Conditional Statements

Author: Gavreel Asperillia-Zhu, Ed.D.

Conditional statements discuss hypothetical situations and possible consequences. They are used to express that for something to be true, something else must be true or happen.

A conditional sentence contains two components: the conditional clause (IF) and the consequence (THEN).

Since there is no translation for ‘then’ in ASL, it is important to practice how to gesture, role shift, pause, etc. for the ‘then.’

IF

Last Updated: February 21, 2025

“THEN”

Writing Conditionals in GLOSS

Examples

ASL GLOSS

English Translation

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