Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses.
They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if)
can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is
fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.
Type 1
f + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I will
send her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning
of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I will send her an invitation if
I find her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See
Simple Present
und will-Future
on how to form negative sentences.
Example: If I don’t see him this
afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.
Type 2
if + Simple Past, main clause with Conditional I (=
would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would
send her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning
of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I would send her an invitation if
I found her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See
Simple Past
und Conditional
I on how to form negative sentences.
Example: If I had a lot of money, I
wouldn’t stay here.
Were instead of Was
In IF Clauses Type II, we usually use ‚were‘
– even if the pronoun is I, he, she or it
–.
Example: If I were you, I
would not do this.
Type 3
if + Past Perfect, main clause with Conditional II
Example: If I had found her address, I
would have sent her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning
of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I would have sent her an
invitation if I had found her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See
Past
Perfect and Conditional
II on how to form negative sentences.
Example: If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t
have passed my exams.
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