Archives for September 2018

The second conditional describes an imaginary, impossible or unlikely situation in the present or future. The situation is hypothetical. It is not real. Example: If I had a lot of money, I would buy an expensive car. "If I had a lot of money" is an "if clause". It is the condition. "I would buy an expensive car." is the result or consequence. Meaning: In … [Read more...]

First conditional sentences describe real future events that are very possible. The first conditional describes a specific future event. We are NOT describing a fact or regular action. Example: Andrew: “I’m going to a party in London tonight.” Mark: “Hurry up, the bus leaves soon.” Andrew: “If I miss the bus, I'll take the train.”  (this is the first … [Read more...]

Zero conditional sentences describe facts or things very likely to happen. The result is certain. There is a cause-effect relationship between the condition and the result. The condition always has the same result. Example: If you heat ice cream, it melts. Condition: If you heat ice cream Result: it melts Explanation: Ice cream always melts when you heat it. … [Read more...]

In this lesson, I introduce the concept of conditionals in English and I briefly describe the 4 main types. There are links to detailed lessons for each type of conditional. Structure of conditionals A conditional sentence has 2 parts: A condition (a situation or circumstance) A result or consequence If the condition is true, then the result will … [Read more...]

Use of superlative adjectives We use superlative adjectives to compare one thing in a group with all of the other things in the group. We use "the" before the superlative adjective because we are referring to one specific person or thing. Example: Mark is the tallest person in the family. How to modify a superlative Method 1 "one of the" + superlative + … [Read more...]