Conditional Sentence

Define conditional sentene: the definition of conditional sentence is a sentence type that expresses a conditional and the outcome of condition.

in summary, a conditional sentence:

• usually begins with "if"
• includes a dependent and independent clause
• comes in different forms including first, second, and third

Type	Function	Example
first conditional	States the result of a possible future event occurring	If you get some sleep, you will feel better.
second conditional	States the result of an unlikely event occurring or an untruth being true	If you become an insomniac, you would understand.(unlikely event occurring) if you were an insomniac, you would understand.(untruth being true)
third conditional	States how the situation would be different with a different past	If you had slept last night, you would have beaten your record.