Conditional sentences look at possible situations and the most common types of conditional sentences involve the word ‘if’. In this lesson, we explain the four types of conditionals.

Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 28 / Grammar Reference Conditionals review Meaning and use Conditional sentences express a connection between two actions or states.

Mixed conditionals combine the structure of type 2 and type 3 conditionals when the time (past, present and future) referred to in the if and result clauses are not the same.

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