first and second conditional

first and second conditional

1. first conditional

   • The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause: if + present simple, ... will + infinitive
     • 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.

2. second conditional

   • The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the infinitive: if + past simple, ...would + infinitive
     • (We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal writing). It has two uses.

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