CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. Second Conditional

   • It is used as a hypothetical condition, very unlikely to occur.
     • Example
       • If I won the lottery, I´d move to Japan
       • If I won the lottery, I would buy a tropical island.
   • Presengt simple + would
   • Situations in the present that are impossible to occur
     • Example
       • If he were taller, I´d wear high heels.
       • If I had wings, I would fly up to the stars.
   • Used for tips
     • Example
       • If I were you, I´d to England more often.

2. Zero coditional

   • Used in universal truths . Events that always occur when a condition is met.
     • Examples
       • other form is used "WHEN"
         • WHEN you don´t wash your socks, they smell bad.
       • For instructions and orders
         • If your mother calls, tell her I want to speak to her.
       • Conditional clause + comma + result clause
         • If you don´t wash you socks, they smell bad.
       • Result clause + conditional clause
         • Your socks smell bad when you don´t wash them.
   • Use Present Simple

3. First coditional

   • Used for probable, real situations in the future.
     • Examples
       • If you don´t clean the house, you´ll sleep on the sofa.
       • If I sleep on the sofa, I won´t sleep well!
   • Present simple + will/won´t

4. Third Conditional

   • Used for an imaginary condition in the past.
     • Example
       • If you hadn´t been looking at your phone, you wouldn´t have burnt my toast..
   • Past perfect (or Past perfect continuous) + would + have + past participle
   • Also used to speak of repentance
     • Example
       • If i hadn´t left you in charge of breakfast, you wouldn´t have burnt my toats.