English · Stage 6

If … then

Grammar & Punctuation — a conditional sentence joins a condition (the 'if' part) to its result; the verbs change with how real it is

✦ English📘 Stage 6 · S6⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 10–12★ Free to start

I can use conditional sentences with if and then.

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Kavi's Two-Part Bridge

"Every if-sentence is a little bridge," said Kavi. "On one side is the condition — the if part: If you heat ice… On the other side is the result: …it melts. Sometimes a bridge is always true (If you heat ice, then it melts), sometimes it is a likely future (If it rains, we will stay in), and sometimes it is only imagined (If I were taller, I would reach it). The verbs tell you which bridge you are on — let's build all three!"

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What your child will learn

1If + condition → resultThe condition begins with if. The result tells what happens. The word then can come before the result. The verbs change with how real the idea is.

2Inside a conditional sentence

3if · then · will · wouldThese little words tell you how a conditional works. Tap each card to hear it.

4Condition or result?Read each part. If it begins with if and sets what must happen, it is the condition. If it tells what happens, it is the result.

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A peek inside

In "If you heat ice, it melts," which part is the condition and which is the result? What kind of conditional is it?

which part begins with 'if'? → 'If you heat ice' (condition). what happens? → 'it melts' (result). is it always true? → yes

Try this at home: In 'If it rains, we will stay in,' what is the condition?

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