C14 U8 Project conditional sentences. review.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: REVIEW
1. REAL (or FACTUAL)
CONDITIONALS.

Read the Following text:
If people are sick, they go to a doctor. But some people
also use herbal remedies for basic healthcare. For
example, if you aren’t sleeping well, drink chamomile
tea. If you suffer from motion sickness, ginger settles
your stomach. When you have a cold, you can add
garlic to your food. If you get a burn, try the juice of
the aloe plant. But if you take herbs, tell your doctor,
some herbs may interfere with other medicines.

From the text, we can see the following sentences…
If people are sick, they go to a doctor.
if you aren’t sleeping well, drink chamomile tea.
If you suffer from motion sickness, ginger settles your stomach.
If you get a burn, try the juice of the aloe plant.
if you take herbs, tell your doctor

These are the “IF” clauses and have
the condition. These are called the
“CONDITIONAL CLAUSE”

These are the “IF” clauses and have
the condition. These are called the
“CONDITIONAL CLAUSE”
These are the “RESULT” clauses and
express what the result is IF the
condition happens.

Analyze the sentence…

Conditional Clause

Conditional Clause Result Clause

The “Conditional Clause” and the “Result Clause” are in SIMPLE
PRESENT tense.

This conditional sentence is a General Truth or a Habit. Because
normally, when people are sick, they go to the doctor.
PRESENT tense.

This conditional sentence is a General Truth or a Habit. Because
normally, when people are sick, they go to the doctor.
When a conditional sentence is a General Truth, this sentence is called
“PRESENT REAL CONDITIONAL” or “PRESENT FACTUAL CONDITIONAL”.
PRESENT tense.

Tom
Jack
Analyze the following conversation…

I want to buy a car. I just don’t
know what to buy: a new car
or a second hand car.
Tom
Jack

If you buy a new car, you
will have an extended
warranty.*
*Warranty: A written guarantee given to the purchaser of a new appliance, automobile, or other item by the manufacturer or dealer, usually
specifying that the manufacturer will make any repairs or replace defective parts free of charge for a stated period of time.
I want to buy a car. I just don’t
know what to buy: a new car
or a second hand car.
Tom
Jack

Analyze the sentence:
If you buy a new car, you will have an extended warranty.*

Conditional Clause

The “Conditional Clause” is
in SIMPLE PRESENT.

in SIMPLE PRESENT.
The “Result Clause” is in
SIMPLE FUTURE.

in SIMPLE PRESENT.
SIMPLE FUTURE.
In this conditional sentence we say what will happen under a certain condition. The condition
is “If you buy a new car” and what will happen is that “You will have an extended warranty”.

in SIMPLE PRESENT.
SIMPLE FUTURE.
In this conditional sentence we say what will happen under a certain condition. The condition
is “If you buy a new car” and what will happen is that “You will have an extended warranty”.
When a conditional sentence expresses what will happen under a certain condition, it is
called
“FUTURE REAL CONDITIONAL”.

2. UNREAL CONDITIONALS.

Pay attention to this…

I am not rich. But if I were rich, I would buy a nice car and a private plane.
UNREAL CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

Conditional Clause

The “Conditional Clause” is in
SIMPLE PAST and it is UNREAL
or IMAGINARY(she’s not rich).

The “Result Clause” uses
WOULD + VERB and it is a result
UNREAL or IMAGINARY.

This is an UNREAL CONDITIONAL SENTENCE because it expresses an imaginary condition and
its imaginary result.

Look at this other example…

if I didn’t have to study, I would be surfing in the sea.

Conditional Clause

Result Clause
Conditional Clause

or IMAGINARY(he has to study).
Result Clause
Conditional Clause

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: REVIEW Summary.

1. REAL (or FACTUAL) CONDITIONALS.
Summary.

Summary.
If the athlete wins, she gets a golden medal.

Summary.
conditional clause

Summary.
conditional clause result clause

Summary.
It is used to express that if a condition happens
(conditional clause) something that is generally
truth occurs (result clause).

Summary.
conditional clause Simple Present

Summary.
result clause Simple Present

Summary.
If you buy a bike, you’ll save money in gas.

Summary.
conditional clause

Summary.

Summary.
(conditional clause) something will occur (result
clause).

Summary.
clause).
conditional clause conditional clauseSimple Present Simple Present

Summary.
clause).
conditional clause conditional clauseSimple Present Simple Present
result clause Simple Present result clause Simple Future

Summary.
If he ate healthier foods, he wouldn’t be so obese.

Summary.
It is used to express that condition is not real or imaginary (conditional clause) and the result is also imaginary
(result clause).

Summary.
(result clause).
The condition is unreal because
he doesn’t eat healthy foods.
The result is imaginary.

Summary.
(result clause).
he doesn’t eat healthy foods.
The result is imaginary.
conditional clause Simple past result clause WOULD + VERB

Summary.
BE AWARE!!! BE CAREFUL!!!
If the main verb in the condition is the verb TO BE (conditional clause) the
conjugation is always WERE. Regardless* of the subject or pronoun.
*Regardless: Sin tener en cuenta, a pesar de
If I were you, I would buy a new car.
“I’m not you.”

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