1. CONDITIONALS 1ST AND 2ND TYPES

2. 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.

3. 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.