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QUIZ: what comes first?

* **If** or **then**?
* **Is** or **will be**?
* **rain** or **wet street**?
* _If_ or _then_?
* _Is_ or _will be_?
* _Rain_ or _wet street_?

Of course, the answer is always "the first". And this sequence reveals the structure
Of course, the answer is always the "first" item. And this sequence reveals the structure
of the conditional.

> If it **rains**, the street **will be** wet.
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![](../Images/Conditional%201.png)
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Conditionals can be present or past, real or unreal. Except of the first example, I'm going
to use "have" as the verb for the conditional clause and "be" as the verb for
Conditionals can be present or past, real or unreal.
Except for the first example, I use "have" as the verb for the conditional clause and "be" as the verb for
the main clause.

## Real Situations
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|moment|same moment|
|-----|--------------|
|when temperature increases,|pressure does too|
|When temperature increases,|pressure does too|
|If you see a tall guy,|that's probably my cousin Pete.

### Sequential events
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## Unreal Situations

As in other languages, English often puts constructions in the past to add
a layer of irreality.
a layer of _irreality_.

### Unreal Present

When the condition is _unreal and present_, we mark that by putting the verbs
When the condition is _unreal and present_, mark that by putting the verbs
in both the "if" and "then" clauses in the past tense.

| present (condition) | future |
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### Unreal Past

When the conditional is _unreal and past_, we move add the perfect aspect (eg had/would have) to the clauses.
When the conditional is _unreal and past_, add the perfect aspect to the both clauses.

|past|later past|
|past (condition)|later past|
|----|-----------|
|If my great-great-grandmother **had had** wheels| She **would have been a bicycle|
|If my great-great-grandmother **had had** wheels| She **would have been** a bicycle|


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