Zero, first, second and third conditionals

ZERO CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL

IF+ PRESENT SIMPLE

IF WATER BOILS, IT EVAPORATES

UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

TALK ABOUT REAL OR POSSIBLE SITUATIONS

IF+ PRESENT SIMPLE + ... WILL + INFINITIVE

CONDITIONAL

IF YOU CAME FOR THE WEEKEND, WE WILL GO TO THE PARTY

SECOND CONDITIONAL

SITUATIONS OF THE FUTURE THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN

IF + PAST SIMPLE ... , WOULD + INFINITIVE

IF I WON THE LOTTERY, I WOULD SPEND MY LIFE TRAVELING

ESTRUCTURE

USE

EXAMPLE

THIRD

CONDITIONAL

TALKING ABOUT THE PAST DESCRIBING A SITUATION THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN AND ITS POSSIBLE CONDITIONS

IF I HAD BEEN MORE CAREFUL, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT.