Oct. 19, 2020
If you come to China, I host you. (Zero conditional)
If you come to China, I will host you. (First conditional)
If you came to China, I would host you. (Second conditional)
If you had been to China, I would have hosted you. (Third conditional)
If I study hard, I get good grades.
If I study hard, I will get good grades.
If I studied hard, I would get good grades.
If I had studied hard, I would have got good grades.
The above example sentences are how I understand conditional sentences. Is my understanding correct? Thank you for your teaching.
If you come to China, I host you.
Although zero conditional means that the conditional phrase is true now and always (in other words, the result is certain), but in the context of your sentence, it sounds odd even though some may argue it is technically correct. Maybe the following sentence works better - "if you don't ever travel, you do not need to get a passport."
(Zero conditional)
If you come to China, I will host you.
(First conditional)
The first conditional represents something that is most likely going to happen. Almost certain.
If you came to China, I would host you.
Second conditional describes a situation that is imaginary and most likely will not happen. Although the verb tenses in your sentence are correct, the sentence really does not fall under the category of second conditional. An example second conditional sentence would be - if you did not spend all your money on gambling, you would have enough money to buy a house. So, the act of buying a house is very uncertain because the money is already spent.
If you had been to China, I would have hosted you.
Third conditional sentences are used to explain that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past. You could have changed your sentence like that - "If you had come to China before COVID 19, I would have hosted you."
If I study hard, I get good grades.
If I study hard, I will get good grades.
This sentence will sound even more elegant if you wrote "If I study hard now, I will get good grades."
If I studied hard, I would get good grades.
Again, you need to use the second conditional in a situation where the outcome is most likely NOT going to happen. Maybe write something like this - "If I studied hard, I could become as rich as Bill Gates." Please note, when using the second conditional, you could also use words like "would, might, were, etc."
If I had studied harder, I would have got good grades.earned better grades than Amy.
Third condition - your present situation of getting a worse grade than Amy is caused by the fact that you did not study hard enough in the past.
The above example sentences are how I understanood conditional sentences to be.
You are almost there!! English is really tough and sometimes the rules do not make sense. It is hard to get the proper nuance without immersing yourself in the language on a daily basis. I'm struggling with my french, so I can super sympathize with you.
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Question
If you come to China, I will host you.
The action of coming occurs before the action of hosting, so we need to write “I will host.”
(Zero conditional)
If you come to China, I will host you.
(First conditional)
If you came to China, I would host you.
(Second conditional)
If you had been to China, I would have hosted you.
(Third conditional)
If I study hard, I will get good grades.
Without any other context, I would personally write “will get,” but the original sentence can also be acceptable, depending on the situation.
If I study hard, I will get good grades.
If I studied hard, I would get good grades.
If I had studied hard, I would have gotten good grades.
The above example sentences are how I understand conditional sentences.
Is my understanding correct?
Feedback
Some examples of cases where both the if-clause and main clause have the same tense (or where one clause uses a compound tense that has a similar temporal interpretation):
- If she disagreed with him, she didn’t show it.
- If she disagrees with him, she hasn’t shown it.
- If she is an alto, she needs to work on her lower range. [“Working on her lower range” describes something that may happen in the future, but needing to do so is a present state.]
In these cases, the states or actions occur at the same time.
Here is another explanation:
- https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/conditionals-verb-tense-in-if-clauses/
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If you come to China, I host you. If you come to China, I will host you. The action of coming occurs before the action of hosting, so we need to write “I will host.” If you come to China, I host you. Although zero conditional means that the conditional phrase is true now and always (in other words, the result is certain), but in the context of your sentence, it sounds odd even though some may argue it is technically correct. Maybe the following sentence works better - "if you don't ever travel, you do not need to get a passport." |
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If you come to China, I will host you. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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(First conditional) This sentence has been marked as perfect! (First conditional) The first conditional represents something that is most likely going to happen. Almost certain. |
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If you came to China, I would host you. This sentence has been marked as perfect! If you came to China, I would host you. Second conditional describes a situation that is imaginary and most likely will not happen. Although the verb tenses in your sentence are correct, the sentence really does not fall under the category of second conditional. An example second conditional sentence would be - if you did not spend all your money on gambling, you would have enough money to buy a house. So, the act of buying a house is very uncertain because the money is already spent. |
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If you had been to China, I would have hosted you. This sentence has been marked as perfect! If you had been to China, I would have hosted you. Third conditional sentences are used to explain that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past. You could have changed your sentence like that - "If you had come to China before COVID 19, I would have hosted you." |
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The above example sentences are how I understand conditional sentences. This sentence has been marked as perfect! The above example sentences are how I underst You are almost there!! English is really tough and sometimes the rules do not make sense. It is hard to get the proper nuance without immersing yourself in the language on a daily basis. I'm struggling with my french, so I can super sympathize with you. |
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Is my understanding correct? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Thank you for your teaching. Thank you for your |
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If I study hard, I get good grades. If I study hard, I will get good grades. Without any other context, I would personally write “will get,” but the original sentence can also be acceptable, depending on the situation. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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If I study hard, I will get good grades. This sentence has been marked as perfect! If I study hard, I will get good grades. This sentence will sound even more elegant if you wrote "If I study hard now, I will get good grades." |
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If I studied hard, I would get good grades. This sentence has been marked as perfect! If I studied hard, I would get good grades. Again, you need to use the second conditional in a situation where the outcome is most likely NOT going to happen. Maybe write something like this - "If I studied hard, I could become as rich as Bill Gates." Please note, when using the second conditional, you could also use words like "would, might, were, etc." |
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If I had studied hard, I would have got good grades. If I had studied hard, I would have gotten good grades. If I had studied harder, I would have Third condition - your present situation of getting a worse grade than Amy is caused by the fact that you did not study hard enough in the past. |
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