引导条件状语从句最常用的连词是if,译为“如果”由if引导的条件状语从句表示在某种条件下某事很可能发生。
如:
1. If you ask him,he will help you.
如果你请他帮忙,他会帮你的。
2. If you fail in the exam,you will let him down.
如果你考试不及格,你会让他失望的
if引导的条件状语从句既可以将从句放前面也可以将从句放后面
如:
(如果天下雨,我们就不玩了)If it rains,we will stop playing.‘
转为We will stop playing if it rains.
另外,if从句还表示不可实现的条件或根本不可能存在的条件,也就是一种虚拟的条件或假设,从句多用一般过去时或过去完成时。
如:If I were you,I would invite him to the party.如果我是你,我会邀请他参加聚会。
I would have arrived much earlier if I had not been caught in the traffic.如果没有堵车,我会到的早一点儿。