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My Battle With Grammar

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Pavlionka

Pavlionka

Belarus

April 9, 2008

This time I write about Conditional Sentences..
This topic isn't complicated, and I'm very surprised and frustrated that very few people actually build these sentences properly Cry
I was also inspired by a forum thread "What will be if..." in Ask English!

So, Conditional sentences are also known as IF-sentences.
There are 3 types of them:

Type I (or First Conditional)
We use it when we talk about something that is possible or very likely to be fulfilled.

If I study hard, I will know English well.

Note the tenses that are used:

If+Present Simple, Future Simple

! Here comma is also needed. But when we use if-part on the second place - we don't put the comma.

I will know English well if I study hard.

Type II
(or 2nd)
When something is very unlikely to happen

If I were a princess, I would wait to my prince Charming.

If+Past Simple, Future in the Past

Type III
We use it when condition refers to the Past:

If I had taken an umbrella yesterday, I wouldn't have been soaked. Frown

If+Past Simple, Future in the Past Perfect

As you see, it's simple. Just 3 examples. 
There are very few exceptions. 
will write about them later if you are interested Smile









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06:56 AM Apr 13 2008

Pavlionka

Pavlionka
Belarus

haihaibs,
you're very welcomeLaughing
I do my best learning English grammar, but I see that most of the information I try to memorize just slips through my brain sometimes not leaving even the slightest trace... 
That's why I write it all here. And I'm really glad to know that someone else might find it useful too.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment and stay tuned Wink
You can always count on me Laughing




06:29 AM Apr 13 2008

haihaibs

haihaibs
China

My English grades often finished top ten in exams before I went to university. I'd ever learned lots of grammar.After that, I gave up so many valuable things as most students did in an university. I lost myself and monkeyed around in the campus. I didn't know what I would do and be in my future. I've got to admit that I was trained for nothing. I hate my university days.When I was in a dark corner and listening to some English music by Akon, I knew how much I loved English.I spoke to myself that I would study English well, and now I do hard. But my grammar is too bad. I just read this article and got a great help.Pavlionka, thank you so much, and thanks for your good answer to my question.