MUTASA SUPERIOR INSTUTE

CHIMOIO DELEGANCY

CONDITIONALS

LAW DEGREE

FIRST YEAR – DAYTIME

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

CHIMOIO, 2023
MUTASA SUPERIOR INSTITUTE

CHIMOIO DELEGANCY

CONDITIONALS

Elaborate by:

Amosse Bento Secane

Aurora Charifo

Calton Domingos

Cláudia Paulino Chapo

Egness João Macia

Kelton Paulino

Lau Dinnis Junqueiro

Oriented by:

Dr. JOÃO ZARCOS

LAW DEGREE

FIRST YEAR– DAYTIME

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

CHIMOIO, 2023
INDEX

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................4

1. Objectives..........................................................................................................................................5

1.1. General objective.........................................................................................................................5

2. Specific objectives............................................................................................................................5

3. Methodology.....................................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER II. CONDITIONALS SENTENCES......................................................................................6

1. Conditionals......................................................................................................................................6

1.2. Types of Conditionals..................................................................................................................6

2. FIRST CONDITIONAL..................................................................................................................6

3. SECOND CONDITIONAL.............................................................................................................7

CHAPTER III. CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................8

CHAPTER IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................................................................................9

This work is about the conditionals, so conditionals are used to show a probability in the future time, a
hypothetical situation that cannot happen or is unlikely to happen and they are also used to talk about a
hypothetical situation in the past that did not happen. Therefor the conditionals have to part that are
constituted by If clause and result clause. Hence there are four types of conditionals, zero conditional,
first, second and third conditional, nevertheless in this present work is going to focus only three
conditionals which are: first, second and third conditional.

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 1. Objectives
1.1. General objective

The general objective in this work is concerning conditional sentences.

2. Specific objectives

The specific objectives are:

 Types of conditionals;
 First conditional
 Second conditional and third conditional
3. Methodology

The method used to collect the dices of this work were used the books, google and bibliography.

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CHAPTER II. CONDITIONALS SENTENCES

1. Conditionals

Conditionals are statements that describe both hypothetical and real scenarios. They are often referred to
as “if clauses” because they often begin the same way.

(Farlex International. 2016). Conditional sentences have two parts or clauses that give a condition in the
dependent clause and a result in the independent clause. The condition clause usually contains an if
statement. There are several different forms of conditional sentences that allow the writer to express
various meanings using different tenses.

• Condition (if) clause + result clause

1.2. Types of Conditionals

There are 4 basic types of conditionals: zero, first, second, and third. It’s also possible to mix them up and
use the first part of a sentence as one type of conditional and the second part as another or mixed
conditional is a combination of second and third conditional. These sentences would be called “mixed
conditionals.”

2. FIRST CONDITIONAL

The first conditional uses the present tense in the if clause and the future tense in the result clause. This
form is used to talk about something that is a probable future result of a condition. first conditional is used
To show a probabilty in the future time. If I have enough time this afternoon, I will help you. (or): I will
help you if I have enough time this afternoon. Azar, Betty Schramond. English grammar, 2002.

Form: If + simple present, will + base verb

Example 1: If I see you later, I will say hello.

If I have enough time this afternoon, I will help you. (or): I will help you if I have enough time this
afternoon.

Example 2: If I don’t see you later, I won’t be able to say hello.

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 3. SECOND CONDITIONAL

The second conditional uses the past tense in the if clause and a modal and base verb in the result clause.
This form is used to talk about a hypothetical situation that cannot happen or is unlikely to happen.

Form: If + simple past, modal + base verb

Example 1: If I had a million dollars, I would buy a large vacation home.

Example 2: If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to study for the test.

If I were rich, I would travel the world.

If she were to try harder, she might get better grades.

They might be able to see it if they were more observant.

If I met the President, I would be too nervous to speak.

If he played sports, he might be in better shape.

He could get the promotion if he knew the right people.

4. THIRD CONDITIONAL

The third conditional uses the past perfect in the if clause and a modal and present perfect in the result
clause.

This form is used to talk about a hypothetical situation in the past that did not happen – typically with an
outcome that did not happen and is perhaps the opposite of what did happen.

Form: If + past perfect, modal + present perfect

Example 1: If it had rained last week, the plants would not have died.

Example 2: If I had finished college, I would have become a doctor.

If I had known how you were going to react, I would have kept my mouth shut.

If you had seen the movie, we could have talked about the ending.

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We might have crossed paths if I had left the house on time.

CHAPTER III. CONCLUSION

Conditional sentences describe a conditional situation, or a result that depends on an event occurring first.
If one thing happens, then another thing will happens. It simply means that one thing is required for
something else to occur or exist. They explore the various types of conditional sentences but in this work
were seen the keys and underlying conditionals. Therefor conditionals are so important that we can use
and in fact they are used daily life to express feelings and dreams and also they are vital when introducing
them to the English conversation can really improve the level communication.

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CHAPTER IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Azar, Betty Schramond. 2002. Understanding and Using English Grammar. New York: Pearson
Education.

Hashemi, Louise and Raymond Murphy. 2004. English Grammar in Use Supplementary exercises.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.