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conditional
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- 1ZERO CONDITIONAL This conditional is used when the result will always happen. It uses if or when and must be followed by the simple present or imperative.EXAMPLES
If you heat ice, it melts.
If people eat too much, they get fat.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
People die if they don't eat.
You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.
Snakes bite if they are scared
If babies are hungry, they cry - 2FIRST CONDITIONAL Conditional tenses are used to speculate about what could happen, what might have happened, and what we wish would happen. if + present simple, ... will + infinitiveEXAMPLES
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. - 3SECOND CONDITIONAL Is used to refer to a hypothetical condition and its probable result, for a situation that is unreal. These sentences are not based on fact. If + simple past present conditional or present continuous conditionalEXAMPLES
If I won a lot of money I’d travel the world.
If I were invisible for one day, I could play tricks on my friends.
If she were a good friend, she would help you. - 4THIRD CONDITIONAL Is used to refer to a time that is in the past, and a situation that is contrary to reality. The facts they are based on are the opposite of what is expressed.EXAMPLES
If I had worked harder I would have passed the exam. (But I didn't work hard, and I didn't pass the exam.)
If I had known you were coming I would have baked a cake. (But I didn't know and I didn't bake a cake.)
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