Conditionals review

Conditionals review

1. Zero conditional

   • It uses if and when
     • If/when + subject + verb + comp + consequence
       • If people eat too much, they get fat.
     • Used to talk abour facts that are generally true

2. First conditional

   • Used to talk about things that might or might not happen in the near future
     • If/when + present simple.. + future tense
       • If I take my medicine I will be healthy

3. Third conditional

   • Used to express the unrealistric concequence in the past to an unrealistic action or situation in the past
     • if + past perfect + would + have + verb. past participle
       • If it had rained, you would have gotten wet.

4. Second conditional

   • Used to talk about impossible/ imaginary things
     • If + past simple.. would + infinitive verb
       • If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

5. Mixed conditional

   • No restrictions on the way tenses, causes and consequences are mingled
     • Probability ... consequence
     • Past tense .... consequence in the present