CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1. ZERO CONDIOTIONAL

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   • structure
     • IF + PRESENT + PRESENT
   • USES
     • THE 'ZERO CONDITIONAL", ALSO CALLED CONDITIONAL OF TYPE 0, IS THE ONE USED TO EXPRESS THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE REAL, POSSIBLE. THAT IS, HYPOTHESIS THAT CAN HAPPEN, FACTS.
   • EXAMPLES
     • IF YOU HEAT ICE, IT MELTS.
       • ICE MELTS IF YOU HEAT IT
         • WHEN YOU HEAT ICE, IT MELTS

2. SECOND CONDITIONAL

   • STRUCTURE
     • IF + PAST + WOULD / COULD
   • USES
     • IS A GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE USED TO TALK ABOUT HYPOTHETICAL OR IMPROBABLE SITUATIONS
   • EXAMPLES
     • IF I HAD MONEY I WOULD BUY THAT CAR.
       • IS I WON THE LOTTERY, I WOULD TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD
         • IF I HAD MORE FREE TIME, I WOULD PLAY MORE SPORT

3. FIRST CONDITIONAL

   • STRUCTURE
     • IF + PRESENT + FUTURE
   • USES
     • IN THE FIRST CONDITIONAL THERE IS REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THE CONDITION, ACTION OR SITUATION IN METTER WILL HAPPEN
   • EXAMPLES
     • IF IT RAINS, I WON'T GO TO THE PARK.
       • IF I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY, I'LL BUY SOME NEW SHOES
         • SHE'LL BE LATE IF THE TRAIN IS DELAYED

4. THIRD CONDITIONAL

   • IF + PAST PERFECT + WOULD HAVE
   • USES
     • THE THIRD CONDITIONAL ALWAYS REFERS TO THE PAST. THIS IS USED TO TALK ABOUT HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS IN THE PAST THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, AND IT IS ALSO COMMON TO USE IT TO TALK ABOUT REGRETS.
   • EXAMPLES
     • IF IT HAD RAINED, YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN WET.
       • IF THE WEATHER HAD BEEN BETTER THIS WEEK, WE'D HAVE GONE TO THE BEACH.
         • IF THEY HAD ARRIVED EARLIER, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED THE TRAIN.