CONDITIONAL FORMS

CONDITIONAL FORMS

1. ZERO

   • Form
     • If+present simple+complement+present simple+complement
   • Use
     • General facts
   • Sentences
     • Plants die if they don’t get enough water.
     • If you press that button, the light comes on.
     • If I run, I get tired.
     • If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

2. FIRST

   • Form
     • If + Present simple + Simple future
   • Use
     • Refers to a possible condition and its probable outcome
   • Sentences
     • If I do not finish my homework, I will not party
     • If I have time, visit my grandmother
     • If you feel sick, you go to the doctor
     • If I exercise, will lose weight
     • If we don't hurry, we'll miss our bus.

3. THIRD

   • Form
     • If + Past perfect + Perfect conditional / Perfect continuous conditional
   • Use
     • It is based on facts that are opposite to what is being expressed
   • Sentences
     • If she had been there, I would have seen her.
     • If we had had more time, we would have visited Pompeii.
     • If she had been friendlier, she wouldn’t have offended anyone.
     • If they hadn’t told me about the exhibition, I never would have known.

4. SECOND

   • Form
     • If + Present simple + Present conditional or Present perfecct conditional
   • Use
     • A time that can be now or at any time and to a situation that is not real
   • Sentences
     • If I were taller, he would like me
     • If she lost weight, the dress would fit
     • If I had children, I would teach them to draw
     • If it wasn’t raining we could go for a run.