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    This document discusses the four main conditionals in English: [1] The zero conditional uses the present simple to describe facts that are always true when the if-clause occurs. [2] The first conditional uses the present simple and will + infinitive to talk about possible future events. [3] The second conditional uses the past simple and would + infinitive to describe unlikely or impossible future events or present situations that are not possible. [4] The third conditional uses the past perfect and would have + past participle to talk about hypothetical past situations that did not occur.

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    This document discusses the four main conditionals in English: [1] The zero conditional uses the present simple to describe facts that are always true when the if-clause occurs. [2] The first conditional uses the present simple and will + infinitive to talk about possible future events. [3] The second conditional uses the past simple and would + infinitive to describe unlikely or impossible future events or present situations that are not possible. [4] The third conditional uses the past perfect and would have + past participle to talk about hypothetical past situations that did not occur.

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    Conditionals: Zero Conditional First Conditional Second Conditional Third Conditional

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    CONDITIONALS

    ZERO CONDITIONAL
    FIRST CONDITIONAL
    SECOND CONDITIONAL
    THIRD CONDITIONAL
    The Zero Conditional

    if + present simple, ... present simple, can, imperative

    Examples:

    If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

    This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact.
    •Examples:

    •If people eat too much, they get fat. People get fat if they eat too much.

    •If you touch a fire, you get burned.

    •You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.

    •People die if they ……………….

    •Snakes bite if they……………….

    •If babies are hungry, they ………………


    The First Conditional

    It's used to talk about things which might happen in the


    future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the
    future, but this describes possible things, which could
    easily come true.

    if + present simple, ... will + infinitive

    Examples:

    If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.


    Examples:

    •If it rains, I won't go to the park. I won’t go to park if it rains.

    •If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.

    •If I have enough money, I'll ……………….

    •She'll be late if the train is delayed.

    •She'll miss the bus if she…………………..

    •If I see her, I'll ……………………


    The Second Conditional

    First, we can use it to talk about things in the future


    that are probably not going to be true. Maybe I'm
    imagining some dream for example.

    if + past simple, ... would + infinitive


    Examples:

    If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

    (We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal writing).
    •Some more examples:

    •If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)

    •If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

    •She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

    •She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)

    Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible,
    because it's not true. Have a look at the examples:

    •If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's impossible
    for me to call him).
    •If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.
    The Third Conditional

    We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is
    why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional
    is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming
    true.

    if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle

    Examples:

    If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.


    •If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we know she
    didn't study and so she didn't pass)

    •If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and so I
    did feel sick).

    •If we had taken a taxi, we……………………..

    •She wouldn't have been tired if she………………………

    •She would have become a teacher if she ……………………….

    •He would have been on time for the interview if he ………………………

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