Sentence Structure: Conditionals and Hypothetical Language

Conditionals let you talk about possibilities, consequences and imagined situations. They are extremely useful in discussion essays, where you often reason about "what would happen if…". The four conditionals Zero (general truths): If you heat water, it boils . First (likely future): If it rains , we will stay home…

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Conditionals let you talk about possibilities, consequences and imagined situations. They are extremely useful in discussion essays, where you often reason about "what would happen if…".

The four conditionals

  • Zero (general truths): If you heat water, it boils.
  • First (likely future): If it rains, we will stay home.
  • Second (unreal/hypothetical present): If I were rich, I would travel.
  • Third

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