Lesson 10C

Conditional

Zero conditional.

Universal truths

Facts that always happen

Example

If you don't wash your socks, they smell bad.

Use:

Present Simple

WHEN

Instructions, orders.

First Conditional

Probable or real situations

Use

Future

Will/won't

I'll

you'll

we'll

they'll

Second Conditional

Hypothetical condition.

Low probability.

Impossible situations.

Use,

were

If I were

If you were

If she were

If he were

Tips

Third Conditional

Imaginary situation in the past

Repentance

Estructure

Past Perfect or Past perfect continuous

first sentence

would+hace+past participle

second sentence

To imagine life is different

1.- Things in the futere that are unlikely

2.- Things that are impossible in the present

IF+past simple, would +infinitve

Hypothetical queztions

If you could ... ?

EXTRA TIPS !!

1.- 'If' is a conjunction.

2.- You can change the order of the clauses-

3.- subject+would.