tailieunhanh - CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN)

Tài liệu tham khảo về câu điều kiện. | Likelihood based on conditions 1 B Grammar Conditional sentences talk about a condition usually introduced by if and a possible result or consequence. The if-clause can be before or after the result clause. We use a comma between clauses when the if-clause comes first. Either clause can be positive or negative. 1 Zero conditional if present tense present tense present tense if present tense If you heat water to 100 c it boils. Water boils if you heat it to 100 C. We use the zero conditional to talk about something that is a general truth or fact if has a similar meaning to every time If you own a car you also have to pay for insurance and registration every year. If it is no longer a fact we use the past tense When I was a child if I helped my mother she gave me extra pocket money. 2 First conditional if present tense wũưwon t might could going to verb SI my motuit will grow will won t might could going to verb y present tense My mow ill grow if invest it. We use the first conditional to talk about something we feel is a probable future result If you leave your money in the bank you won t earn any interest and it may lose value over time. We can use might could or may instead of will to suggest something is less probable If I invest it I might lose it all. or can to mean sometimes If you travel at rush hour the trains can be very crowded this sometimes happens 3 Second conditional if past tense wouldln t might could verb if I in rr -money ừ would grow. would n t might could verb if past tense My motley would grow if I invested We use the second conditional to talk about imaginary impossible or unlikely situations in the present or future. The past tense does not refer to past time If I went travelling I wouldn t have any money left over. A With the verb be we can use was or were with I he she it That s what I would do if I were was you. We can use was were to-infinitive to refer to unlikely actions in the future If you were to spend a year travelling around the .