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Conditionals

The document outlines four types of conditional sentences: Zero, First, Second, and Third Conditionals. Each type is defined by its formation, usage, and examples, illustrating how they relate to real, likely, unlikely, and impossible situations. The document emphasizes the grammatical structure and practical applications of these conditionals in English.

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Conditionals

The document outlines four types of conditional sentences: Zero, First, Second, and Third Conditionals. Each type is defined by its formation, usage, and examples, illustrating how they relate to real, likely, unlikely, and impossible situations. The document emphasizes the grammatical structure and practical applications of these conditionals in English.

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CONDITIO

NALS
“ZERO
CONDITIONAL”
OR GENERAL TRUTH CONDITIONAL
ZERO CONDITIONAL
FORMATION If + present simple, .... present simple.

• When the result will always happen


USES • Situations that can occur at any time, and often
occur more than once
• 100%

• If people eat too much, they get fat.


EXAMPLES • If you touch a fire, you get burned.
• People die if they don't eat.
“FIRST
CONDITIONAL”
OR LIKELY CONDITIONAL
FIRST CONDITIONAL WITH IF AND UNLESS
if + present simple, ... Will + infinitive
Unless + present simple (+), ... will + infinitive
FORMATION
(= if not)

• to talk about things which might happen in


USES the future
• describes possible things, which could
easily come true.
• If• it
+rains,
the result of said
I won't go action
to the park.
• 80%
• If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
EXAMPLES • She won’t come unless Manny comes (If
many doesn’t come, she won’t come)
• If I. (go) out tonight, I. (go) to the cinema. ...
• If you. (get) back late, I. (be) angry. ...
• If we. (not/see) each other tomorrow, we. ...
• If he. (come) , I. ...
“SECOND
CONDITIONAL”
OR UNLIKELY OR IMPROBABLE
CONDITIONAL
SECOND CONDITIONAL

FORMATION if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

• To talk about things in the future that are


probably not going to be true. Maybe I'm
USES imagining some dream for example.
• We can use it to talk about something in
the present which is impossible, because
it's not true
•• If
50/50
I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I
probably won't win the lottery)
EXAMPLES
• If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.
• If I. (be) you, I. (get) a new job. ...
• If he. (be.) younger, he. ...
• If we. (not/be) friends, I. (be) angry with
you. ...
• If I. (have) enough money, I. ...
• If she. (not/be) always so late,
“THIRD
CONDITIONAL”
OR PAST OR IMPOSSIBLE
CONDITIONAL
THIRD CONDITIONAL

FORMATIONif + past perfect (had + 3°c), ...would + have +


past participle (3°c)

• It talks about the past. It's used to describe a


USES situation that didn't happen, and to imagine
the result of this situation.

• If she had studied, she would have passed the


EXAMPLES exam (but, really we know she didn't study and so
she didn't pass)
• If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have
felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and so I did feel sick).
• If you. (not/be) late, we. (not/miss) the bus. ...
• If she. (study) she. (pass) the exam. ...
• If we. (arrive) earlier, we. ...
• If they. (go) to bed early, they. ...
• If he. (become) a musician, he. ...
REINFORCE THE CONCEPT USING
INFOGRAPHICS!

LIKELY UNLIKELY IMPOSSIBLE

likely to happen in the things that I don't think to describe a situation


future will really happen that didn't happen
Present condition of a past result
Past result of present condition

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