Difference between revisions of "WS:conditionals"
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Quickly, in the part of the sentence that does <u>not</u> include the condition (which is often introduced by <span style="color:darkblue;">if</span>), the following modals are frequently found | Quickly, in the part of the sentence that does <u>not</u> include the condition (which is often introduced by <span style="color:darkblue;">if</span>), the following modals are frequently found | ||
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| − | <li>The first conditional = <span style="color:darkblue;">Ø, can, will, may, shall</span> <span style="color:darkred;">V</span></li> | + | <li>The first conditional = <span style="color:darkblue;">Ø, can, will, may, shall</span> <span style="color:darkred;">V</span></li> |
| − | <li>The second conditional = <span style="color:green;">d</span>, <span style="color:darkblue;">could, would, should, might</span> <span style="color:darkred;">V</span></li> | + | |
| − | <li>The third conditional = primarily <span style="color:green;">də</span>, <span style="color:darkblue;">coulda', woulda', shoulda'</span> (and <span style="color:darkblue;">mighta'<span>) <span style="color:darkred;">V</span>ed</li> | + | <li>The second conditional = <span style="color:green;">d</span>, <span style="color:darkblue;">could, would, should, might</span> <span style="color:darkred;">V</span></li> |
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| + | <li>The third conditional = primarily <span style="color:green;">də</span>, <span style="color:darkblue;">coulda', woulda', shoulda'</span> (and <span style="color:darkblue;">mighta'</span>) <span style="color:darkred;">V</span>ed </li> | ||
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</ul> | </ul> | ||
=The first conditional= | =The first conditional= | ||
=The second conditional= | =The second conditional= | ||
=The third conditional= | =The third conditional= | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 17 April 2013
In general, the standard EFL grammars have divided the conditional mode in English into 3 types on the basis of both syntax and semantics:
(It was not simply done to encourage students to learn the ordinals from 1st-3rd :)
Quickly, in the part of the sentence that does not include the condition (which is often introduced by if), the following modals are frequently found
- The first conditional = Ø, can, will, may, shall V
- The second conditional = d, could, would, should, might V
- The third conditional = primarily də, coulda', woulda', shoulda' (and mighta') Ved
