CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1. ZERO CONDITIONAL

   • IF + PRESENT, PRESENT
   • iF YOU MIX RED AND BLUE, YOU GET PURPLE
   • UNIVERSAL, GENERAL TRUTHS

2. 1ST CONDITIONAL

   • IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, WILL (CAN / MAY) + INFINITIVE
     • IF YOU STUDY, YOU WILL PASS YOR EXAMS
   • IMPERATIVE , IF + PRESENT SIMPLE
     • CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANY HELP
     • IF YOU SEE A CELEBRITY, TAKE A PHOTO OF IT
   • A FUTURE POSSIBILITY WHICH IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN

3. 2ND CONDITIONAL

   • IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD (COULD/SHOULD/MIGHT) + INF
     • AN IMAGINARY OR HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION IN THE PRESENT. ADVICE, UNLIKELY FACTS
     • IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN´T GO
     • I WOULD BUY A CAR IF I WON THE LOTTERY

4. 3RD CONDITIONAL

   • IF + PAST PERFECT , WOULD (COULD/SHOULD/MIGHT) + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
   • AN UNREAL OR IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION IN THE PAST
   • IF I HAD BEEN THERE, I WOULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENT DECISION

5. IF, WHETHER, UNLESS