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ENGLISH
LESSONS
Conditional
Tense
(example : to call) |
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Affirmative
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Negative |
Interrogative
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Long
Form |
Contracted
Form |
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I would call |
I would not call |
I wouldn't call |
Would I call? |
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You would call |
You would not call |
You wouldn't call |
Would you call? |
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He/she/it would
call |
He would not call |
He wouldn't call |
Would he call? |
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We would call |
We would not call |
We wouldn't call |
Would we call? |
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You would call |
You would not call |
You wouldn't call |
Would you call? |
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They would call |
They would not
call |
They wouldn't call |
Would they call? |
1) The conditional: would + verb, is used to refer to
an imaginary or hypothetical situation,
with an 'if' clause in the past.
Ex : ◊ If I saw an accident, I would call an ambulance.
◊ I would call an ambulance if
I saw an accident.
It is possible that you will never see an accident, but here you are
describing
your probable reaction in such circumstances.
Tom is not rich but he likes fast cars.
◊ If Tom had more money, he would buy a fast car.
2) In English,
there are different conditional structures :
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Present + Present (what is recommended in this situation) |
If you see an accident, call a doctor! |
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Present + Future (possible future situation) |
If I see an accident, I will call a doctor. |
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Past
+ Conditional (imaginary situation) |
If I saw an accident, I
would call a doctor. |
Past Perfect + Conditional
Perfect
(the accident occurred but I didn't see it) |
If I had seen the
accident,
I would have called a doctor. |
try an exercise |