Conditionals

Conditionals

1. Coditional zero

   • Structure
     • Main clause
       • present simple
     • if clause
       • If + present simple
   • Uses
     • facts that are always true (scientific facts, absolute truths)
     • things that always happen
   • Examples
     • If you work , yoy have money
     • If i dont do the english work , i lose the subject
     • If i dont go to class , i lose the year
     • If i fall , i get hurt
     • If i jump , i get tired

2. First Conditional

   • Uses
     • Talking about possibilities in the present or in the future
   • Structure
     • If clause
       • if + present simple
     • Main clause
       • Will + infinitive
   • Examples
     • If it rains , I wont go to school
     • If my boyfriend is late again, I will be mad
     • If i study , i Will be very intelligent
     • If i eat , i Will take my hunger
     • if I have time, we will have lunch together

3. Second Conditional

   • Structure
     • If clause
       • If + past simple
     • Main clause
       • Would + infinitive
   • Uses
     • talk about unlikely or impossible situations
     • give advice
   • Example
     • If I were you, I would go dressed in red
     • If I were a millionaire, I would buy a mansion
     • If I flew, I would go to the moon
     • If my mom was president, she would change the country for the better
     • If I lived in the United States, I would learn English faster

4. Third Conditional

   • Structure
     • If clause
       • If + past perfect
     • Main clause
       • would have +past participle
   • Uses
     • talk about past situations, with something that could have happened.
     • consequences in a hypothetical future
     • repentance
   • Example
     • If I had entered class, I would have passed the subjects
     • if you had arrived early, they would not have scolded you
     • If she hadn't stolen, they wouldn't have put her in jail
     • If I had exercised, I would not have gained weight
     • If we had gotten up early, we would not have been late for the meeting