Conditionals

Conditionals

1. Second Conditional

   • Use
     • to imagine life is different
       • things in the future that are unlikely
       • Things that are impossible in the present
       • "If he were taller, i would wear high heels "
     • to ask hypothetical questions
       • to ask someone to imagine what they would do in a diffetent situation
         • the situation isn't real
       • "what would you do if you quit your job?"
         • "If i won the lottery, i would move to Japan"
       • If you could...?
         • is similar to say:
           • if you were able to ...
           • if it were possible to...
         • "If you could travel to any country, where would you go?"
         • (if) + (could) + (infinitive verb)
     • to give advice
       • "if i were you, i would travel to England more often"
     • to give reasons why you can't do something
       • "if i had the money, i would lend it to you"
   • Form
     • (if) + (past simple) +.....+ (would) + (infinitive verb)

2. Zero Conditional

   • Use
     • to talk about universal truth
       • Facts that always happen with some things take place
     • to give instructions or orders
   • Form
     • (if) + (present simple) + .....(result in present simple)

3. First Conditional

   • Use
     • to talk about the situations that are probably or real, in the future
   • If you don't clean the house, you'll sleep on the sofa
   • Form
     • (if) + (present simple) + (will/won't)

4. Third Conditional

   • Use
     • to talk about the imagine situation in the past
     • sometimes, to claim
     • to talk about repentance
   • "if you hadn't been looking at your phone, you wouldn't have burnt my toast"
   • Form
     • (if) + (past perfect) + (would) + (have) + (past participal)

5. Extra tips

   • We can use the word "When"
   • The conditional and the result can change their order
     • Conditional + Result
       • "When you don't wash your socks, they smell bad"
     • Result + Conditional
       • Your socks smell bad when you don't wash them
   • "were "
     • subjective
     • In this case, use for plural and singular
   • (subject) + (would) are usually contracted when spoken
     • i'd
       • i would