Conditional Sentences /
If-Clauses Type I, II und III
Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without
if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.
Conditional Sentence Type 1
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
From :
if + Simple
Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I will send her
an invitation.
The main clause can also be at
the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I will send her an invitation if I
find her address.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
From: if + Simple Past, main clause with
Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send
her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at
the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I would send her an invitation if I
found her address.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
→ It is impossible that the condition will
be fulfilled because it refers to the past. Form
if + Past Perfect, main clause with Conditional
II
Example: If I had found her address, I would
have sent her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at
the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I would have sent her an invitation if
I had found her address.
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