{"id":2330,"date":"2017-07-04T11:56:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T11:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2330"},"modified":"2017-07-04T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T11:56:12","slug":"correct-use-of-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/correct-use-of-if\/","title":{"rendered":"Correct Use of If"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If<\/strong> is a conjunction. We use it to express a condition.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you <strong>arrive<\/strong> early, we <strong>can go<\/strong> to the movies.<\/li>\n<li>If she is late, we will go without her.<\/li>\n<li>If I win this championship, my parents will be proud of me.<\/li>\n<li>If you are hungry, I will get you something to eat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since \u2018if\u2019 expresses a condition, sentences using if are often called conditional sentences.<\/p>\n<p>There are mainly four types of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/if.htm\"> conditional sentences <\/a>in English.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Zero conditional<\/li>\n<li>First conditional<\/li>\n<li>Second conditional<\/li>\n<li>Third conditional<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Zero conditional<\/p>\n<p>The zero conditional is used to talk about general facts or truths. In the zero conditional, we use the simple present tense in both clauses.<\/p>\n<p>If you heat ice, it melts.<\/p>\n<p>If you give respect, you get respect.<\/p>\n<h3>First conditional<\/h3>\n<p>The first conditional is used to talk about real and possible situations.<br \/>\nIn the first conditional, we use a <strong>simple present tense<\/strong> in the if-clause and will \/ can \/ may + infinitive (first form of the verb) in the result clause.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If she <strong>comes<\/strong>, I<strong> will show<\/strong> her my work.<\/li>\n<li>If you ask more politely, she will help you.<\/li>\n<li>If you eat too much, you will fall ill.<\/li>\n<li>If it rains, we will cancel the trip.<\/li>\n<li>If I fail my test, my mother will be upset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Second conditional<\/h3>\n<p>The second conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations. In the second conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would \/ could \/ might + infinitive in the main clause.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If she <strong>came,<\/strong> I<strong> would<\/strong> show her my work. She didn\u2019t come and I didn\u2019t show her my work, but if she had come I would have shown her. As you can see, we are talking about an unreal situation here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More examples are given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you asked more politely, she would help you.<\/li>\n<li>If you ate too much, you would fall ill.<\/li>\n<li>If it rained, we would cancel the trip.<\/li>\n<li>If I failed my test, my mother would be upset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Third conditional<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>third conditional<\/strong> is used to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations. There isn\u2019t much difference between second and third conditional. However, structures are different.\u00a0In the third conditional, we use a past perfect tense in the if-clause and would have + past participle in the main clause.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If she<strong> had come<\/strong>, I<strong> would have shown<\/strong> her my work.<\/li>\n<li>If you had asked more politely, she would have helped you.<\/li>\n<li>If you had eaten too much, you would have fallen ill.<\/li>\n<li>If it had rained, we would have cancelled the trip.<\/li>\n<li>If I had failed my test, my mother would have been upset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If is a conjunction. We use it to express a condition. If you arrive early, we can go to the movies. If she is late, we will go without her. 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