GRAMMAR
Conditional Simple
Conditional simple is a form used to refer to a hypothetical state of affairs, or an uncertain event that is contingent on another set of circumstances. It is formed as follows:
| Would + Verb |
|---|
The modal 'would' can be replaced with could, might and should:
- could do
- might do
- should do
Forms
Affirmative
I would travel around the world.
Interrogative
Would you buy a castle?
Negative
I wouldn't stay here.
Use
The onditional simple tense is used when talking about an imaginary or hypothetical action. It is generally used in conditional sentence type II. For example:
- If I had enough money, I would buy a new laptop. (In fact, I don't have the amount of money to buy the laptop now.)
The conditional sentence type II structure is as follows:
| If + simple past..., + conditional simple (would + verb) |
| Conditional simple (would + verb) + if + Simple past |
