CONDITIONALS AND TIME CLAUSES

CONDITIONALS AND TIME CLAUSES

1. ZERO CONDITIONAL

   • USES
     • It refers to general truths, facts. This conditional is used when the result will always happen
   • FORM
     • POSITIVE: If + sub + present simple, sub+ present simple
     • NEGATIVE: If + sub (+ do not) + present simple, sub + present simple
     • INTERROGATIVE: Verb + sub + present simple + if + sub + present simple + ?
   • CONNECTORS
     • IF
     • UNLESS

2. FIRST CONDITIONAL

   • USES
     • We use it to talk about possible plans, promises, warnings, threats or to persuadiong someone
   • FORM
     • POSITIVE: If + sub + present simple, sub + will + present simple
     • NEGATIVE: If + sub + (do not) + present simple, sub + will (+ not) + present simple
     • INTERROGATIVE: Will + sub + present simple + if + sub + present simple
   • CONNECTORS
     • IF
     • WHEN
     • UNLESS

3. SECOND CONDITIONAL

   • USES
     • It refers to imaginary situations, things that are not going to happen in the future.
   • FORM
     • POSITIVE: If + sub + past simple, sub + would + infinitive
     • NEGATIVE: If + sub + past simple, sub + would (+ not) + infinitive
     • INTERROGATIVE: If + sub + past simple, would + sub + infinitive + ?
   • CONNECTORS
     • IF

4. THIRD CONDITIONAL

   • USES
     • We use it to talk about 'impossible' conditions, because they happened in the past and we cannot change them.
   • FORM
     • POSITIVE: If + sub + past perfect, sub + would + have + past participle
     • NEGATIVE: If + sub + past perfect, sub + would (+ not) + have + past participle
     • INTERROGATIVE: If + sub + past perfect, would + sub + have + past participle + ?
   • CONNECTORS
     • IF

5. TIME CLAUSES

   • We use it to talk about a period of time based on an action or event, similar to dependent clauses in conditional sentences
     • "I will cook dinner WHEN I GET HOME"