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Conditionals in English - Review - Advanced 1

The document discusses the different types of conditionals in English including zero, first, second, and third conditionals. It provides examples for each conditional and explains when they are used.

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Conditionals in English

Review

Conditionals describe the result of a certain


condition. The "if clause" tells you the condition ( If
you study hard) and the main clause tells you the
result (you will pass your exams). The order of the
clauses does not change the meaning.

0 Conditional:

If + Present Simple / Present Simple


(We use 0 conditional to talk about
general truths or results that always
happen).

Ex: If you heat ice, It melts.

If you want to come, call me before


5:00.

If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.

When / Whenever - In 0 conditional you


can replace "If" by those words.

Ex: When I am happy, I smile.

Whenever I have a cold, I drink a cup


of tea.

1st Conditional:

If + Present Simple / Will + infinitive


(We use the 1st conditional to talk about
things that might happen in the future).
Ex: If you use the cell phone in the
car, you will crash.

He won't go to the party if his ex-


girlfriend is there.

2nd Conditional

If + Past Simple / Would + Infinitive

(We use the 2nd Conditional to talk


about imagined future situations;
things in the future that are probably
not going to be true - dreams and
fantasies).

I would go crazy, if I lost my cell


phone.

If I won the lottery I would visit all the


countries in the world.

3rd Conditional

If + Past Perfect / Would have + Past


Participle

(We normally use 3rd conditional to


talk about hypothetical / imaginary
situations in the past and to imagine
the result of those situations; how
things could have been different in the
past).

If Paul hadn't gone to Brazil, he


wouldn't have met his wife.

If I had studied harder, I would have


passed the exam.

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