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Conditional 0
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- 1The conditional type 0 is used to make statements about the real world, and usually refers to general facts which we take for granted, such as scientific facts.Structure is: if + subject + verb in present tense, subject + verb in present tense.
Example:
-If it rains, the grass gets wet.
-Ice melts if you heat it. - 2The "type 1 conditional" refers to a possible condition and its probable outcome. These sentences are based on facts and are used to make statements about reality and particular situations; we usually use them to make warnings. The time frame of type 1 conditional sentences is the present or future and the situation is real.Structure is: If+Simple present+Simple future
Example:
-If I have time, I will finish that letter.
-You will get wet if it rains - 3The "type 2 conditional" refers to a hypothetical or unlikely condition and its likely outcome. These sentences do not refer to a real situation. In type 2 conditional sentences, the time frame is now or at any time and the situation is hypothetical.Structure is: If + simple past+present conditional
Example:
-If it rained, you would get wet.
-You would get wet if it rained. - 4The "type 3 conditional" is used to refer to a condition in the past that is not real, as well as to its probable outcome in the past.Structure is: If + past perfect perfect conditional o perfect continuous conditional
Example:
-If it had rained, you would have gotten wet.
-You would have gotten wet if it had rained.
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