TYPES OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Conditionals are complex sentences with adverbial clauses of condition, introduced by conjunctions if, unless, on condition that, provided(ing), as long as, assuming that&only if.You can start questions with supposing&what if.

1. Inrealconditionals theindicative & the imperative moods are used.

a) Type 0 is used for permanentsituations & laws of nature.

If you heat ice, it melts.

b) Type 1 is used for realsituations in the present or future.

If the weather is fine tonight, we will go (indicative) for a walk.

If the weather is fine tonight, go for a walk.

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Indicative Imperative

2. Inunrealconditionals subjunctive II & the conditional mood are used

a) Type 2 is used for unrealsituations in the present or future

If the weather were fine, we would go for a walk.

b) Type 3 is used for unrealsituations in the past:

If the weather had been fine, we would have gone for a walk.

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Subjunctive II Conditional mood

in the adverbial clause of condition in the main clause of the conditional sentence

Mixed Types:

1. We talk about a permanent state or a general characteristic in the subordinate clause and a past action resulting from it in the main.

If she liked the outdoors, we would have come for a walk with us.

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Present Subjunctive II Past Conditional mood

for a general characteristic for the result

2. We talk about a past action in the sub. cl. and a result of it in the main.

If you had spent an hour outdoors, you would feel much better now.

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Past Subjunctive II Present Conditional mood

for a condition in the past for the result in the present

Implied Conditionals(without an 'if-clause’)

1. Real situations: Tell him the truth. If not, everything will be still worse.

Get up right now or/ or else/ otherwise you will be late.

2. Unreal situations: In your place I would tell him the truth.

She told him the truth. Otherwise everything would have becomestill worse.

But for my friends / without my friends I would feel lonely. = Якби не мої друзі, я б почувався самотнім.

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