English Conditionals

English Conditionals

1. The Zero Conditional

   • General truths
   • (if + present simple, ... present simple)
   • If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils

2. The First Conditional

   • A possible condition and its probable result
   • (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
   • If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

3. The Second Conditional

   • A hypothetical condition and its probable result
   • (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
   • If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

4. The Third Conditional

   • An unreal past condition and its probable result in the past
   • (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
   • If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.