Conditionals

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Conditionals C. Are those sentences that express a possibility if something else happens.

It may refer to: Scientific facts, general truths or things that always happen(Zero conditional) Something possible to happen in the future(1 conditional) Something unlikely lo happen in the future, an imaginary situation(2 Conditional) Something that happened in the past and that cannot be changed anymore(3 Conditional) Conditional Zero IF+ SIMPLE PRESENT+SIMPLE PRESENT 1. You can go to the party if you buy a ticket today 2. If he bullies you, you should tell a teacher. 3. If it rains, the floor gets wet. First Conditional PRESENT TENSE+WILL FUTURE Possibilities in the future 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If you are hungry you will have sth to eat in the fridge If Bob washes up the dishes, Anna will clean the bathroom If I study hard, I will pass the exam Second Conditional If+ SIMPLE PAST +COULD/WOULD To talk about sth that is unlikely to happen in the future(an imaginary situation)

If we bought a dishwasher, we could save a lot of time

You would have passed the test if you had studied harder for it If I liked her, I would invite her to my party
Conditional 3 IF+ PAST PERFECT+ would/could/might + have+ past participle To refer about something that took place in the past and cannot be changed. I would have called if you asked me to call you If you had locked your bike, it wouldnt have been stolen I could have become a rock star, If I hadnt become a teacher If I hadnt become a teacher, I might have been a rock star

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