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Conditional sentences CONDITIONALS WITH IMPERATIVES

Imperatives can be used in
conditional sentences. The “if” SITUATION SUGGESTED ACTION
Conditional sentences are used to describe real or See also: clause describes a hypothetical
hypothetical results of real or hypothetical situations. Present simple 1 Imperatives 6 situation and the imperative
They can use many different verb forms. Past simple 7 Future with “will” 18 clause describes what someone
should do if that hypothetical
situation actually happens.
THE ZERO CONDITIONAL
The zero conditional, ACTION RESULT
also called the “real”
conditional, refers to
things that are always
true. It is used to
describe the direct
result of an action. FURTHER EXAMPLES
“If” and “when” mean
the same thing in the
zero conditional.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

The result clause can go to the beginning of the Negative The order is reversed, so there is no comma.
sentence. The comma is removed in this case.

HOW TO FORM HOW TO FORM

“IF / WHEN” ACTION (PRESENT SIMPLE) COMMA RESULT (PRESENT SIMPLE) “IF” PRESENT SIMPLE COMMA IMPERATIVE

“If” shows that the Present simple tense Comma comes at the The imperative gives
sentence is conditional. describes the situation. end of the “if” clause. the suggested action.
Present simple Comma goes at the end of Result is described
describes the action. the “if” or “when” clause. using present simple.

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