CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONALS

1. Conditional structures, or if clauses, are much more used than it seems on a daily basis. They are used to express something that could happen (in the present and future) or that could have happened (in the past).

   • Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.

2. Type II – Second conditional

   • This conditional is formed with would followed by infinitive in the main clause and another in the past tense in the subordinate clause.
     • Estructure: If + past simple, …would + infinitive: Ex: f I won the lottery, I would spend my life travelling

3. Type III – Third conditional

   • This conditional is formed with a past participle verb and preceded by would + have in the main sentence and another in the past perfect tense in the subordinate clause.
     • Estructure: If + past perfect, …would + have + past participle.
       • It is used to talk about the past, describing a situation that did not happen and its possible consequences. For example: If I had woken up earlier, I would have arrived on time