{"id":179647,"date":"2015-04-20T22:27:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T02:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/english-conditional-sentences\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T05:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:07:35","slug":"english-conditional-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/english-conditional-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Key Types of English Conditionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a title=\"Top 10 ESL English Grammar Mistakes and How to Overcome Them\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/basic-english-grammar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English grammar<\/a>, we use conditionals to<strong> talk about imaginary situations in the past, present and future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use conditionals for situations that <strong>might happen<\/strong> in the future, or situations that <strong>might never happen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We use conditionals for actions in the past that <strong>cannot be changed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conditionals come up in conversation all the time, so they are extremely useful to learn.<\/p>\n<p>There are three basic types of conditional sentences, and they are named<strong> type 1, type 2, <\/strong>and<strong> type 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each type of conditional sentence has slightly different grammar and has a different purpose.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<h2>Zero Conditionals<\/h2>\n<p>So I know we just talked a lot about the imaginary. But first, it might help to understand what is known at the &#8220;zero conditional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These are just basic &#8220;if&#8230; then&#8221;statements of truth and fact.<\/p>\n<p>You would use them to state how a specific action\/situation leads to a specific outcome.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing imaginary about them! But they are written in a similar way to the other types of conditionals, so it&#8217;s a great place to start learning.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water boils if you heat it to 100 degrees Celsius.<\/li>\n<li>If the sun sets, it gets dark outside.<\/li>\n<li>Plants grow when they receive sunlight and water.<\/li>\n<li>If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.<\/li>\n<li>When it rains, the streets become wet.<\/li>\n<li>Ice melts if you expose it to heat.<\/li>\n<li>If you touch a flame, you feel heat.<\/li>\n<li>If the temperature drops below freezing, water turns into ice.<\/li>\n<li>When you add sugar to coffee, it sweetens.<\/li>\n<li>If you turn on the light switch, the room becomes bright.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Type 1: Things that might possibly happen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A type 1 conditional is a possible situation which could happen.<\/p>\n<p>We use type 1 conditionals to express realistic situations, plans and things that are very likely to happen <em>if<\/em> we do something.\u00a0Unlike the previous examples, a type 1 conditional uses <em>will<\/em> instead of <em>would<\/em>. Usually this conditional uses present tense verbs in both clauses too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>If <\/strong>I eat all the chocolate, I <strong>will <\/strong>feel sick tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In that example, I&#8217;m imagining a situation that <em>will<\/em> certainly happen. I <em>will<\/em> definitely feel sick tomorrow <em>if<\/em> I eat all that chocolate. Maybe I shouldn\u2019t eat that chocolate, then.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>If<\/strong> I study hard, I <strong>will <\/strong>pass the exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hard work pays off. Passing an exam is the likely result of studying hard.<\/p>\n<p>More examples of type 1 sentences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.<\/li>\n<li>If it rains tomorrow, we will stay indoors.<\/li>\n<li>If you finish your work early, you can go to the party.<\/li>\n<li>If he cooks dinner, I will clean up afterwards.<\/li>\n<li>If the movie starts at 7 PM, we&#8217;ll have to leave soon.<\/li>\n<li>If they invite us, we&#8217;ll attend the wedding.<\/li>\n<li>If I find my keys, I&#8217;ll call you right away.<\/li>\n<li>If the store is open, I&#8217;ll buy some groceries.<\/li>\n<li>If you exercise regularly, you will stay healthy.<\/li>\n<li>If the traffic is light, we&#8217;ll arrive on time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Type 2: Things that will probably not happen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This one is a little more difficult. Type 2 conditionals express things that probably <em>will not<\/em>\u00a0happen. These can be imaginary things that are simply impossible, or just very unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, we use <em>would<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The verb in the <em>if<\/em> clause is in the<strong> past tense,<\/strong> but the verb in the <em>would<\/em> clause is in the <strong>present tense.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If <\/strong>I <strong>bought <\/strong>a Ferrari, I <strong>would <\/strong>have no money left.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Ferrari is so expensive that it <em>would<\/em> cost all the money I have. But it <em>would<\/em> be crazy to buy a Ferrari. I can only imagine buying one, but I <em>would<\/em> never consider it in reality. Because of this, I have used a type 2 conditional.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0<strong>If <\/strong>I <strong>were <\/strong>you, I <strong>would <\/strong>not be rude to the boss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this example, I&#8217;m giving someone advice by imagining myself in their position\u2014&#8221;<em>If<\/em> I <em>were<\/em> you\u2026&#8221;\u2014and then telling them what I <em>would<\/em> do in their position. I\u2019m telling someone to be polite to the boss, using a type 2 conditional to imagine how I <em>would<\/em> act in their position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I were you\u2026&#8221; is a great way to give advice in English.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.<\/li>\n<li>If she knew the answer, she would tell us.<\/li>\n<li>If they had more time, they would visit us.<\/li>\n<li>If he had a better job, he would buy a bigger house.<\/li>\n<li>If it were colder, I would wear a jacket.<\/li>\n<li>If we lived closer, we would visit them more often.<\/li>\n<li>If I had more experience, I would apply for that job.<\/li>\n<li>If you studied harder, you would get better grades.<\/li>\n<li>If he were more confident, he would speak in public.<\/li>\n<li>If she had the chance, she would learn to play the piano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Type 3: Things that <\/strong>have <strong>already happened<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the type 3 conditional, we&#8217;re talking about a situation in the past, and actions that cannot be changed. It&#8217;s often used to express a feeling of regret.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>would<\/em> clause uses a perfect infinitive verb (have done, have taken), and the <em>if<\/em> clause uses a past perfect verb (had done, had taken).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>If <\/strong>I <strong>had studied<\/strong> harder as a teenager, I <strong>would have gone <\/strong>to a better university.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a type 3 conditional every action is in the past, and nothing in the sentence happened. I didn\u2019t study hard as a teenager, so I didn\u2019t go to a better university. I can\u2019t change anything now, but I wish I could.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If <\/strong>you <strong>had eaten<\/strong> breakfast, you <strong>would have felt<\/strong> fine this morning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Did you eat breakfast this morning? No. Did you feel fine? No, you felt terrible. You should have eaten breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.<\/li>\n<li>If they had left earlier, they wouldn&#8217;t have missed the train.<\/li>\n<li>If she had known, she wouldn&#8217;t have made that mistake.<\/li>\n<li>If he had saved money, he could have bought a car.<\/li>\n<li>If we had taken the other route, we wouldn&#8217;t have gotten lost.<\/li>\n<li>If they had listened to the advice, they wouldn&#8217;t be in trouble.<\/li>\n<li>If I had seen the warning, I wouldn&#8217;t have touched the hot pan.<\/li>\n<li>If she had attended the seminar, she would have learned a lot.<\/li>\n<li>If he had exercised regularly, he wouldn&#8217;t have gained weight.<\/li>\n<li>If we had arrived on time, we would have caught the beginning of the movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mixed Conditionals<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes when we talk about actions in the past, a type 3 conditional isn\u2019t exactly what we need.<\/p>\n<p>In a type 3 conditional, everything is in the past and finished.<\/p>\n<p>But what do you do if you\u2019re talking about<strong>\u00a0imaginary actions in the past that affect the present?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need to change your grammar and used a\u00a0<strong>mixed conditional.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>If\u00a0<\/strong>I had married that rich woman, I\u00a0<strong>would\u00a0<\/strong>be rich too!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notice how the\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0clause uses a past participle, like a type 3 conditional, but the\u00a0<em>would<\/em>\u00a0clause uses the present tense verb\u00a0<em>be.<\/em>\u00a0That\u2019s because\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0I had married the rich woman in the past, the action\u00a0<em>would<\/em>\u00a0still affect me in the present. I\u00a0<em>would be<\/em>\u00a0rich today too!<\/p>\n<p>Why didn\u2019t I marry that rich woman?<\/p>\n<p>More examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I had studied harder in the past, I would be more confident now.<\/li>\n<li>If she hadn&#8217;t missed the train yesterday, she would be at the meeting today.<\/li>\n<li>If they had known about the party, they would have come last night.<\/li>\n<li>If I had remembered to bring my umbrella, I wouldn&#8217;t be getting wet now.<\/li>\n<li>If he had taken the job offer back then, he would be earning more money now.<\/li>\n<li>If you had told me earlier, I could have helped you with your project.<\/li>\n<li>If she had practiced more, she would be playing the piano better today.<\/li>\n<li>If they had bought the tickets in advance, they wouldn&#8217;t be standing in line now.<\/li>\n<li>If he had called me, I wouldn&#8217;t have made other plans.<\/li>\n<li>If we had left the house on time, we wouldn&#8217;t have missed the beginning of the movie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Know If an English Sentence Is Conditional<\/h2>\n<p>As you have probably noticed, <strong>all conditionals use the word<\/strong><em><strong> if. <\/strong><\/em>It often appears at the start of the sentence.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re listening or reading in English and the word\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0appears, there\u2019s a strong chance that it\u2019s a conditional sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Next, listen or look for the word\u00a0<em><strong>would<\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0Not all conditional sentences contain the word\u00a0<em>would<\/em>, but most do.<\/p>\n<p>Some conditionals use\u00a0<strong><em>will<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>instead of\u00a0<em>would<\/em>, so look out for that word too.<\/p>\n<p>If you see\u00a0<em>i<strong>f<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>would\/will<\/em> in the same English sentence<\/strong>, you know you have a conditional sentence to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re still struggling, the FluentU program has videos with subtitles that let you check the information about any word\u2014including what tense the word is in. 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(Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/SimpleText.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\n<h2>Conditional Quiz<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wq-quiz-wrapper\" data-id=\"145713\"><style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"wq-trivia-custom-css\">.wq-quiz-wrapper[data-id=\"145713\"] {\n--wq-question-width: 100%;\n--wq-question-color: #009cff;\n--wq-question-height: auto;\n--wq-bar-color: #009bd8;\n--wq-font-color: #444;\n--wq-background-color: #ecf0f1;\n}\n<\/style><!-- wp quiz -->\n<div id=\"wp-quiz-145713\" class=\"wq_quizCtr multiple trivia_quiz wq-quiz wq-quiz-145713 wq-quiz-trivia wq-layout-multiple wq-skin-flat wq-end-answers\" data-quiz-id=\"145713\">\n<!-- Progress bar -->\n<div class=\"wq-progress-bar-container wq_quizProgressBarCtr\">\n\t<div class=\"wq_quizProgressBar\">\n\t\t<span class=\"wq_quizProgressValue\" style=\"width: 0%;\">0%<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/\/ Progress bar-->\n<div class=\"wq-questions wq_questionsCtr\">\n\t<div class=\"wq-question wq_singleQuestionWrapper wq-question-6t4zl\" data-index=\"0\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_singleQuestionCtr\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextWrapper quiz-pro-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz-h4-question\" style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1; margin: 0; color: inherit; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.333em 0 1em;\"> Which conditional type is this sentence? \"If water reaches 100 degrees Celsius, it boils.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionMediaCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-question-answers wq_questionAnswersCtr\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answers wq_answersWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"lx552\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Zero Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"3rfna\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 1<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"uo0aw\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 2<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"o4ed4\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 3<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"vezae\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Mixed Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-question-hint\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-question-hint-content\">It's a statement of fact.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wq-question-hint-button\">Show hint<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-trivia-question-explanation wq_triviaQuestionExplanation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-explanation-head wq_ExplanationHead\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-correct\">Correct!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-incorrect\">Wrong!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wq-explanation-text wq_QuestionExplanationText\"><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"wq-question wq_singleQuestionWrapper wq-question-6l8wi\" data-index=\"1\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_singleQuestionCtr\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextWrapper quiz-pro-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz-h4-question\" style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1; margin: 0; color: inherit; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.333em 0 1em;\"> Which conditional type is this? \"If I had a million dollars, I would travel around the world.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionMediaCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-question-answers wq_questionAnswersCtr\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answers wq_answersWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"fsxaj\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Zero Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"qr6d8\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 1<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"ftlss\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 2<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"y1baj\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 3<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"o0qj6\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Mixed Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-trivia-question-explanation wq_triviaQuestionExplanation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-explanation-head wq_ExplanationHead\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-correct\">Correct!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-incorrect\">Wrong!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wq-explanation-text wq_QuestionExplanationText\"><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"wq-question wq_singleQuestionWrapper wq-question-fe7sq\" data-index=\"2\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_singleQuestionCtr\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextWrapper quiz-pro-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz-h4-question\" style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1; margin: 0; color: inherit; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.333em 0 1em;\"> Which conditional type is this? \"If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed the beginning of the movie.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionMediaCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-question-answers wq_questionAnswersCtr\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answers wq_answersWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"9dljf\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Zero Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"i1gxd\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 1<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"zx254\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 2<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"gm278\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 3<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"egb77\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Mixed Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-trivia-question-explanation wq_triviaQuestionExplanation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-explanation-head wq_ExplanationHead\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-correct\">Correct!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-incorrect\">Wrong!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wq-explanation-text wq_QuestionExplanationText\"><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div><div class=\"wq-question wq_singleQuestionWrapper wq-question-f6vod\" data-index=\"3\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_singleQuestionCtr\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextWrapper quiz-pro-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionTextCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quiz-h4-question\" style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1; margin: 0; color: inherit; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.333em 0 1em;\">What type of conditional is this? \"If you eat too much junk food, you'll feel sick.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq_questionMediaCtr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-question-answers wq_questionAnswersCtr\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answers wq_answersWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"teops\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Zero Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"c9syv\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 1<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"gg36j\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 2<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"2xi4w\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Type 3 <\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-answer wq_singleAnswerCtr\" data-id=\"dp19u\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wq_answerTxtCtr\">Mixed Conditional<\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wq-trivia-question-explanation wq_triviaQuestionExplanation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wq-explanation-head wq_ExplanationHead\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-correct\">Correct!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wq-explanation-head-incorrect\">Wrong!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wq-explanation-text wq_QuestionExplanationText\"><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wq-results wq_resultsCtr\">\n\t<span class=\"wq-result-quiz-title wq_quizTitle\">English Conditionals Quiz<\/span>\n<div class=\"wq-result wq_singleResultWrapper\" data-id=\"1kwqk\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-score wq_resultScoreCtr\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-title wq_resultTitle\">100%<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_resultDesc\">100% correct - great work!<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-checked-answers-list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wq-result wq_singleResultWrapper\" data-id=\"viqp3\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-score wq_resultScoreCtr\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-title wq_resultTitle\">75%<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_resultDesc\">75% correct - pretty close!<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-checked-answers-list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wq-result wq_singleResultWrapper\" data-id=\"0gxqe\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-score wq_resultScoreCtr\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-title wq_resultTitle\">50%<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_resultDesc\">50% correct - keep studying!<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-checked-answers-list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wq-result wq_singleResultWrapper\" data-id=\"zdg4d\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-score wq_resultScoreCtr\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-title wq_resultTitle\">25%<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_resultDesc\">25% correct - practice more!<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-checked-answers-list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wq-result wq_singleResultWrapper\" data-id=\"6wjmg\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-score wq_resultScoreCtr\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-result-title wq_resultTitle\">0%<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wq_resultDesc\">Try again!<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wq-checked-answers-list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- End .wq-results -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/\/ wp quiz-->\n<\/div><!-- End .wq-quiz-wrapper -->\n<p>With a good understanding of conditionals you can talk confidently about imaginary situations.<\/p>\n<p>You can suggest a proposal and talk about its possible results. You can talk about any number of impossible, wonderful, funny things.<\/p>\n<p>You can reflect on your actions and talk about things you wish you could change.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations\u2014now you&#8217;re one step closer to speaking English like a native!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing...<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you like learning English through movies and online media, you should also check out FluentU. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FluentU lets you learn English from popular talk shows, catchy music videos and funny commercials<\/a>, as you can see here:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1990\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1990\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-5.png\" alt=\"learn-english-with-videos\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you want to watch it, the FluentU app has probably got it.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nThe FluentU app and website makes it really easy to watch English videos. There are captions that are interactive. That means you can tap on any word to see an image, definition, and useful examples.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1991\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1991\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-2.png\" alt=\"learn-english-with-subtitled-television-show-clips\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FluentU lets you learn engaging content with world famous celebrities.<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>\r\nFor example, when you tap on the word \"searching,\" you see this:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1959\" style=\"width: 317px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1959\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1959 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/4\/English-6.png\" alt=\"learn-conversational-english-with-interactive-captioned-dialogue\" width=\"307\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FluentU lets you tap to look up any word.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nLearn all the vocabulary in any video with quizzes. 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