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13.1 Present Real Conditionals
1.A conditional sentence describes a condition If leat late at night, | don’t sleep well.
and a result. The /f clause gives the condition. ff Clause (Condition) Main Clause (Result)
The main clause tells the result.
Present real conditionals describe facts, If it’s very cold, my car doesn’t start.
general truths, habits, or routines. If | take the train, | always bring a book.
If the weather is nice, | walk to work.
If you talk to friends, you make better decisions.
2.A present tense verb is used in both clauses.
Do you make better decisions if you get advice?
If Tom is on the phone, he’s talking to Joe.
3. The if clause can come before or after the | listen to the news in the morning if | have time.
main clause with no change in meaning. Use If | have time in the morning, | listen to the news.
a comma when it comes first.
4.A conditional clause can also begin with unless. If | don’t sleep ten hours, | feel tired.
Unless has the same meaning as /f. . . not. Unless | sleep ten hours, | feel tired.
5.A conditional clause can also begin with even Even if Ari sleeps only five hours, he has a lot of
if, Even ifis used when the information in the energy.
main clause is unexpected or surprising. | feel tired even if | sleep for eight hours.
6.In real conditionals, when can be used instead If he has time, he practices the piano.
of if The meaning is similar. When he has time, he practices the piano.
4 Complete the exercises.
A Read each statement. Then choose the statement that is closest in meaning.
1. If my friends are wearing a certain brand of jeans, I buy the same brand.
a. My friends wear a certain brand of jeans, so I wear the same brand.
b. I buy a certain brand of jeans, so my friends wear them, too.
2. I don’t go ina store if it is empty.
a. When a store is empty, I don’t go in.
b. When I don’t go into a store, nobody else does, either.
3. IfI make a bad decision once, I don’t make the same decision a second time.
a. When I make a bad decision, I don’t do it a second time.
b. Once I made a bad decision, but I didn’t make the same mistake again.
4. When I need advice, I ask a friend.
a. My friends know I need advice when I ask.
b. IfI have a problem, I ask my friends for advice.
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