Conditional Sentences

Conditional Sentences

1. Zero Conditional

   • If + Present Simple, Present Simple.
     • If you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils.
       • Use: To talk about things that are always true, like a scientific fat.
   • First Conditional
     • If + Present Simple, Simple Future.
       • If it's sunny, we'll go to the park.
         • Use: To talk about possibilities in the present or in the future.
     • Second Conditional
       • If + Past Simple, Present Conditional.
         • If I won a million dollars, I would buy a new car.
           • Use: Imaginary situations in the present or future.
       • Third Conditional
         • If + Past perfect, Perfect Conditional.
           • If the weather had been good, we would have gone walter-skiing.
             • Use: Imagine situations in the past.
         • Mixed 1 Conditional
           • If+ Past Perfect, Present Conditional.
             • If i had listened to your advice, I wouldn't be in the mess.
               • Use: Present result of a past condition.
           • Mixed 2 Conditional
             • If + Past Simple, Perfect Conditional.
               • If I were a good coock, I would have invited them to dinner.
                 • Use: Past result of a present or continuing condition.
             • NOTE:
               • Present Conditional: would/wouldn't + V(bare form) Perfect Conditional: would/ wouldn't + have + Past Participle.