Conditionals

Conditionals

1. INVERTED

   • FIRST
     • Replace “if” with “should.” Replace the verb with the bare infinitive
   • SECOND
     • Replace “if” with “were.” Change the verb to the infinitive form (with “to”)
   • THIRD
     • Delete “if.” Invert the subject and the auxiliary. (“we had” → “had we”)

2. FIRST

   • (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive) If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema

3. ZERO

   • (if + present simple, ... present simple) If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

4. Second

   • (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive) If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world

5. THIRD

   • (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle) If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.