English conditionals: all six types

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English conditional sentences

All conditional types, question forms, and inversion — from zero to mixed

What is a conditional sentence?

A conditional sentence expresses a relationship between a condition and a result. It has an if-clause and a main clause. English has six main types, each expressing a different degree of reality or time reference. This lesson also covers conditional questions and conditional inversion — formal alternatives to "if" structures.

Types

All 6 types with examples

Questions & inversion

Question forms and inversion

Alt. conjunctions

Beyond "if" — unless, provided…

I wish & If only

Regret, desire, complaints

Gap fill

Choose the correct form

Matching

Match type to meaning

Transformation

Rewrite using inversion

Builder

Slide parts into place

Error correction

Find and fix mistakes

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English conditional sentences

Types

Tap any card to explore its formula, examples, and forms

English conditional sentences

Questions & inversion

Explore conditional question forms and formal inverted structures

English conditional sentences

Alternative conjunctions

Conjunctions that replace "if" in conditional sentences — with meaning, register, and examples

English conditional sentences

I wish & If only

Expressing regret, desire, and complaints — alternatives to conditional sentences

English conditional sentences

Gap fill

Choose the correct verb form to complete each conditional sentence

English conditional sentences

Matching

Match each sentence or fragment to its type or equivalent

English conditional sentences

Transformation

Rewrite each conditional using inversion — remove "if" and invert the auxiliary

English conditional sentences

Builder

Slide the correct structural piece into the empty slot to build each conditional type

English conditional sentences

Error correction

One sentence has a grammar mistake — choose the correct version

English conditional sentences

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English conditional sentences — interactive lesson covering all conditional types, questions, inversion, gap fill, matching, transformation, builder, and error correction.