CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
General
statements and facts |
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| If there is a problem | I can always talk to Carol. |
| PRESENT TENSE | PRESENT TENSE |
It's
possible that . . . (talking about the future) - Conditional I |
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| Colin is an intelligent boy. It is April 15th. The exam is on April 23rd. He has enough time to learn for the exam - he can pass it. | |
| If he studies | he will pass the exam on April 23rd. |
| PRESENT TENSE | WILL FUTURE |
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It's possible but not very probable . . . (talking about a future situation) - Conditional II |
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| Colin didn't learn. He played football. It' April 22nd. Tomorrow is the exam. It is possible but not very probable that he will pass the exam. | |
| If he studied | he would pass the exam. |
| PAST TENSE | CONDITIONAL PRESENT (would + base form) |
It
didn't happen and it is impossible now . . . (talking about a past situation)
- Conditional III |
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| It's April 23rd. Colin didn't pass the exam. | |
| If he had learned | he would have passed the exam. |
| PAST PERFECT | CONDITIONAL PERFECT (would + have + 3rd form) |
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Conditional clauses express (Die Bedingungssätze zeigen an): |
General statements,
actions that are certainly happening and facts (Allgemeine Aussagen, sicher
stattfindende Handlungen und Tatsachen) |
If I have
a problem she always helps
me. |
It's possible (Wahrscheinlichkeit) |
If he comes
I will be happy. |
| It's not probable (Unwahrscheinlichkeit) |
If he came
I would be happy. |
| It's impossible (Unmöglichkeit) |
If he had
come I would
have been happy. |
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EXERCISE 10 |
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EXERCISE 11 |
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EXERCISE 12 |
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