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What is the conditional IF?
Some conditions seem more real to us than others. That is why real
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conditionals refer to things that are true, that have happened, or are very likely
to happen.
In real conditional sentences, we can use the present simple or present
continuous in both clauses for present situations, and the past simple or past
continuous in both clauses for past situations. We can use these in various
different combinations.
Formula:
If + Subject + Auxiliary + Verb + Subject + Auxiliary + Verb +
Complement Complement
If + Subject + Auxiliary + Verb + Subject + Auxiliary + Verb +
Example: Complement Complement
“Sino lo vas a hacer bien, mejor no lo hagas”.
“If you are not going to do it well, you better don’t do it at all”.
If Subject Auxiliary Ver Comple Subject Auxiliary Verb Comple
b ment ment
If Subject Auxiliary Subject Auxiliary Verb
Ver Comple Comple
b ment ment
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