Conditional sentences

Conditional sentences

1. Type Zero: If+present simple, present simple.

   • Things that are always true
     • If someone shoots me, it hurts.
     • If I eat, I have energy
     • If you put something in the freezer, it freezes

2. Type I: If+present simple, will+infinitive

   • Things that are very likely to happen
     • If I go to the shop, I will buy new socks
     • If I win the lottery, I will travel around the world
     • If I run fast, I will win the race

3. Type II: If+past simple, would+infinitive

   • Improbable things and giving advices
     • If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world
     • If I were your sister, I would buy him a present
     • If she loved me, we would be happy

4. Things that happened in the past and can't be changed. It's impossible

   • If+ past perfect, would+have+ past participle
     • If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a lamborgini
     • If I had studied, I would have passed the exam..
     • You wouldn't have been late to school if you had woken up early.

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