1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,280 You know, if I had a dollar for every time someone asked me about 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:11,240 conditional sentences, I'd be a millionaire. Do you have questions like that? 3 00:00:11,919 --> 00:00:18,960 Well, if I were you, I'd listen carefully to this podcast episode let's 4 00:00:19,039 --> 00:00:27,879 discuss Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City. 5 00:00:28,079 --> 00:00:33,439 And here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you John, 6 00:00:33,439 --> 00:00:38,640 and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people 7 00:00:39,039 --> 00:00:46,600 speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode six eighty five. 8 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:55,719 Four conditional patterns. Conditional sentences are commonly found in everyday English conversations and 9 00:00:56,359 --> 00:01:03,600 on exams like the toek and toful. Basically, there are four different patterns 10 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,040 you need to remember, and that's what we're going to look at today. 11 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:14,359 Let's get the ball rolling. First of all, we have the zero conditional. 12 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:22,280 The pattern is if followed by a present verb and then another present verb. 13 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:27,920 We use this pattern to talk about facts and situations that are usually true. 14 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:37,400 For example, if the temperature reaches one hundred degrees celsius, water boils. 15 00:01:38,159 --> 00:01:42,519 If it rains, I use an umbrella. If I need help with 16 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:52,280 my computer, I call yelchin. Next is the first conditional The pattern here 17 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:59,599 is if followed by a present verb and then a future verb. We use 18 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:06,239 this pattern to talk about possibility in the future. Here are some examples. 19 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,639 If I am late for work again, the boss is going to be angry. 20 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,840 If I find out anything about the meeting, I'll let you know. 21 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:22,599 If it rains tomorrow, I'm going to use an umbrella. The next one 22 00:02:22,759 --> 00:02:30,719 is the second conditional. This pattern is if followed by a past verb and 23 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:37,479 then would or could and a base verb. We use this pattern to talk 24 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:45,680 about imaginary and hypothetical situations. For example, if I won the lottery, 25 00:02:46,039 --> 00:02:52,039 I would buy a big yacht. I would study for an MBA if the 26 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:57,759 company paid for it. By the way, when we use the be verb 27 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:05,879 with the second conditional, we use war for both singular and plural subjects. 28 00:03:06,719 --> 00:03:10,159 For example, if I were you, I would talk to the boss about 29 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:17,599 your problem. If they were satisfied, they wouldn't be complaining. The last 30 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:24,439 pattern is the third conditional. This conditional has a more complex pattern than the 31 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:31,240 other three, and it goes like this. We use if followed by a 32 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:38,199 past perfect verb and then would or could followed by a present perfect verb. 33 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:46,120 We use this pattern to talk about imaginary and hypothetical situations in the past. 34 00:03:46,879 --> 00:03:53,000 In other words, the third conditional is used to imagine about the past. 35 00:03:53,759 --> 00:03:58,439 Here are some examples. If I had known about the meeting, I would 36 00:03:58,479 --> 00:04:02,719 have attended it. If I had won the lottery, I would have bought 37 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:09,039 a big yacht. If I had had more time, I could have been 38 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:15,360 able to find the answer. Those are the four patterns for conditional verbs. 39 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:20,959 Keep in mind the best way to remember this grammar and any grammar or vocabulary 40 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:27,759 is to take the word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true 41 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:33,639 for you or true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Well 42 00:04:34,199 --> 00:04:40,879 that's it for this English lesson podcast. If you'd like to get more practice 43 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:46,360 using your English, why don't you join my podcast Learners study group. 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