Usage of "if"
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The document discusses the four types of conditional sentences in English: 0 conditional, 1st conditional, 2nd conditional, and 3rd conditional. It provides examples for each type and explains their uses. The 0 conditional is used for scientific facts or general truths. The 1st conditional expresses a probable future result using "will/can + base verb". The 2nd conditional imagines impossible or unreal future situations using the simple past tense. The 3rd conditional expresses past regrets about things that did not happen using the past perfect tense.
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- 2. HOW TO USE ‘IF’ IN CONDITIONAL SENTENCES 1. In English we have four ways to make conditional (if) sentences. Here is how to make them 0 Conditional 1 Conditional 2 Conditional 3 conditional If i won the lottery, I would be rich. Agha Kousar English Teacher of The Smar
- 3. 0 CONDITIONAL is used for scientific facts or general truths. ‘If’ can be substituted for ‘when’. Examples ‘If you boil water to 100°C, it boils.’ ‘When you boil water to 100°C, it boils.’ Agha Kousar English Teacher of The Smar
- 4. 1ST CONDITIONAL – is used with ‘will/can + base verb’ for a probable future result. Examples ‘If you study hard, your English will improve.’ 'If I get enough sleep, I will feel better.’ Agha Kousar English Teacher of The Smar
- 5. 2ND CONDITIONAL – uses the ‘simple past’ with ‘modal + base verb’ for imagined, impossible or unreal future situations. For Example ‘If I won the lottery, I would buy a plane.’ 'If you met Johnny Depp, what would you ask him?’ Agha Kousar English Teacher of The Smar
- 6. 3RD CONDITIONAL – Agha Kousar English Teacher of The Smar uses the ‘past perfect’ with ‘modal + have + past participle’. It is usually used to express a past regret about something which did not happen in the past. ‘If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a plane.’ If I had been taller, I could have climbed on tree. Agha Kousar English Teacher of The Smart S