1.
The fist
conditional is used to refer to real actions that can happen in the present .
The gramatical formula is this.
If + Subj + Verb base form (simple present) + , + subj + will or
going to + cc.
If don’t do the hw, I’ll fail the course (It can happen in the
present, is a real situation at moment)
or
I’ll fail the course if I don’t do the hw (In this case you don’t
use a comma).
2.
The second
conditional is used to refer to unreal situactions or actions in the present.
Also in the future.
If+Subj+ verb in past (simple past
tense) + , + subj + would + verb (in simple form) + cc.
If I had a fortune, I’d buy almost everything. ( I’d like to have
one, but I don’t have it now, is a unreal situaction.)
or
I’d buy almost everything if I had a fortune (In this without
comma)
3.
The third
conditional is used to refer to past unreal situactions.
If+Subj+ verb in past participle
(Past Perfect) + , + subj + would , should, might, may or could + have + verb in past participle.
Ex:
If I hadn’t done that, I would have
been happy. ( I did that in the past, I cannot correc that in this moment)
Or
I would have been happy if I hadn’t
done that. (In this case wihtout a comma).
Here are some links those are going
to help you:
I hope this blog has helped you with your gramar skills.
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