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Conditional I

Rule

With the "conditional clauses I" you say something which is probably if something happens.Every conditional clause consists of two parts the If-clause and the main-clause. You write the If-clause in the simple present. For example: If Jay becomes a famous singer,... In the main-clause you write in the will-future. For example: ...,he will earn a lot of Money.

Exercises

Translate the sentences:

1. If Trump is the president of the USA, America will be great again.
2. Wenn ich Fahrrad fahre, bin ich müde.

Conditional II

Rule

In the "Conditional clause II" you say something which isn´t probably or imposible. It consists of two parts too. The If-clause and the main clause. The If-clause is written in the simple past. For example: If a film-maker discovered me,... The main-clause is written ,with would+inf. For example: ...,he would be famous. When you want to make a negative sentence look at the tenses.