Conditionals English

Conditionals

1 Corinthians 13, 1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

 It is used to show what always happens in a given situation, to express the laws of nature or a general truth: If-clause Main Clause Present If you heat ice, it melts.  The condition always has the same result.  We can use when instead of if: If/When I am late, my father takes me to school. If/When you mix black and white paint, you get grey. 0 TYPE CONDITIONAL: CERTAINTY

Senator BARACK OBAMA’s SPEECH, June 09,2008 I know how expensive college affordability is from firsthand experience. At the beginning of our marriage, Michelle and I were spending so much of our income just to pay off our college loans. And that was decades ago. The cost of a college education has exploded since then, pricing hundreds of thousands of young Americans out of their dream every year, or forcing them to begin their careers in unconscionable debt. So I'll offer this promise to every student as President – your country will offer you $4,000 a year of tuition if you offer your country community or national service when you graduate. If you invest in America, America will invest in you.

1 st TYPE CONDITIONAL: REAL POSSIBILITY  It is used to express a real or very probable situation in the present or future. If-clause Main Clause Present simple Future simple,imperative, can/must/may etc +bare infinitive If we hurry, we will get there in time. If he asks you, you will help/must/may help him.  We often use unless+affirmative verb which means 'if... not‘: He will arrive late unless he hurries up.= He will arrive late if he doesn’t hurry up.

Lyrics of ENRIQUE IGLESIAS’s Hero Would you dance if I asked you to dance? Would you run and never look back? Would you cry if you saw me crying? And would you save my soul, tonight?

2 nd TYPE CONDITIONAL: UNREAL POSSIBILITY OR DREAM  It is used to talk about imaginary present situations, hypotheses, where we are imagining something different from what is really the case; also about things in the future that are unlikely to happen. If-clause Main Clause Past simple/continuous would/could/might+bare infinitive (Present conditional) If I had more time, I would learn Spanish. If Bill was working today, we could see him.  We can use either was or were for I, he, she, it, in the if-clause. If I were you, I would tell them the truth  giving advice

Claire’s Diary 4pm, Sun 25 th March What a disaster! Dad had arranged this big lungh for me, and my step-mum got annoyed when she saw w picking at my food. I didn’t think she’d notice – she was paying so much attention to Dad – but she got offended.Then Dad said I had to make an effort t be nice to her, and I lost my temper. ‘If you hadn’t left, none of this would have happened,’ I said. He didn’t like that, so he brought me home early.

3 rd TYPE CONDITIONAL: NO POSSIBILITY  It is used to refer to an imaginary situation in the past, a condition in the past that did not happen; also to express regrets and criticism. If-clause Main Clause Past perfect simple/continuous would/could/might+perfect infinitive (Past Conditional) If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam. If he had known, he would have helped.  When the If-clause comes before the main one, we separate them with a comma. (,)

Lyrics of HELEN BAYLOR’s If It Had Not Been If It Had Not Been for The Lord On My Side tell Me Where Would I Be where Would I Be he Kept Mine Enemies Away he Made Sun Shine Through A Cloudy Day he Rocks Me In The Cradle Of His Arms when He Knew I'd Been Battered And scarred

MIXED CONDITIONALS  We can form mixed conditionals, if the context permits it, by combining an if-clause from one type with a main clause from another. If-clause Main Clause Type 2Type 1 If the plane landed late last night, he won’t be on time for work today. Type 2Type 3 If you were less impulsive, you wouldn’t have spoken to your supervisor like that. Type 3Type 2 If I hadn’t drunk the bad milk, I would be fine now.