{"id":15729,"date":"2015-03-07T18:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=15729"},"modified":"2026-04-12T18:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:30:14","slug":"conditionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=15729","title":{"rendered":"Conditionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/esl.about.com\/od\/gramma1\/a\/conditional.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15731\" title=\"w-if\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/w-if.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/w-if.gif 184w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/w-if-150x112.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><em>A compr<\/em>ehensive Powerpoint presentation on all conditional structures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Notice there&#8217;s an omission near the end (count no. <strong>6:14<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>The subject&#8217;s missing from the last example (i.e. subject pronoun \u00abI\u00bb); &#8216;mixed conditionals&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p>Wish + Past Participle \u00a0\u2192 \u00a0<em>I wish <strong>I<\/strong> hadn&#8217;t drunk so much \u00a0\u00a0\u2190<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Remember to <strong>pause<\/strong> the player when suggested \u2193\u00a0(before you get the answers!)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xsG-dz1drgQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u221e \u00a0&#8216;If&#8217; &amp; &#8216;will&#8217; \u00a0\u21d3 \u00a0. . . [Beta College of English]<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OOxpJAdON7Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammaring.com\/if-even-if-only-if-as-long-as-provided-supposing-unless-but-for-if-necessary-if-so-in-case-etc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conditons\u00a0with &#8216;IF&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a4 Conditionals<\/strong> other than <em>&#8216;if&#8217;<\/em> . . .\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedava-ingilizce.com\/conditionals\/other.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[01]<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammaring.com\/if-even-if-only-if-as-long-as-provided-supposing-unless-but-for-if-necessary-if-so-in-case-etc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a>\u00a0<strong>\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/grammar\/british-grammar\/conditionals-other-expressions-unless-should-as-long-as\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[03]<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/grammar\/british-grammar\/conditionals-other-expressions-unless-should-as-long-as\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalenglishtest.com\/inversion-in-conditional-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conditionals with <strong>Inversion<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u21d0<\/strong>[advanced]<\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u2663 \u00a0Conditonal sentences<\/strong> &#8211; Type I &#8211; II &#8211; III &#8230;\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englisch-hilfen.de\/en\/grammar\/if.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d2[01]<\/a> \u00a0<strong>\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/handouts\/conditionals-verb-tense-in-if-clauses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/handouts\/conditionals-verb-tense-in-if-clauses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u03a6 \u00a0Mixed conditionals<\/strong> &#8230; \u00a0\u21d2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecenglish.com\/learnenglish\/lessons\/mixed-conditionals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[01]\u00a0<\/a>\u21d4 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examenglish.com\/grammar\/mixed_conditionals.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[02]\u21d0<\/a>\u00a0(quizzes)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dEADz1xetxU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"color: #666666; text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammar-quizzes.com\/9-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;If &#8216;\/ &#8216;In case&#8217;_\u00a0Conditioned vs. Precautionary Action<\/a>\u00a0\u21d0[quiz]<\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a4 \u00a0Functions\/Uses of conditionals<\/h3>\n<p>Conditional sentences are very versatile in their functions, which is why they have importance for the language user and learner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0They are commonly used, for example, in <strong>reasoning<\/strong> contexts:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; expressing <strong>reasons for a deduction<\/strong>; e.g.: \u00abIf he was a doctor, he would have known what <em>&#8216;haemophilia&#8217;<\/em> was!\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; expressing<strong> causes<\/strong>; e.g.: \u00abIf he hadn&#8217;t eaten it, he wouldn&#8217;t have died.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; making conditional <strong>predictions<\/strong>; e.g.: \u00abIf the price of oil keeps rising, the economy will go into recession.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; offering a <strong>premise for a conclusion<\/strong>; e.g.: \u00abIf you saw her in the lobby, the plane&#8217;s arrived.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Other functions of conditionals . . .<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Fantasising \/ Imagining<\/strong>: \u00a0<em>\u00abIf I had a million pounds, I would&#8230;\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Threats<\/strong> and <strong>warnings<\/strong>: \u00a0<em>\u00abIf you come any closer, I&#8217;ll&#8230;\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Expressing various emotions such as <strong>regret<\/strong>&#8230; \u00a0<em>\u00abIf I hadn&#8217;t missed so many lessons, I would have passed the exam.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and <strong>relief<\/strong>: \u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00abIf I had been there a bit earlier, I would have seen the bomb go off!\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Expressing emphatic <strong>absurdity<\/strong>: \u00a0<em>\u00abIf you&#8217;re her mother, I&#8217;m the Pope.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Politeness <strong>mitigator<\/strong>: \u00a0<em>\u00abIf I may say so, you seem tired.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Giving <strong>advice\u00a0\u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6zNc7I0bi4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0USAGE<\/strong> NOTE:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-52954\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/if-in-doubt-ask-sign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/if-in-doubt-ask-sign.jpg 600w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/if-in-doubt-ask-sign-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/if-in-doubt-ask-sign-117x150.jpg 117w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/if-in-doubt-ask-sign-400x513.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 117px) 100vw, 117px\" \/>Instead of using a conditional clause containing the word <em>\u00abbe\u00bb<\/em>, you can sometimes use a phrase consisting of <em>\u00abif\u00bb<\/em> followed by an adjective or a prepositional phrase.<\/p>\n<p>For example, instead of saying <em>\u00abWe will send the car if it is necessary,\u00bb<\/em> you can say <em>\u00abWe will send the car <strong>if necessary<\/strong>.\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; This unfortunate situation is to be avoided <strong>if possible<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If I were innocent, I&#8217;d rather be tried here; <strong>if guilty<\/strong>, in America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If in doubt<\/strong>, ask at the local library.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A comprehensive Powerpoint presentation on all conditional structures.<\/p>\n<p>Notice there&#8217;s an omission near the end (count no. 6:14)<\/p>\n<p>The subject&#8217;s missing from the last example (i.e. subject pronoun \u00abI\u00bb); &#8216;mixed conditionals&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p>Wish + Past Participle \u2192 I wish I hadn&#8217;t drunk so much \u2190<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Remember to pause the player when [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":15731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[297],"tags":[190,236],"class_list":["post-15729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","tag-style","tag-exercices","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15729"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56034,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15729\/revisions\/56034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}