Conditional Sentences are sentences discussing factual implication or hypothetical situations and their consequences. Languages us a variety of conditional construction and verb forms (such as the conditional mood) to form such sentences.
Conditional sentences is the sentences which presupposes the assumption of a desire, hopes, plans and others that :
- Still could happen (possible)
- Not fulfilled (unreal/probable)
- Not materialize (imposible)
Future Conditional
Future conditionals that express a
desire, hope, or plan that still CAN HAPPEN / when we are thinking about
possibilities
→ It
is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled
Formula :
will
if +
subject 1 + simple present + subject 2 +
can + V1 (simple form)
may
must
Example :
If
the weather is nice, we will go to the zoo
Fact :
It
is possible, that will go to the zoo
Present
Conditional
Present conditional, stating a desire, hope or unfulfilled plans /
fantasies (unreal) or when we imagine a situation
→ It is
possible but very
unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
Formula :
would
if +
subject 1 + simple past + subject 2 + could +
V1 / be
might
Example :
If
the weather were nice, we would go to the zoo
Fact :
The
weather is not nice, so we are not go to the zoo
Past
Conditional
Past conditionals that express a wish, hope or plan that does not
happen (imposible) or when we imagine a situation based on the facts in the
past
→ It is impossible that the condition will
be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Formula :
would
if +
subject 1 + simple perfect + subject 2 + could + have V3 / been
might
Example :
If
the weather had been nice, we would gone to the zoo
Fact :
The
weather did not nice, so we did not go to the zoo
