CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. describe the result

   • something that might happen
     • in the present or future
       • They are made using different English verb tenses.

2. might have happened

   • but didn't
     • didn't in the past

3. The Zero Conditional

   • if + present simple, ... present simple
     • If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
       • The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.

4. The First Conditional

   • if + present simple, ... will + infinitive
     • If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema
       • It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future.

5. The Second Conditional

   • if + past simple, ... would + infinitive
     • If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
       • We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal writing

6. The Third Conditional

   • si + pasado perfecto, ... tendría + tendría + participio pasado
     • Si me hubiera acostado temprano, habría tomado el tren.
       • It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation