Conditionals

Conditionals

1. Have this characteristics

   • 5 conditionals
   • The same basic form
   • 'if' clause + main clause
   • difference = time and tense

2. First conditional

   • Real
   • Likely chance it will happen
   • Possible in the future
   • if+present simple, will+verb

3. Second conditional

   • Unreal
   • Imaginary situations in present or future
   • Not an actual situation
   • if+past simple, would+verb

4. if can be replaced by

   • unless
   • as long as
   • supposing (that)