Conditional Forms – TAMS Studies – English Grammar – Aligarh

Conditional forms are used to imagine events in certain conditions. The conditional can be used to speak about real events that always happen (first conditional), imaginary events (second conditional), or imagined past events (third conditional). Conditional sentences are also known as ‘if’ sentences. Here are some examples:

If we finish early, we will go out for lunch. – First conditional – possible situation
If we had time, we would visit our friends.

– Second conditional – imaginary situation
If we had gone to New York, we would have visited the exhibit. – Third conditional – past imagined situation

English learners should study conditional forms to speak about past, present and future situations that depend on other events happening. There are four forms of the conditional in English. Students should study each of the forms to understand how to use conditionals to speak about: