difference between conditionals

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suppose i m gonna appear for certain examination, and i have still not taken the test but i am gonna, and am just talking about the result, so which statement from those given below should i say

if i pass the examination, my mom will be really happy
if i passed the examination, my mom would be really happy.

and please explain me which statement from above can i say in which situation?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

if i pass the examination, my mom will be really happy-- You have more hope of passing.
if i passed the examination, my mom would be really happy.-- You have less hope of passing.

Khoff · Answer

I'll bet your mom would be really happy if you started writing "I'm going to..." instead of "i m gonna." <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/5.gif' alt='Emotion: wink'/>  Remember, in English "I" is always capitalized, and writing out "gonna" just makes you look careless and/or uneducated (in my opinion).

Aashita Sharma · Answer

khoff:

There is always a better way of explaining something to someone than calling them uneducated.

Aashita Sharma · Answer

Mister Micawber

so it depends on the speaker, whether he is hopeful of something happening in the future or not?

Khoff · Answer

"There is always a better way of explaining something to someone than calling them uneducated."
That is certainly true, but I did not intend to call you uneducated. What I was trying to point out was that your choice of language ("gonna") carried a risk of making people think that you were uneducated.

We know nothing about you except what you write in your posts --- don't you want to give the best impression possible? "Gonna" is certainly heard in casual conversation, but in writing it makes a terrible impression, and I wanted you to be aware of that.

It's hard for us to stay enthusiastic about helping people when questions about English grammar contain "deliberate" errors that we are expected to ignore. In my opinion, capitalizing "I" and spelling out "going to" are much more important than the difference between conditionals.

Aashita Sharma · Answer

Ok. I am sorry. I will now be careful about my choice of language and of course capitalizing "I".

Aashita Sharma · Answer

Mister Micawber
so it depends on the speaker, whether he is hopeful of something happening in the future or not?

Mister Micawber · Answer

so it depends on the speaker, whether he is hopeful of something happening in the future or not?-- Here, yes. The conditionals have to do with the possibility or probability of an event occurring.

Khoff · Answer

Thank you!  That will make it much more rewarding for us to help you.

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