Welcome to this tutorial.
Today we're going to talk about conditionals overview.
Let's get started now conditionals are sentences with two closets a main clause and in its class notes
that conditionals state that the action in the main clause can only take place if a certain condition
in the if clause is fulfilled.
Have a look at the example over here.
If we don't hurry we will be late.
Now this is a conditional sentence and it's used to talk about an action that can only take place being
late.
If we do not hurry now the order of the mean end if clause is not fixed although when the if clause
precedes the main one.
Make sure to use a comma.
Now there are five types of conditionals in English.
Let's have a look at those conditionals a zero conditionals zero conditionals are used to describe things
that are always or generally true.
Thus we refer to the real impossible situations general truths or scientific facts.
Note the zero conditionals follow the pattern if plus present simple present simple.
Have a look at the example below.
If the food is too spicy.
Drink milk.
Now this sentence refers to a general truce
B conditionals type one or for its conditionals.
Now these conditionals are used to describe future events that will happen or are likely to happen.
Note that these sentences are based on facts.
Thus we make statements about the real world or particular situation remember the first conditionals
follow the pattern is plus present simple and future simple have a look at the example below if everything
goes according to plan we'll be very rich.
Now this sentence describes a future that is likely to happen
see conditionals type 2 or second conditionals.
Now these conditionals are used to describe hypothetical unlikely or even impossible situations.
These sentences are not based on fact.
Thus we can refer to any time note as second conditionals follow the pattern if plus parse simple and
would plus first have a look at the example below.
If I won the lottery I would put the money in the bank.
Now this sentence describes a situation or a future that is unlikely to happen.
D conditionals type 3 or 3rd conditionals these conditionals are used to describe a past event that
is different to what we happen.
These sentences are solely hypothetical.
Thus there is always some implication of regret.
Note the third conditionals follow the pattern is plus past perfect and would have class verb EDI or
the past participle.
Have a look at the example below.
If we hadn't slept in we wouldn't have missed our flight.
Now this sentence is used to describe a past event that is different for what really happened.
And note that there is an implication of regrets
e mixed conditionals now mixed conditionals preferred conditional sentences that combine two different
types of conditional patterns.
They are used to refer to a time in the past and a situation that is ongoing in the present.
Remember the mixed conditionals usually follow the pattern if plus past perfect and would force verb.
Have a look at the example below.
If they had argued less they would be a perfect couple.
Note that there are two different types of conditional patterns in the sentence and they are referring
to a time in the past and a situation that is ongoing in the present.