An if clause refers to a condition — something which must happen so that something else can happen
Complete description of present real and unreal conditional verb forms
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We use real conditionals for things that are true or could be true or could happen
If it were warm enough in the winter in Maine
If an imagined condition is achieved, another imaginary action will happen
Real
Explanation about Past unreal conditional, with grammatical structures
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Future unreal conditionals use past tense in the dependent clause, and the modals might, could, and would in the independent clause
Future unreal conditionals indicate if this were going to happen, that would be occurring
Sep 30, 2020 · Conditionals are ever-present in traditional grammar
However, the problem comes when you try to get down to details and quickly realise that people can mean very different things when they talk abou
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: UNREAL CONDITIONALS: 2nd and 3rd conditional sentences With slight changes from a presentation by Fernanda González
It is called “real” because it is possible that the action might occur in the future
The most confusing thing about the third conditional is that we use the PAST PERFECT in the if clause, even though were referring to the PAST