Conditional sentences

1.

Conditional sentences:
3 types
Principal clause
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If-clause
I. I will go for a walk
if the weather is fine.
II. I would go for a walk
if the weather were fine.
III. I would have gone for
a walk
if the weather had been
fine.

2.

The Use of Forms Expressing
Unreality (the Oblique Moods) in
COMPLEX SENTENCES with a
SUBORDINATE CLAUSE of
CONDITION

3.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
Clauses of condition are usually joined
to the principal clause by means of
the following conjunctions:
if, unless (if not), in case,
supposing that, providing that,
on condition that

4.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
Conditional sentences
are divided into 2 groups
1. Sentences of
REAL
CONDITION
Type I
2. Sentences of
UNREAL
CONDITION
Types II, III

5.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
Conditional sentences
Of UNREAL CONDITION
A) Present or
Future
e.g.: How nice it
would be for Mother
if she had a car.
B) Past
e.g.: It would have
been too wonderful if
he had said it.

6.

A) Unreal condition
Principal clause
The Conditional
Mood (non-perfect)
How nice it would be for
Mother,
If-clause
Subjunctive II
(non-perfect)
if she had a car.
The Conditional sentence refers to
the FUTURE or PRESENT

7.

B) Unreal condition
Principal clause
The Conditional
Mood (perfect)
It would have been
too wonderful
If-clause
Subjunctive II
(perfect)
if he had said it.
The Conditional sentence refers to
the PAST

8.

SPLIT CONDITION
Principal clause
The Conditional
Mood (non-perfect)
The Conditional
Mood (perfect)
If-clause
Subjunctive II
(non-perfect)
Subjunctive II
(perfect)
The principal clause and if-clause refer to
DIFFERENT TIME

9.

SPLIT CONDITION
Principal clause
You would have noticed
that there was something
wrong with him
I would be in prison now
If-clause
if you were not so
indifferent to him.
if you had not taken
me out of that shady
affair.