Do you know about conditional clause? How is the conditional pattern like?
Conditional sentence is also called “if-clause”, it can be defined as “the imaginary sentence”.
Three types of conditional clause:
1. Simple Present
Type | Meaning Of if-clause | if-clause | Result clause |
1 | True in present/future | Simple present S+V1+obj S+tobe+noun | Simple present / simple future |
2 | Untrue in present/future | Simple past S+V2+obj S+tobe+noun | Would +simple form |
3 | Untrue in past | Past perfect S+had+V3 | Would have + past participle |
, I write to my parents every week If-clause Result clause
🞂 If I have enough time tomorrow,
If-clause
Result clause
, I would write to my parents If-clause Result clause
🞂 If I were you, If-clause Result clause
Were is the only one
to be past used in if-clause form
Notes
, I would have written to
Result clause
If-clause
my parents
🞂 If you had been here,
If-clause Result clause
This will show you how to understand the conditional forms
Please
Please change the following if clause into type 2 & 3