Conditionals Flashcards
talk about hypothetical, unreal situations or
dreamss
Second conditional
When do we use second conditionals?
impossible present situations
What do we use in the if clause of a second conditional sentence?
Present tense
What past modals is used?
would, could, might
What are conditional sentences?
They are sentences expressing
factual implications or hypothetical situations and their consequences.
In promoting your advocacies
and presenting your arguments, you
need to know how to make suggestions
or inferences? basen on what two things?
(factual
implications) and to imagine logical
situations that may arise from these
facts (hypothetical situations).
How many clauses is a second conditonal sentence?
2
If clause expresses?
the condition
Main clause expressing?
Consequence or result
If the if clause comes first, there is a
Comma
Main clause first there is—comma
No
Zero conditionals are used to talk
Zero conditionals are used to talk about general
truths and laws of nature.
What is the structure of a zero conditional clause?
If clause – uses the simple present tense of the verb
Main clause – uses the simple present tense of the verb
What is The first conditional?
is used to speak about possible
or probable events in the future.
Example:
If the weather is sunny tomorrow, we will go to the beach
first conditonal sentences uses?
if + simple present
simple future
(shall/will/can + base form
of the verb)
