Saturday, December 16, 2017

Conditional Simple

Conditional Simple
AffirmativeWe would relax.
NegativeWe would not relax.
InterrogativeWould we relax ?
Formwould + verb
Uses
  • action that might take place
Conditional Progressive
AffirmativeHe would be writing.
NegativeHe would not be writing.
InterrogativeWould he be writing?
Formwould + be + verb + ing
Uses
  • action that might take place
  • putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action
Conditional Perfect
AffirmativeHe would have written.
NegativeHe would not have written.
InterrogativeWould he have written?
Formwould + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart This is a list of irregular verbs)
Uses
  • action that might have taken place in the past
Conditional Perfect Progressive
AffirmativeShe would have been sleeping.
NegativeShe would not have sleeping speaking.
InterrogativeWould she have been sleeping?
Formwould + have + been + verb + ing
Uses
  • action that might have taken place in the past
  • puts emphasis on the course / duration of the action

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