Conditionals & If-Clauses (Offers & Hypotheticals)
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EnglishClub Conditionals explains the three basic English conditionals and the zero conditional in one reference article. Published by EnglishClub, a long-established site of English lessons for learners and teachers, the page names the use, the if-clause and the main clause of each type in a table, shows the two possible word orders with the rule for the comma, and then treats each conditional in its own section with examples.
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EnglishPage Conditional Tutorial gathers the six real and unreal conditional forms in one place, with eleven exercises and a final test. Published by Englishpage.com, a grammar reference site for English learners, the tutorial explains each form on a page of its own, maps the older names conditional 0, 1, 2 and 3 onto the forms they describe, and sets every form side by side with example sentences in a conditional chart.
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Espresso English 50 Examples of Conditional Sentences gives fifty model sentences across the zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals, ten for each type. Published by Espresso English, a site of English lessons and grammar e-books, the lesson opens with a table naming what each type expresses, explains the structure and the use of each one in turn, and closes with a summary table and three practice suggestions.
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Grammar Quizzes Real and Unreal Conditional contrasts open conditionals, which describe a real possibility, with remote conditionals, which describe a hypothetical one. Published on Grammar-Quizzes, the grammar reference of teacher Julie Sevastopoulos, the page gives the verb forms for each in tables, lists what an if-then sentence can do besides state a condition, and ends with two practice sets that answer every item with feedback.
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Grammarly The Four Types of Conditional Sentences explains the zero, first, second and third conditionals, then the sentences that fall outside the four, mixed conditionals and inverted ones. Published on the Grammarly blog, the writing guide of the company behind the writing assistant, the article gives the structure and the use of each type with example sentences, and answers the questions most often asked about them at the end.
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LessonPills Conditional Sentences for Business Negotiations builds a B2 lesson around the language of bargaining, with mixed conditionals as its grammar focus. Published by LessonPills, a site of ready-made interactive lessons, the lesson runs in ten parts, from warm-up questions and a recorded dialogue through negotiation vocabulary and the grammar focus to a reading passage with questions and a discussion task.
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Speak Confident English Second Conditional explains how the second conditional expresses unlikely, imaginary and impossible situations, and how it softens advice. Published by Speak Confident English, a site of weekly English lessons for working professionals, the lesson compares the form with the first conditional, shows would, might and could in the result clause, and closes with three practice questions.
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The Art of Business English Conditional Tenses in Business discusses how the zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals are used at work, in a podcast episode between two business English trainers. Published by The Art of Business English, a podcast and training site for working professionals, the episode compares English if-clauses with the conjugated conditional of other languages and takes each form in turn with examples from business.
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VOA Learning English Introduction to Conditionals presents the present real, present unreal and future real conditionals in short, plain explanations with audio. Published by VOA Learning English, the Voice of America service for English learners, this Everyday Grammar lesson illustrates each form with song lyrics and a line of film dialogue, then gathers the three patterns in a reference table beside a glossary of the grammar words it uses.
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YouSpeak PLUS Conditional Structures in Negotiations teaches the first and second conditional through a negotiation story and a sample dialogue between a buyer and a supplier. Published by YouSpeak PLUS, a business English platform built by a language trainer, this module is the first of four pages on negotiation language, each carrying a story, key terms with definitions, a dialogue and a grammar and structure section.
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