This document discusses conditionals in English grammar. It explains the first, second, and third conditional forms using examples. The first conditional uses "if + present" and "will + infinitive" to talk about possible future situations. The second conditional uses "if + past" and "would + infinitive" to discuss imaginary or unlikely present/future situations. The third conditional uses "if + past perfect" and "would + present perfect" to refer to imaginary past situations. It also provides alternatives to "if" such as "unless," "provided," "as long as," and "even if."

1. CONDITIONALS
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If + Present, Will + a) Possible or likely * If it rains tommorrow, I
1ST CONDITIONAL
Infinitive situations won t practice bungee-
b) Promises and jumping
warnings * If you don t put on some
sun cream, you ll burn
If + Past, Would + a) Imaginary or * If I/she were older,
2ND CONDITIONAL
Infinitive unlikely situations I/she wouldn t live at
now or in the future home
b) to give advice * If I won the lottery, I
would buy a new sports car
If you had a computer, you
would use the Internet
* If I were you, I d
exercise more
* If she were you, she
would deny it
3RD CONDITIONAL If + Past Perft, a) Imaginary * If I had remembered
Would+ Pesent Perft situations in the your phone number, I
past, things that would have called you
didn t happen
a) If + Past, * If I were braver, I would
Mixed Conditionals
Would/Could/Might… have confronted him
+ Prest Perft * If We had left just
b) If + Past Perft, earlier, We wouldn t be
Would/Could/Might… alive
+ Infinitive
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2. We could replace IF with the following particles:
a) Unless (if…not = a menos que (usually in 1st Conditional)
You won t find the beach unless you take a map/ If you don t take a
map
b) Provided (that)/ Providing (only if= solo en el caso de que…)
You ll survive on the island providing you can catch fish
c) As long as (only if = mientras que, solo si…)
d) Even if… (In Condt. I, II, III. It emphasises the condition)
Even if you know how to fish, you still won t survive
e) In case… (por si/ en caso de que…)
We will take more than the necessary food in case we can t catch any fish
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