Conditionals

Nota:

• The events described both happen.

1. If/When+Present // Present
   1. If I stay up late, I feel awful the next day

Nota:

• Likely events in the future if something happens.

1. If+Present // Future (will)
   1. If I pass Cambridge First, I´ll have a big party

Nota:

• Unlikely or impossible situations

1. If+Past // Would; Could; Might
   1. If I won the lottery, I´d give all the money to Oxfam

Nota:

• To speculate about the past.

1. If+Past Perfect // Would have; Could have; Might have+Past Participle
   1. If we´d had more money, we´d have gone to the States last year

1. Second // Third

   Nota:

   • When a change in a present situation would have affected a past situation.
   1. If+Past // Would(n´t); Could(n´t); Might(n´t); Should(n´t)
      1. If I weren´t so busy all the time, I could have come along
2. Third // Second

   Nota:

   • When a change in a past situation would have caused a different present situation.
   1. If+Past Perfect // Would(n´t); Could(n´t); Might(n´t); Should(n´t)+Infinitive
      1. If you had told me about the skiing trip, I would be there with you now.