What are the conditional structures? There are many different types. Let’s look at

Unit 6 – conditionals

What are the conditional structures?

There are many different types. Let’s look at:

• Basic conditional forms.
• Mixed conditionals.
• Alternative forms.

Basic conditional forms...
Function: basic conditional forms
There are four basic conditional forms. Match the uses to the examples.
If you do exercise daily, your body becomes stronger.
If you get here late, I’ll be in the garden setting up the chairs for the party.
If everyone in the company spoke more than one language, we would get more business.
If someone hadn’t handed in Jonny’s wallet, he would have lost everything.
For hypothetical situations in the present.
For hypothetical situations in the past.
For general truths or consequences.
For a consequence of a possible future action.
If you do exercise daily, your body becomes stronger.
If you get here late, I’ll be in the garden setting up the chairs for the party.
If someone hadn’t handed in Jonny’s wallet, he would have lost everything.
Zero conditional: For general truths or consequences.
First conditional: For a sequence of a possible future action.
hypothetical
result
Second conditional: For hypothetical situations in the present.
Function: basic conditional forms
How do I make these structures?
There is a possibility of this happening.
If can also be replaced by words/phrases like unless, until, before, after, as soon as, when, in case to create other future time clauses. The structure remains the same. More on the form later...
Third conditional: For hypothetical situations in the past.
If everyone in the company spoke more than one language, we would get more business.
This would be beneficial NOW.
This can’t change because the time has already passed.
A conditional sentence is made up of two clauses: