CONDITIONAL REVIEW

CONDITIONAL REVIEW

1. Zero conditional.

   • It uses If and When.
     • Structure:If+When+subject+verb+comp+consequence.
       • For example:If people eat too much, they get fat.
         • It is used to talk about facts that are generally true like scientific facts.
           • It uses simple present tense for both the action and the consequence.

2. First conditional.

   • It's used to talk about things that might or might not happen in the near future.
     • Structure:If/When+Present simple+Future tense.
       • I will do my homework ,if I get home on Monday.
         • When I finish school, I will travel.

3. Second conditional,

   • It is used to talk about impossible things.
     • Structure:If+Past simple,would+infinitive verb.
       • Example:If I won a million dollars,I would buy a new car.
         • If I were you,I would study more english.

4. Third conditional.

   • It is used to think about situations in the past that did not occur and imagine what results they would have had.
     • Structure:If+Past perfect+would+have+Pa.Pa verb.
       • If she had been there, I would have seen her.

5. Mixed conditional.

   • It has no restrictions on the way tenses,causes and consequences are mingled.
     • Past tense---Consequence in the present.
       • If I had done my homework on time, I would be at the movies by now.
         • Probability---Consequence
           • I could have a better job now if I had worked harder at school