conditional

conditional

1. zero conditional

   • you can use to talk about universal truth
     • example: if you don't wash your socks, they smell bad
       • conditional clause in present simple: if you don't wash your socks
       • result clause in present simple too: they smell bad
       • you can start with "if..." or "when..."
   • instructions
     • example: if your mother calls, tell her I want to speak to her.

2. first conditional

   • situation real or probabilities in the future
     • example: if you don't clean the house, you'll sleep on the sofa
       • present simple + will or won't

3. second conditional

   • things in the future that are unlikely
     • if I won the lottery, I'd move to Japan
       • past simple + would
   • things that are impossible in the present
     • example: If he were taller, I'd wear high heels.
       • were in all noun

4. third conditional

   • imaginary situation in the past
     • if you hadn't been looking at your phone you wouldn't have burnt my toast
       • pas perfect (or past perfect continuous) + would + have + past participle