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Zero, first, second and third conditionals in English
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- 1Zero Conditional We use if or when and must be followed by the simple present or imperative. Example: If you heat water to 100° C, it boils.Form:
If clause (condition) Main clause (result)
If + simple present simple present
If this thing happens that thing happens. - 2First conditional We use the first conditional to talk about the result of an imagined future situation, when we believe the imagined situation is quite likely: Example: If the taxi doesn’t come soon, I’ll drive you myself.
- 3second conditional We use the second conditional to talk about the possible result of an imagined situation in the present or future. We say what the conditions must be for the present or future situation to be different. Note: When we talk in first person, we usually use the "WERE" Example: If people complained, things would change
- 4third conditional We use the third conditional when we imagine a different past, where something did or did not happen, and we imagine a different result Example: If the dog hadn’t barked, we wouldn’t have known there was someone in the garden.
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