conditionals

conditionals

1. The fist conditional

   • It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true. If it rains, I won't go to the park. If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight. If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes. She'll be late if the train is delayed. She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon. If I see her, I'll tell her.

2. Cero conditional

   • The zero conditional is used to make statements about the real world, and often refers to general truths, such as scientific facts. In these sentences, the time is now or always and the situation is real and possible. Examples If you freeze water, it becomes a solid. Plants die if they don't get enough water. If my husband has a cold, I usually catch it. If public transport is efficient, people stop using their cars. If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

3. The second conditional

   • The second conditional is a structure used to talk about impossible or imaginary situations. If I won a lot of money I’d travel the world. Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world? If he didn’t argue with everyone all the time, he would have a more relaxed life. To form the second conditional we use: If+past simple and would+infinitive It is not important which clause is first.

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