CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
| General statements and facts | |
| 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 | |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 | |
| 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 9 |
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EXERCISE 10 |
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EXERCISE 11 |
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EXERCISE 12 |
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