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Type 1 Conditional: If Clause Main Clause

The document summarizes the three types of conditional sentences in English. Type 1 conditionals refer to possible present or future situations and use the simple present in the if-clause and future tense in the main clause. Type 2 conditionals refer to hypothetical or unlikely situations and use past tense in the if-clause and present conditional in the main clause. Type 3 conditionals refer to unreal past situations and use past perfect in the if-clause and perfect conditional in the main clause. Examples are provided for each type of conditional along with brief explanations of their structures and uses.

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Type 1 Conditional: If Clause Main Clause

The document summarizes the three types of conditional sentences in English. Type 1 conditionals refer to possible present or future situations and use the simple present in the if-clause and future tense in the main clause. Type 2 conditionals refer to hypothetical or unlikely situations and use past tense in the if-clause and present conditional in the main clause. Type 3 conditionals refer to unreal past situations and use past perfect in the if-clause and perfect conditional in the main clause. Examples are provided for each type of conditional along with brief explanations of their structures and uses.

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Type 1 conditional

The type 1 conditional is used to refer to the present or future where the situation is real. The
type 1 conditional refers to a possible condition and its probable result. In these sentences the if
clause is in the simple present, and the main clause is in the simple future.

If clause Main clause

If + simple present simple future

If this thing that thing will happen.


happens

If you don't hurry you will miss the train.

If it rains today you will get wet.

Read more about how to use the type 1 conditional.

Type 2 conditional
The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a time that is now or any time, and a situation that
is unreal. These sentences are not based on fact. The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a
hypothetical condition and its probable result. In type 2 conditional sentences, the if clause uses
the simple past, and the main clause uses the present conditional.
If clause Main clause

If + simple past present conditional or present continuous conditional

If this thing happened that thing would happen. (but I'm not sure this thing will happen) OR
that thing would be happening.

If you went to bed you would not be so tired.


earlier

If it rained you would get wet.

If I spoke Italian I would be working in Italy.

Read more about how to use the type 2 conditional with the present conditional and how to use
the present continuous conditional in type 2 conditional sentence.

Type 3 conditional
The type 3 conditional is used to refer to a time that is in the past, and a situation that
is contrary to reality. The facts they are based on are the opposite of what is expressed. The
type 3 conditional is used to refer to an unreal past condition and its probable past result. In type
3 conditional sentences, the if clause uses the past perfect, and the main clause uses the perfect
conditional.
If clause Main clause

If + past perfect perfect conditional or perfect continuous conditional

If this thing had happened that thing would have happened. (but neither of those things really
happened) OR
that thing would have been happening.

If you had studied harder you would have passed the exam.

If it had rained you would have gotten wet.

If I had accepted that I would have been working in Milan.


promotion

Read more about how to use the type 3 conditional with the perfect conditional tense, and how
to use the perfect continuous conditional in type 3 conditional sentences.

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