What are Conditional Sentences?
Conditional sentences express a condition and its result.
Himoonni haalduree – haala tokkoofi bu’aa isaa ibsu kan gargaaranidha.
They are formed using the word
•If
•If not and
•When
Types of Conditional Sentences
1. Zero Conditional Sentences
It’s used to talk about general truths or facts that are always true.
Examples
•If you heat water, it boils.
•When it rains, the ground gets wet.
•If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
Present Simple structure
It’s used to express habitual actions, general truths, and states of being.
Its Basic structure is as follows:
Examples:
•I like coffee. Bunan nan jaalladha.
•She plays tennis. Isheen teenisii taphatti.
•They work in an office. Isaan waajjira keessa hojjetu.
Its Third person singular form is as follows:
Its negative form is as follows
Yes/No-Question Forms
Do/Does + Subject + Verb (base form) + Object?
WH-Questions
Wh-word + do/does + Subject + Verb (base form) + Object?
Generally:
•The result is always true.
•The action in the “if” clause always happens before the result.
•They are often used for scientific facts, general truths, or instructions.
General Truth:
•If you heat water, it boils.
•If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
•If it rains, the ground gets wet.
Habits or Routines
•If I eat too much, I feel sick.
•If she studies hard, she gets good grades.
•If they wake up early, they go for a run.
Scientific facts
•If you don’t eat, you get hungry.
•If plants don’t get water, they die.
•If you put ice in a warm place, it melts.
