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First conditional: could happen

If I go, I will say hello to her.

Second conditional: unlikely to happen

If I were to go, I would say hello to her.

Third conditional: no longer a chance of it happening

If I had gone, I would have said hello to her.

2006-10-30 07:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1 0

The three types of conditional sentences are:

Conditional Sentence Type 1
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 2
→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.
Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Conditional Sentence Type 3
→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.
Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

Taken from the wonderful Website referenced below. Check it out for loads of exercises on all three types of conditional sentences as well as on exceptions.

2006-10-30 08:04:53 · answer #2 · answered by MamaFrog 4 · 1 0

1st: if i go, i will....
2nd: if i had gone, i would ....
3rd: if i had gone, i would have

2006-10-30 08:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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