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If Conditional type 3

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 If Conditional Type 3 Form if  + Past Perfect, main clause with Conditional II Example:  If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation. The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma. Example:  I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address. Note:  Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Past Perfect and Conditional II on how to form negative sentences. Example:  If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams. Use Conditional Sentences Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however. We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled. Function The type 3 conditional refers to an impossible condition in the past and its probable result in the past. These sentences are truly hypothetical and unreal, ...

If Conditional type 2

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  Type 2 conditional Form In a type 2 conditional sentence, the tense in the "if" clause is the simple past, and the tense in the main clause is the present conditional or the  present continuous conditional . If clause (condition) Main clause (result) If + simple past present conditional or present continuous conditional If this thing happened that thing would happen. As in all conditional sentences, the order of the clauses is not fixed. You may have to rearrange the pronouns and adjust punctuation when you change the order of the clauses, but the meaning is identical. Examples If it rained, you would get wet. You would get wet if it rained. If you went to bed earlier you wouldn't be so tired. You wouldn't be so tired if you went to bed earlier. If she fell, she would hurt herself. She would hurt herself if she fell. Function The type 2 conditional refers to an unlikely or hypothetical condition and its probable result. These sentences are not based on the actual si...