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  IF CLAUSES / CONDITIONAL CLAUSES (Type 3) Conditional clauses  consist of two sentences.  One  is a clause that starts with if, which is called as ‘if clause’.  The other  is called the Main clause. Each sentence has a verb. It is important to know which tenses are to be used in these clauses and they play a big role in determining the meaning of the sentence. Detailed information for the type 3 is given below: Type If clause (condition) Main clause (result)   Type 3 Past perfect If   +   Past perfect continuous         Could have + 3 would Subject +   could    + have + V3 might FUNCTION : The conditional sentences indicate us a possible condition and its probable result. It means  that the expected actions depends on a condition. If Clauses – Type 3 is used to express the past and  the impossible situations that can no longer be changed. EXAMPLE : 1. The senten...

  In this blog I will submit an article about : SECOND TYPE IF CONDITIONAL In a type 2 conditional sentence, the tense in the "if" clause is the simple past, and the tense in the main clause is the present conditional or the present continuous conditional. Examples If it rained, you would get wet. You would get wet if it rained. If you went to bed earlier you wouldn't be so tired. You wouldn't be so tired if you went to bed earlier. If she fell, she would hurt herself. She would hurt herself if she fell. Function The type 2 conditional refers to an unlikely or hypothetical condition and its probable result. These sentences are not based on the actual situation. In type 2 conditional sentences, the time is now or any time and the situation is hypothetical. Examples If the weather wasn't so bad, we would go to the park. (But the weather is bad so we can't go. If I was the Queen of England, I would give everyone a chicken. (But I am not the Queen.) If you really ...

  Conditional Sentence Type 1 This type is also relatively easy to understand.  Type 1 conditional sentences are used to say something that may happen in the future.  That is, if you use this conditional sentence, it means that you are sure that the assumption is still possible in the future.  The formula used is as follows:  If + simple present, present future (will)  Present future + if + simple present ■ Function Type 1 conditional refers to conditions that may occur and the possible results.  These sentences are based on facts and are used to make statements about the real world and certain situations.  We often use sentences like this to provide warnings.  In type 1 conditional sentences, the time is the present or the future and the situation is real.  Example of sentences:  ●If you tell her the truth, she will forgive you. (If you tell him the truth, then he will forgive  you.) ●If we arrive late, we must get a taxi. ●He...