Conditional Sentence

Definition Conditional Sentence

Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express

that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause

with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences

Types of Conditional Sentence

A.Conditional Sentence Type 1

It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future

Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation

B.Conditional Sentence Type 2

It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

C.Conditional Sentence Type 3

It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

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