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Tep Sophy
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« on: August 06, 2007, 09:44:58 PM »

Hi friends ! Can you tell me all kinds of condition in English grammar??
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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2007, 06:12:31 PM »

There are five kinds of conditional:
1. Zero conditional (general true).
Present + present[/i]
e.g. If the temperature is 100 degree C, water boils.

2. First conditional (possibility).
Present + wil[/i]
e.g. If I go out, I'll buy you some bread.

3. Second conditional (unreal present).
past simple + would
e.g. If I were you, I'd tell her.

4. Third conditonal (unreal past).
"Past perfect + Would + present perfect"
e.g. If you had been there yesterday, I would have told you the story.

5. Mixed conditional
2nd cond + 3rd cond
e.g. If I were you, I wouldn't have bought that fake watch.
3rd + 2nd
e.g. I had eaten breakfast this morning, I wouldn't be hungry now.
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2007, 06:22:40 PM »

Hey, vutha_littleboy, you gave very discriptive information about conditional.
Anyway, I want to add that Mixed Conditional is used to show that you regret about something that has happened in the past, and you cannot change it now.
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2007, 06:11:23 PM »

Yeah, thank you very much for your help Grin
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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2007, 06:06:40 PM »

You're welcome.  Wink
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2007, 08:01:46 PM »

Hey! conditional clause can do a reduction, rite?we can do it in mixed conditional or not?and how can we use  n do it?
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