CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. ZERO

   • A CONDITION THAT IS ALWAYS TRUE
     • IF+CONDITION(PRESENT SIMPLE)+RESULT(PRESENT SIMPLE)
       • IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN THE FIRE, YOU GET BURNED.

2. FIRST

   • POSSIBILITIES IN THE PRESENT OR IN THE FUTURE
     • IF+SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE FUTURE(SUBJECT+WILL+BASE FORM VERB)
       • IF I FIND YOUR ADRESS, I WILL SEND YOU A PRESENT.

3. SECOND

   • IMAGINARY SITUATIONS IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE
     • IF+PAST SIMPLE(WERE/WAS), PRESENT CONDITIONAL(WOULD+BASE FORM VERB)
       • IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD BUY A NEW HOUSE.

4. THIRD

   • IMAGINARY SITUATIONS IN THE PAST
     • IF+PAST PERFECT, PERFECT CONDITIONAL(WOULD HAVE+PAST PARTICIPLE)
       • IF I HAD GOT A A+, I WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A GIFT FROM MY FATHER.