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    The document discusses four types of conditionals in English grammar: 1. The zero conditional uses present simple verbs to describe results that always occur. 2. The first conditional uses present simple and will+infinitive to talk about possible future events. 3. The second conditional uses past simple and would+infinitive to talk about unlikely future events or present impossibilities. 4. The third conditional uses past perfect and would+have+past participle to talk about unreal past situations and their possible results.

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    The document discusses four types of conditionals in English grammar: 1. The zero conditional uses present simple verbs to describe results that always occur. 2. The first conditional uses present simple and will+infinitive to talk about possible future events. 3. The second conditional uses past simple and would+infinitive to talk about unlikely future events or present impossibilities. 4. The third conditional uses past perfect and would+have+past participle to talk about unreal past situations and their possible results.

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    Verbs-Causatives: Let Form

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    The document discusses four types of conditionals in English grammar: 1. The zero conditional uses present simple verbs to describe results that always occur. 2. The first conditional uses present simple and will+infinitive to talk about possible future events. 3. The second conditional uses past simple and would+infinitive to talk about unlikely future events or present impossibilities. 4. The third conditional uses past perfect and would+have+past participle to talk about unreal past situations and their possible results.

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    VERBS-CAUSATIVES

    Let FORM [let + person + verb] USE This construction means "to allow someone to do something." Examples: John let me drive his new car. Will your parents let you go to the party? I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off. Make FORM [make + person + verb] USE This construction means "to force someone to do something." Examples: My teacher made me apologize for what I had said. Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat? She made her children do their homework. Have FORM [have + person + verb] USE This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something." Examples: Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature. Please have your secretary fax me the information. I had the mechanic check the brakes. Get FORM

    [get + person + to + verb] USE This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something." Examples: Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible. How can parents get their children to read more? The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking. Get vs. Have Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing. Examples: I got the mechanic to check my brakes. AT FIRST THE MECHANIC DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY, BUT I CONVINCED HIM TO CHECK THE BRAKES. I had the mechanic check my brakes. I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES.

    Conditionals
    What are conditionals in English grammar? Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past). They are made using different English verb tenses. There are four kinds:

    The Zero Conditional: (if + present simple, ... present simple) This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the main cluase. The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning. If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

    The First Conditional: (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive) It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true.

    If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

    The Second Conditional: (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive) It has two uses. First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true. For example: If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello. Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because it's not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples: If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's impossible for me to call him). If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

    The Third Conditional (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle) It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation. If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.

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