CONDITIONALS Zero First Second Third
ZERO CONDITIONAL IF+Present Simple, Present Simple USES Facts: Things that are always true EXAMPLES If you heat ice, it melts
FIRST CONDITIONAL IF+Present Simple, WILL USE Conditions probable to be fulfilled EXAMPLES If the weather is good, I will go to the beach
SECOND CONDITIONAL If + Past Simple, WOULD+infinitive USES Talking about the PRESENT: Hypothetical situation (impossible) Talking about the FUTURE: Improbable EXAMPLES If I had a cigarette, I would give you one. If she studied for the exam, she would pass.
THIRD CONDITIONAL IF+Past Perfect, WOULD+HAVE+PP USE Talking about the Past: Impossibility EXAMPLES If I had studied for the exam, I would have passed
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