TYPES OF CONDITIONALS

 A conditional statement is composed of a situation or the condition and the result. 

In this blog, I shall show you the form of each of the types of conditionals. You may as well watch the videos to listen to me discuss each type.

There are two major types of conditionals: REAL and UNREAL. Zero and First conditionals are the subtypes of REAL conditionals while Second, third and mixed are the UNREAL conditionals.

REAL CONDITIONALS

Zero Conditional

Answer the question to exercise how you form a zero conditional statement.

(SITUATION)When it rains, ______________. (RESULT) 

OR

(RESULT) ______________ when it rains. (SITUATION)

Watch the video to understand better.

First Conditional

Answer the question to exercise how you form a first conditional statement.

(SITUATION)If I miss an exam, ______________. (RESULT) 

OR

(RESULT) ______________ if I miss an exam. (SITUATION)

Watch the video to understand better.

UNREAL CONDITIONALS

Second Conditional

Answer the question to exercise how you form a second conditional statement.

(SITUATION)If I were the president of the country, ______________. (RESULT) 

OR

(RESULT) ______________ if I were the president of the country. (SITUATION)

Watch the video to understand better.

Third Conditional

Answer the question to exercise how you form a third conditional statement.

(SITUATION)If I had known you before, ______________. (RESULT) 

OR

(RESULT) ______________ if I had known you before. (SITUATION)

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You can also contract I and had to form I'd.

(SITUATION)If I'd known you before, ______________. (RESULT) 

OR

(RESULT) ______________ if I'd known you before. (SITUATION)

Watch the video to understand better.

Mixed Conditional

Answer the question to exercise how you form a mixed conditional statement.

(SITUATION)If I wasn't afraid of spiders, ______________. (RESULT) 

OR

(RESULT) ______________ if I wasn't afraid of spiders. (SITUATION)

Watch the video to understand better.