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English Grammar Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood

Section 2: Verb Forms and Tenses: Lecture 5 | 10:28 min

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	0 answers Post by Anthony Villarama on May 28, 2018 This is the most vague topic because the rules seem to mean the same whether it is condition, prediction, speculation, and etc.
	1 answer Last reply by: Bryan Zhou Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:30 AM Post by Bryan Zhou on August 30, 2017 Why isn't it okay to say this: When the thunder roars, my cat would hide under my bed
	2 answers Last reply by: Rosa Avila Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:14 AM Post by Rosa Avila on October 13, 2013 If I had won a million dollars, I would have quit my job. If you had thought more about the feeling of others, you might have had more friends in school. In the above examples that you gave for something that didnâ€™t happen in the past, you say to use the past participle form of the main verb in the â€œthenâ€ clause, but arenâ€™t you using the present perfect tense (have quit, have had)? Wouldnâ€™t the past participle form just have quit and not have quit. Example: If I had won a million dollars, I would quit my job.
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:36 PM Post by Vanessa Pieper on June 23, 2013 Hi, I have a doubt. If perfect means completed, wouldn't that definition fit the simple past too?
	1 answer Last reply by: Professor Hendershot Sat May 4, 2013 4:15 PM Post by Gift Nitchie on May 4, 2013 Hi! Is it ok to say "had had" in the sentence "If I had had time I would have gone to the football match." I have seen an article with this sentence as an example for the third conditional. Is "third conditional" the other term for the condition in the past that didn't happen? Thanks
	4 answers Last reply by: Ali Atri Fri May 9, 2014 11:22 PM Post by success10 on March 19, 2013 Hi! Is the subjunctive of the verb to be "were" even for he, she, or it?

Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood

Conditional tenses are used to express what we woulddo or what wouldhappen.
Conditional tenses have two parts: a subordinating “if” clause (the condition) and an independent “then” clause (the result). Verb forms vary according to the kind of statement being made.
If your statement states a conditional fact, use the simple present in the “if” clause and the simple present in the “then” clause.
If your statement makes a prediction, use the simple present in the “if” clause and will, can, may, should,or mightwith the base form of the main verb in the “then” clause.
If your sentence speculates about something unlikely to happen, use the past tense in the “if” clause and could, might,or wouldwith the base form of the verb in the “then” clause.
If your sentence speculates about something that didn’t happen in the past, use the past perfect in the “if” clause and could have, might have,or would havewith the past participle form of the main verb in the “then” clause.
if your sentence speculates about something that’s contrary to fact, use were(the subjunctive) in the “if” clause and could, might,or wouldwith the base form of the verb in the “then” clause.
The subjunctive mood uses the base form for all verbs in the present tense, except to be, which uses were for the subjunctive.
Use the subjunctive mood to describe something wished for, requested, or contrary to fact.

Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood

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Intro 0:00
Lesson Overview 0:09
What are Conditional Tenses? 0:27

Definition
Two Parts

Conditional Tenses 1:13

If Your Statement States a Conditional Fact
Examples
If Your Statement Makes a Prediction
Examples
If Your Sentence Speculates About Something Unlikely to Happen
Examples
If Your Sentence Speculates About Something That Didn't Happen
Examples
If Your Sentence Speculates About Somethings That's Contrary to Fact
Examples

The Subjunctive Mood 5:09

Moods are Different From Tenses
When Subjunctive Mood is Used
Use to Describe Somethings Wished For
Use to Describe Somethings Requested
Use to Describe Somethings Contrary to Fact

Use the Correct Tense Practice 6:33
Use the Correct Tense Answers 7:08
Use the Correct Tense Practice 2 8:15
Use the Correct Tense Answers 2 8:56

English Grammar Online

Section 1: Parts of Speech
	Nouns	12:48
	Pronouns	13:32
	Verbs	11:46
	Adjectives	18:33
	Adverbs	9:26
	Prepositions	11:31
	Conjunctions	19:51
	Interjections	7:42
Section 2: Verb Forms and Tenses
	Basic Verb Forms	11:41
	Simple Tenses	12:12
	Perfect Tenses	11:21
	Progressive Tenses	12:00
	Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood	10:28
Section 3: Sentence Parts and Patterns
	Subjects	15:08
	Predicates	13:02
	Objects	11:49
	Sentence Types	9:18
Section 4: Trouble with Verbs
	Helping Verbs	8:42
	Infinitives & Gerunds	12:50
	Troublesome Verbs	10:28
	Consistent Tense, Mood & Voice	15:09
	Subject-Verb Agreement	18:11
Section 5: Common Grammar Problems
	Pronoun Agreement and Reference	19:09
	Pronoun Case & Relative Pronouns	14:48
	Modifiers & Their Placement	19:13
	Articles	17:49
	Commonly Confused Words	11:29
Section 6: Common Sentence Problems
	Sentence Fragments	15:43
	Run-On Sentences	12:13
	Parallelism	8:33
	Active vs. Passive Voice	9:54
	Idioms	11:18

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Conditional Tenses & Subjunctive Mood

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Section 1: Parts of Speech

Nouns

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Intro