CONDITIONAL

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CONDITIONAL

Zero Conditional - To talk about facts or things that happens regularly

E.g. If you heat water, it boils (present simple)

First Conditional - To talk about conditions in the future

E.g. If it is sunny tomorrow, I will go to the beach (future with ‘will’)

Second Conditional - To talk about hypothetical situations or imaginary wants

IF + SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE + SUBJECT + WOULD + PRESENT SIMPLE

E.g. If I were rich, I would buy a mansion. (PAST + WOULD)

NOTE: Verb ‘to be’ ALWAYS changes to ‘were’

Third Conditional - To talk about regrets or something you wish could change in the past or present

IF + SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE + SUBJECT + WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

E.g. If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

Mixed Conditional - For something that happened (or didn’t happen) in the past that affects the present

IF + SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE + SUBJECT + WOULD + PRESENT SIMPLE

E.g. If I had studied Maths more in school, I would work for NASA now

What would you do if you won the lottery?

If you could live in another country, which one would you choose?

If you had a superpower, which superpower would you choose? How would you use it?

Do you have any regrets about the past?

If I had studied english before, I would speak better

If you could have chosen a different subject to study in uni, which subject/degree would you have chosen?