Conditional sentences

Conditional sentences

1. Use - situations

   • Unlikely
   • Hypothetical
   • Unreal

2. Zero conditional

   • Facts are generally true or scientific
   • Structure
     • IF / present simple / present simple
     • Present simple / if / present simple

3. First conditional

   • Real possibility that will happen (FUTURE)
   • Structure
     • IF / present simple / WILL + base verb
     • WILL + base verb/ IF/ present simple

4. Estucture

   • If / condition / result
   • Result / if / condition
   • We use shall, can, or may intead of will

5. Second conditional

   • unreal possibility that will happen (FUTURE)
   • Structure
     • IF / past simple / WOULD + base verb
     • WOULD + base verb / IF / past simple

6. Third conditional

   • both the condition and result are impossible
   • Structure
     • IF / past perfect / WOULD HAVE + past participle
     • WOULD HAVE + past participle / IF / past perfect