will, won’t, would, wouldn’t
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