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nil CONDITIONAL A. exemplification sentences If occupy rates fall, company profits rise. If prices dont go up, people buy much. B. Form ( go over)( resolving power) If sales development,we make more profit. vigour CONDITIONAL C. Uses The sentences of Zero conditional atomic number 18 general facts or things that are always true, i. e. the consequence always follows the event. Statements in this seduce commonly expect in factual discussions or scientific and technical material. In the condition cla recitation there kindle be a variety of hand forms. When you aerify business class, you reward much more legroom. present simple) If interest rates are rising, bank loans become more expensive. (present continuous) When youve finished the course, you get a certificate. (present perfect). ZERO CONDITIONAL In the result cla aim there can be a present simple (last examples) or an imperative. When you fly business class, dont drink too much of the allay alcohol. Notice that we c an expend either if or when(ever) where the import is each time. CONDITIONAL I A. Sample sentences If I do an MBA, Ill ameliorate my job prospects. If our primary(prenominal) competitor goes bankrupt, well increase our market share.B. Form (condition) (result) If you increase your order,well drop dead you a bigger discount. If anyone from Head Officesay Im in a meeting. calls, CONDITIONAL I C. Uses 1. In conditional I the speaker conform tos the event as a real possibility, i. e. , if-clause is utilize to talk to the highest degree future events that are reasonably likely and their results. The if-clause states the condition, and the other clause states the result If sales dont go well this year (condition), we wint increase our profits. (result) With all types of conditionals the if-clause can come second. Well make more profit if sales increase. CONDITIONAL I 2. if and unless Unless often replaces if + negative expressionIf you dont wear a suit and tie, you wont be allo wed into the club. You wont be allowed into the club unless you wear a suit and tie. Conditional statements can percentage as either promises, warnings or threats. But none that unless can non be used to make a promise. If you order now, youll get a free gift. (promise) We wont be able to do business with you unless you comply with our honest policy. warning) Unless we receive payment by the end of the week we will be forced to consider legal perform. (threat) CONDITIONAL I 3. In Conditional I, the imperative, or modal verbs can be used in the main clause, e. g. whitethorn, can or must, instead of will + infinitive If you hear from Anne today, tell her to give me a call. If the traffic is bad, I may miss the appointment with our supplier. If we feature the contract today, we can start production at the end of contiguous week. If Mr. Porter rings, you must ask him to leave his number.CONDITIONAL I 4. We do non use will in the if part of the sentence even when the meaning is fu ture If the goods will get tomorrow, I will collect it. (? ) If the goods arrive tomorrow, I will collect it. (? ) Will is only possible in such cases if it is used to express not future time precisely willingness or invitations (the style is formal), e. g. If you will sign this agreement, I will let you contrive the money at once. If you will come this way, Mr. Jones will see you now.CONDITIONAL I 5. In formal written documents, e. g. egal contracts or agreements, one may square up the following conditional aspect in Conditional I Should the factor default on the contract, we will take legal action. Should the unions simulate new productivity agreements, the employers will meet their wage demands. Should + infinitive is an inverted construction in place of If the agent defaults or, If the unions accept. Note that only should, neer would, is used in this way. CONDITIONAL II Sample sentences If trains were more reliable, more people would use them. If I had as much money as Bill Gates, I would retire.B. Form If you wanted a quantity you would run through to order discount, at least 1,000 units. If I knew her number, I would send her a fax. CONDITIONAL II C. Uses 1. We use the Conditional II to refer to an action or state we imagine, i. e. , the speaker sees the event as a unconnected possibility If these machines were not so expensive, we would buy them. (But they are expensive, and we are not going to buy them. ) If he lost his job tomorrow, he would perish to London to find another one. (He doesnt think he will neglect his job, but he understands the possible consequences.CONDITIONAL II 2. It is also possible to use could or might instead of would If we hired a factoring agency, we could notice our debts more easily. If every piece of mail was personalised with your company logotype or message, your customers might be very impressed. CONDITIONAL II 3. We do not use would in the if part of the sentence If trains would be more reliable, more p eople would use them. (? ) If trains were more reliable, more people would use them. (? ) But, in the sentences We would be very gratifying if you would send us the study as soon as possible. I would be very grateful if you would cat your address on the back of the cheque. would is not part of a conditional tense here. It is a modal verb, and represents a more complaisant form of will as used in conditional clauses in Conditional I. It introduces the idea of your agreeing, or being willing, to do what is suggested.CONDITIONAL II 4. In formal written documents, e. g. legal contracts or agreements, one may find the following conditional construction in Conditional II Were the agent to default on the contract, we would take legal action. Were Alice to apply for the post, she would get it. inverted constructions are in place of If the agent defaulted and If Alice applied for. Conditional II ?What would you say to a friend who asked you which faculty to go to? ?What would you do if you were ?the anthesis Minister ?the Dean of the Faculty of Economics? CONDITIONAL 3 Sample sentences If I had done an MBA, I would prevail had more opportunities. If we had anticipated the crash, we wouldnt absorb lost so much money. B. Form If the price had been lower,sales would have been higher.If we had made a break dance offer,we would have won that contract.CONDITIONAL leash C. Uses We use Conditional III to imagine the opposite situation. If what actually happened was negative, we use a positive form, and vice versa. If what actually happened was positive, we use a negative form ?We didnt put up our prices (-), so we kept our market share (+). ?If we had put up our prices (+), we would not have kept our market share (-). ?We promoted him (+) and he didnt give his notice (-). ?If we hadnt promoted him (-), he would have given his notice (+).CONDITIONAL III . In Conditional III the speaker recognizes that the event is an impossibility, i. e. cannot be carry out If we h ad waited a a couple of(prenominal) more months, we would have saved a considerable deal of money on the new faxes. (But we didnt wait a few more months so, we didnt save money on the faxes). If you had sent the letter by airmail, it wouldnt have been delayed. (But, you didnt send the letter by airmail, so it was delayed). CONDITIONAL III 3. We can use could or might instead of would The merger could have succeeded if the management styles hadnt been so different. The presentation might have been dampen if she had felt more confident.CONDITIONAL III 4. You may find the following conditional construction in Conditional III Had we made a better offer, we would have won that contract. Had the shop packed the goods properly, they wouldnt have got damaged. Inverted chivalric perfect is in place of If we had made and If the shop had packed . We do not use would in the if-clause. If the interview wouldnt have been a success, they would not have given me the job. (? ) If the interview had not been a success, they would not have given me the job. (? )