FIRST CONDITIONAL VS SECOND CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL VS SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. OTHER CONDITIONALS

   • ZERO CONDITIONAL
     • USES: facts that are generally true, scientific facts.
       • TO MAKE A SENTENCE: if+ present simple, present simple
     • THIRD CONDITIONAL
       • USE: to talk about how things could have been different in the past (hypothetical situations)
         • TO MAKE A SENTENCE: if + past perfect, would have + past participle

2. FIRST CONDITIONAL

   • USES: for real situations, possible future situations, likely to happen
     • TO MAKE A SENTENCE: if+ present simple, will/ won't + infinitive verb
       • EXTRA TIPS
         • WE CAN USE: unless ( not except if), as long as (set a limit or if and only if), supposing that (to imagine) and when. We can change de order of the sentence and remove the comma

3. SECOND CONDITIONAL

   • USES: unreal situations, imaginary situations in the present or in the future, unlikely to happen
     • TO MAKE A SENTENCE: if + past simple, would/ wouldn't + infinitive verb
       • we use 'were' with all the subjects
     • 1. imagine life is different 2. hypotetical questions 3. give advices 4. give a reason why