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Conditionals
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- 1O Conditional Is used when the result will always happen. The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning. Zero conditional talks in generalGrammar.
Present simple + Present simple
Examples
People die if they don't eat.
If you touch fire, you get burned. - 21 Conditional It has the present simple after 'if' It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future.(possible things) Describes a particular situation. Describes things that I think are likely to happen in the futureGrammar
Present simple + Will/Won´t + Verb
Examples
If it rains, I won't go to the park
If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight. - 32 Conditional It uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the infinitive We can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true. We can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because it's not true.Grammar
Past simple + Would + verb
Examples
1.- If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)
2.- If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's impossible for me to call him). - 43 Conditional It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.Grammar
Past perfect + Would have + Past participle.
Examples
If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we know she didn't study and so she didn't pass)
If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane
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- Flashcards on Conditionals, created by Ainara Vega on 21/02/2020.
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