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Conditionals 0 - 1 - 2
Conditionals 0 - 1 - 2
Conditionals 0 - 1 - 2
CONDITIONALS
CAUSE AND EFFECT
ZERO CONDITIONAL
The zero Conditional is a structure used for talking about:
• General Truths.
• Scientific Facts.
• Things which always happened under certain conditions.
ZERO CONDITIONAL
General Truths:
If/When condition result
If it rains, we get wet.
When you visit your friend, you take bread.
Scientific Facts:
If/When condition result
If the water boils, is not cold
When you don’t apply sunscreen, you get your skin burn.
ZERO CONDITIONAL
Things that always happen under certain Conditions:
PRESENT PRESENT
SIMPLE SIMPLE or
IMPERATIVE
If I drive fast I have an accident.
If you go to the bakery You need to take money.
HE WILL = HE’LL
WE WILL = WE’LL
IT WILL = IT’LL
THE SECOND CONDITIONAL
• USES:
• We use Conditionals type 2 to speak about impossible
situations in our reality.
• Imaginary conditions or scenarios.
• Unlikely hypothetical situations .
FORM - STRUCTURE
CONDITION (If clause) RESULT (Main clause)
If past simple tense Would (not) Verb
infinitive
If I were a millionaire, I wouldn’t work again.
If the earth were flat, It wouldn’t rotate.
RESULT (Main clause) CONDITION (If clause)
I wouldn’t work again If I were a millionaire
The earth wouldn’t rotate If the earth were flat