There are two types of real conditionals: 1) Future real conditionals describe situations that have not happened but will happen under certain circumstances. They use the present simple tense in the if-clause and will or be going to in the main clause. 2) Present real conditionals describe situations that always happen under the same circumstances. Both clauses use the present simple tense, similar to a "when" time clause sentence. Real conditionals use a comma before an if-clause that comes first and no comma if it comes second.
There are two types of real conditionals: 1) Future real conditionals describe situations that have not happened but will happen under certain circumstances. They use the present simple tense in the if-clause and will or be going to in the main clause. 2) Present real conditionals describe situations that always happen under the same circumstances. Both clauses use the present simple tense, similar to a "when" time clause sentence. Real conditionals use a comma before an if-clause that comes first and no comma if it comes second.
There are two types of real conditionals: 1) Future real conditionals describe situations that have not happened but will happen under certain circumstances. They use the present simple tense in the if-clause and will or be going to in the main clause. 2) Present real conditionals describe situations that always happen under the same circumstances. Both clauses use the present simple tense, similar to a "when" time clause sentence. Real conditionals use a comma before an if-clause that comes first and no comma if it comes second.
If …. Then… What are they? There are two kinds of real conditional sentences:
1.Future Real Conditionals – describe situations
that have not happened but will happen under a certain circumstance.
1.Present Real Conditionals - describe situations
that always happen under the same circumstances. (1) Future Real Conditionals In other words, the “will” verb only • If you heat water, it will boil. happens when the “if” verb occurs.
• This shirt will shrink if you wash it.
• If it is rainy tomorrow, I’m going to the movies. • I will give a student a zero if he cheats or plagiarizes. What are the verb tenses? Did you notice…? • Which verb tenses are used in future real conditionals? dependent (if) clause = simplesimplepresent present
independent (main) clause = future futurewill
willor be or be going to to going • What is the punctuation? if clause first = tomatoes commacomma
if clause second = Allison is comma
no comma (2) Present Real Conditionals
• If AJ has money, she spends it.the present simple
Both verbs use tense.
• This window squeaks if you get it wet.
• If he exercises in the morning, he feels better. • She calls campus escorts if she walks back from the library at night. ALMOST like a time clause “when” sentence… • When AJ has money, she spends it. • This window squeaks when you get it wet. • When he exercises in the morning, he feels better. • She calls campus escorts when she walks back from the library at night. “if” = real conditional “when” = time (adverb) clause Now you try… • If the glass (break) ____________, breaks the water (spill out) _________________. will spill out • This tree (make) ____________ will make apples if it (grow)____________. grows • The police (call)____________ will call if they (find) __________ find your purse.