CONDITIONALS 1ST AND 2ND TYPES
REAL AND HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS IST CONDITIONAL: REAL SITUATIONS 2ND CONDITIONAL: HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS If we see something, we will believe it. I will pass my exams if I study hard. What will you do if you don’t get good marks? IF phrase: present simple; MAIN phrase: will. If they took a photograph of the mirage, it would appear in the picture. If I saw a lion, I would be very scared. What would you do if you travelled to Africa? IF phrase: past simple; MAIN phrase: would.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS UNLESS = IF NOT Unless you study, you will fail your exams = if you don’t study, you will fail your exams. THE VERB “TO BE” IN 2ND CONDITIANALS IS “WERE” FOR ALL PERSONS If I were you, I wouldn’t drive so carelessly. If Mickey Mouse were president, things would be better.