Conditional sentences

Question

Hi there, I hope you can help me out again with the following sentence,

"If you lied to me I will kill you."

I know there are different kinds of conditional sentences.

My questions are:

1. Is the sentence grammatically correct?

2. If so, is it a conditional sentence?

3. If so, what kind of a conditional sentence is it (Typ I,II,III, mixed, or anything else?)?

Thank you very much for your help.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

1. Is the sentence grammatically correct? Yes.

2. If so, is it a conditional sentence? Yes.

3. If so, what kind of a conditional sentence is it (Typ I,II,III, mixed, or anything else?)?

It is type 1, but the sentence has another implied clause.

If (I find out that) you lied to me, I will kill you.

The normal type 1 talks about real present and future situations.

If you lie to me, I will kill you.

Type 2 is an unreal condition, present and future.

If you lied to me, I would kill you.

Type 3 is an unreal condition in the past.

If you had lied to me, I would have killed you.

CalifJim · Answer

train redIf you lied to me, I will kill you.

Correct. It's a conditional sentence, but not one of the numbered types, so you'd say it's a "mixed conditional".

CJ

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