CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Henrik Salum CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
If you heat water, it boils. ZERO CONDITIONAL If you heat water, it boils. Present Simple – Present Simple Kui sa vett kuumutad, läheb see keema.
If you are in trouble, call me! Zero Conditional If you are in trouble, call me! Present Simple – command Kui sa oled hädas, helista mulle!
If you are in trouble, I will help you. First conditional If you are in trouble, I will help you. Present Simple – “will”+infinitive. Kui sa oled hädas, siis ma aitan sind.
If you were in trouble, I would help you. Second conditional If you were in trouble, I would help you. Past Simple – “would”+infinitive. Kui sa oleksid hädas, siis ma aitaksin sind.
If you had been in trouble, I would have helped you. Third conditional If you had been in trouble, I would have helped you. Past Perfect (“had”+ past participle) – “would”+”have”+past participle Kui sa oleksid hädas olnud, siis ma oleksin sind aidanud.
When – more definite (siis, kui...) If – less definite (juhul, kui...) “when” and “if” When – more definite (siis, kui...) If – less definite (juhul, kui...) When she goes shopping, she will call you. If she goes shopping, she will call you.
NO “WILL/WOULD” IN THE “IF”-CLAUSE !!!