segunda-feira, 30 de abril de 2018

Conditional sentences aka If - Clauses

Conditionals 0, 1, 2 and 3

Type 0 - Expresses a fact or a general truth

If + Present Simple + Present Simple
or
Present Simple + If + Present Simple

Example:
If you heat water, it boils.


Type I – Probable situation to happen in the future

If + Present Simple + Future “will” + Infinitive
or
Future “will” + Infinitive + If + Present Simple 

Examples:

If Raquel goes to the supermarket, she’ll buy some bread.
won’t go to the beach if it rains.


Type II – Improbable situations, used to give advice.


If + Past Simple + Conditional “would” + Infinitive
or
Conditional “ Would” + infinitive + if + Past Simple 



Examples: 

If I were you, I wouldn’t speak to them again.
wouldn’t speak to them again if I were you.


Type III – expresses regret to something you have or haven't done; impossible, imaginary situations.

If + Past Perfect + would have + Past participle
or
Would have + past participle + if + past perfect


Examples:

If Inês had studied harder, she wouldn’t have failed the exam.
Inês wouldn’t have failed the exam if she had studied harder. 


Have a look at this link:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences

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