Conditional Sentences

Conditional sentences express hypothetical situations and their consequences using if-clauses.

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Explanation

Types of Conditionals:

First Conditional (Real Future Possibility):

Structure: If + present simple, will + base verb

Use: Real possibilities in the future

Second Conditional (Unreal Present):

Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb

Use: Imaginary or unlikely situations in present/future

Third Conditional (Unreal Past):

Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle

Use: Imaginary situations in the past

Examples

[{"type": "First Conditional", "example": "If it rains tomorrow, I will stay home.", "explanation": "Real possibility - it might rain"}, {"type": "Second Conditional", "example": "If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.", "explanation": "Imaginary situation - unlikely to win lottery"}, {"type": "Third Conditional", "example": "If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.", "explanation": "Imaginary past - cannot change what happened"}, {"type": "Zero Conditional", "example": "If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.", "explanation": "General truth or scientific fact"}]

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CategoryConditionals
Levelintermediate
Difficulty
1/10