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Structure: ‘Conditionals 4’

This time in our structure help we continue to talk about conditional sentences. This time we’re talking about the third conditional. Similar to the zero, first and second conditionals, it has two parts, an ‘if’ part and the ‘other part’. You can change the order of these two parts without changing the meaning of the sentence. In the third conditional, the ‘if part’ relates to the ‘unreal past’, a past situation that didn’t occur. If you want to talk about a ‘real situation’, which is common, use the past simple. For unreal situations, and their imagined results, we use the third conditional. Check out the diagram below for more information and examples, then try to write some sentences of your own.

Diagram of the form and use of the third conditional. — Third conditional

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Structure: ‘Conditionals 3’

This time in our structure help we continue to talk about conditional sentences. This time we’re talking about the second conditional. Similar to the zero and first conditionals, it has two parts, an ‘if’ part and the ‘other part’. You can change the order of these two parts without changing the meaning of the sentence. In the second conditional, the ‘if part’ has a low chance of happening or is impossible. The speaker chooses the appropriate conditional form based on their understanding of the certainly of the situation happening. Check out the diagram below for more information and examples, then try to write some sentences of your own.

Diagram of the form and use of the second conditional. — Second conditional

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Structure: ‘Conditionals 2’

This time in our structure help we continue to talk about conditional sentences. This time we’re talking about the first conditional. Similar to the zero conditional, it has two parts, an ‘if’ part and the ‘other part’. You can change the order of these two parts without changing the meaning of the sentence. In the first conditional, the ‘if part’ has a good chance of happening. The speaker chooses the appropriate conditional form based on their understanding of the certainly of the situation happening. Check out the diagram below for more information and examples, then try to write some sentences of your own.

Diagram of the form and use of the first conditional. — First conditional

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Structure: ‘Conditionals 1’

This time in our structure help we talk about conditional sentences, sometimes called ‘if’ sentences. They usually have two parts, an ‘if’ part which expresses the condition and another part which expresses the (possible) result. If one thing happens, a second things happens or it’s possible a second thing will happen (depending on the conditional). Firstly we’ll look at the zero conditional. Check out the diagram below and the examples, then try to write some of your own.

Diagram of the form and use of the zero conditional. — Zero conditional

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