Conditionals
Types of Conditionals
When we use the conditonals
How we make sentences in each type
Let's study
Zero Conditional
If you stay in the rain, you get wet.
First Conditional
If I have enough money, I'll go to a safari
trip next summer.
Second Conditional
If I won the lottery, I would travel the
world.
Third Conditional
If we'd bought a guidebook, we would
have known which places to visit.
Zero Conditional
If you stay in the rain, you get wet.
Present Simple Present Simple
First Conditional
If I have enough money, I'll go to a safari trip next summer.
Present Simple Future Simple
Second Conditional
If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
Past Simple would/could
Third Conditional
If we'd bought a guidebook, we would have known which places to visit.
Past Perfect would/could have + past participle
Third
Conditional
Second
Conditional
First
Conditional
Zero
Conditional
scientific facts, general truths, laws
of nature
real situations likely to happen in
the present or future
advice, unreal or imaginary
situation unlikely to happen in the
present or future
imaginary situation in the past,
regrets, unfulfilled plans, wishes
impossible to fulfill or criticism
What can we use instead of "if"?
when
unless = if not
provided/
providing that
as long as
on condition
that
even if
suppose/
supposing
since
as
More info
If-clause shows the condition and main clause shows the
result.
The if-clause can precede or follow the main clause. When
it's at the beginning of the sentence, we put a comma after
the if-clause. When the main clause is first, no comma is
used.
Thank
you!

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    Types of Conditionals Whenwe use the conditonals How we make sentences in each type Let's study
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    Zero Conditional If youstay in the rain, you get wet. First Conditional If I have enough money, I'll go to a safari trip next summer. Second Conditional If I won the lottery, I would travel the world. Third Conditional If we'd bought a guidebook, we would have known which places to visit.
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    Zero Conditional If youstay in the rain, you get wet. Present Simple Present Simple
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    First Conditional If Ihave enough money, I'll go to a safari trip next summer. Present Simple Future Simple
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    Second Conditional If Iwon the lottery, I would travel the world. Past Simple would/could
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    Third Conditional If we'dbought a guidebook, we would have known which places to visit. Past Perfect would/could have + past participle
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    Third Conditional Second Conditional First Conditional Zero Conditional scientific facts, generaltruths, laws of nature real situations likely to happen in the present or future advice, unreal or imaginary situation unlikely to happen in the present or future imaginary situation in the past, regrets, unfulfilled plans, wishes impossible to fulfill or criticism
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    What can weuse instead of "if"? when unless = if not provided/ providing that as long as on condition that even if suppose/ supposing since as
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    More info If-clause showsthe condition and main clause shows the result. The if-clause can precede or follow the main clause. When it's at the beginning of the sentence, we put a comma after the if-clause. When the main clause is first, no comma is used.
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