CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. TYPE 0

   • Example
     • If you freeze water it turns into ice.
   • Real situations
   • Verbs
     • Main clause
       • If you freeze water
       • Present tense
     • If clause
       • it turns into icer
       • If+ present tense

2. TYPE 1

   • Example
     • If we don't hurry, we'll miss our bus.
   • Royal or possible situations
   • Verbs
     • If clause
       • If + Present tense
         • If we don't hurry,
     • Main clause
       • will / can / may / must + verb
         • we'll miss our bus.

3. TYPE 2

   • Example
     • If I saw her, I would ask her out.
   • Hypothetical situation
   • Verbs
     • If clause
       • If + Past Simple
         • If I saw her
     • Main clause
       • I would ask her out.
       • would / could / might + verb

4. TYPE 3

   • Example
     • If it hadn't rained, we would have gone fishing.
   • Hypothetical situation of the past
   • Verbs
     • Main clause
       • we would have gone fishing.
       • would/could/might + have + past participle
     • If clause
       • If it hadn't rained,
       • If + Past Perfect tense

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