The document discusses four types of conditionals in English: zero conditional, which uses present tense; first conditional, which uses present tense in the if clause and future tense in the main clause; second conditional, which uses past tense in the if clause and conditional tense in the main clause; and third conditional, which uses past perfect in the if clause and conditional perfect in the main clause. Examples are provided for each type of conditional.
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The document discusses four types of conditionals in English: zero conditional, which uses present tense; first conditional, which uses present tense in the if clause and future tense in the main clause; second conditional, which uses past tense in the if clause and conditional tense in the main clause; and third conditional, which uses past perfect in the if clause and conditional perfect in the main clause. Examples are provided for each type of conditional.
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CONDITIONALS
ZERO CONDITIONAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If + present simple Present simple e.g.: If it rains the ground is wet (si llueve el suelo está mojado)
FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If + present simple Future simple e.g.: If Michael eats a lot of sweets he will have stomach-ache (Si Miguel come muchas chuches tendrá dolor de tripa) CONDITIONALS
SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If + past simple Conditional simple e.g.: If I won the lottery I would buy a bigger house (si ganara la lotería compraría una casa más grande)
THIRD CONDITIONAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If + past perfect Conditional perfect e.g.: If I had studied more I would have passed the exams (si hubiera estudiado más Habría aprobado los exámenes)