Conditionals Flashcards

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A sentence that is composed of 2 clauses and expresses a condition and its result.

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Conditional

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Express the result of a particular action or condition

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Conditional statements

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Is the main clause and expresses the result of the condition

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Consequent clause

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Is the if clause and states the condition

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Antecedent clause

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3
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Antecedent is also called an?

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adverb clause

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4 types of conditionals

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  • Zero conditional
  • First conditional
  • Second conditional
  • Third conditional
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It deals with habits and general truths such as laws

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Zero conditional

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Zero conditional’s formula

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if/when + simple present… simple present

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It is used in dealing with things that are possibly or likely to happen in the future.

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First conditional

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First conditional’s formula

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if/when + simple present … will + base form

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It is used in dealing with things that are impossible in present and are unlikely to happen.

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Second conditional

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Second conditional’s formula

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if/when + simple past … would + base form

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10
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It is used in dealing with things or changes in scenario yielding to different results.

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Third conditional

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Third conditional’s formula

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if/when + past perfect… would have + past participle

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