Conditionals can be confusing, but they don’t have to be! In this lesson, Claire explains the zero, first, second, and third conditionals with simple examples that actually make sense. You’ll learn ...

Conditionals are used to express both real, likely and unreal situations. As a result, tenses used with them are not flat; they change. That is why the difference between ‘If I arrive’ and ‘If I had ...

Defining the constraints on the use of the modals will and would in futurate if-clauses in English poses problems to both descriptive and theoretical linguists. One 'rule' often referred to is that ...

English can be hard for other language speakers to learn. To use just one example, there are at least eight different ways of expressing events in the future, and conditional tenses are another matter ...

Practice the future conditional tense through repeat-after-me and shadowing exercises to improve fluency and accuracy.

The future tense in French can be expressed using the present tense together with time adverbs. The 'near' future is formed using the present tense of the verb 'aller' (to go). Higher Tier - The ...

Food writer Russ Parsons, a regular contributor to this newspaper but still adjusting to Irish ways after moving here from California, was wondering on Twitter/X recently about one of our linguistic ...