show me!!

[Lil_fixs]

Hi all bro and sis!! i got something to know from you.
 
    Could you tell me all conditional forms and show me when and why we use it?
   
    i hope,i could get the answers soon ..

  fixs,hopefully get it

[Paul Brown (MA CELTA)]

Hey Lil Fix,  

 Here is a summary of the main conditionals in English

 Zero Conditional (0) General truths or facts

 If water is one hundred degrees celcius, it boils

 It is formed by using Present Simple + Present Simple

 First Conditional (1) Future Prediction

 If it rains, I will get wet

 It is formed by using Present Simple + will + verb Stem

 Second Conditional (2) Imaginary event or hypothetical event

 If I won the lottery, I would buy a car

 It is formed by V2 ( Past Simple ) + would + verb Stem

 Third Conditional (3) Imaginary event in the past

 If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car

 It is formed by Past Perfect Simple + would + Present Perfect Simple

 Mixed Conditionals are also possible......where you mix the forms of the conditionals. THese are very difficult to master and are almost native speaker level English. Here is an example.

 If I win the lottery, I would buy a car

 It is formed by V1 ( Present Simple ) + would + verb Stem

 This is mixing the first and second conditionals and is used to decrease the element of possibility. If I win the lottery, I will buy a car- this is slightly more definate than using would.

 A tip/trick here is to use MODAL VERBS to enhance the idea of possibility within the conditional

 Here you can use MAY, MIGHT or COULD instead of WILL and WOULD in both the 1st and 2nd conditional to add a possibility to it.

 Example....

 1st conditional ( modal ) If I win the lottery, I could buy a car

 2nd conditional ( modal ) If I won the lottery, I might buy a car.

 Hope that helps a bit!

 Have fun guys,  :wink:

 Paul

[Suy Prasoeur]

Hi bro Fix and Paul,


There seems to be nothing to add more, Fix, because Paul has shown everything.

Have fun, Fix
Prasoeur

[Lil_fixs]

Thank u very much paul and bro prasoeur as well!!
 
  well, i got more question to ask hope you don't mind
 
  i want to make sure with modal verbs,they are complicated.sometimes we use this sometimes that and i don't know well when we use each modal verbs in the books there are many using.
 
  i'm wait to see

 fixs,so fun  

[Kimlong]

Hi Fix Paul and Prasoeur!

YOu know Fix, the very complicated use words in English is the modal ones. It has been its own meaning and it is very difficult to use, in the wake of their exceptional cases.

Like will: we use it as certainty is the the strong meaning than must. But if we use it as obligation is another way.

Accordingly, I want to ask you to read, pratice and behold how they are used. You Fix, albiet the teachers are not obviously clear about this one!


Practice makes perfect!!!!!

Just ideas!!

Kimlong

[Kat]

Hi Fixs,

I totally agree with Kimlong. Practice makes perfect!
No one knows clearly about modal verbs. They are sometimes unexplainable. What you have to do is looking at the rules and practise. Somehow you have to memorize the situations in which they become exceptional.

Good luck,

Kat

[Suy Prasoeur]

Dear my bother Fix Paul Kimlong and Kitty Kat, :lol:


Modal Verbs? It is true as Kimlong and Kat have mentioned about Modal Verbs. It's difficult, but we can still reach!

Here I've found you a page about Modal Verbs. It is quite easy to read and understand. I hope it'll be gotten. :wink:
http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/grammar/modals.htm

Hope this'll help,
Prasoeur

[Lil_fixs]

Hi!! all bro again i got an assignment,so i need to research but i dun kno where to research i want to know "the phrasal verb unit "  hehehe my first time for assignment so i dun know every thing about assignment i hope you will help me

   fixs,i love you guyzzz