Zero
conditional
When the result of the
condition is always true, like a scientific fact.
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IF
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condition
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result
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present simple
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present simple
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If
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I miss
the 8 o'clock bus
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I am
late for work.
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If
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I am
late for work
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my boss gets angry.
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If
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people don't eat
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they get hungry.
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If
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you heat ice
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does it melt?
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First
conditional
We are talking about the
future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the
future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this
condition will happen.
- If I have time, I will visit you.
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IF
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condition
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result
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present simple
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WILL + base verb
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If
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I see
Mary
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I will
tell her.
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If
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Tara is
free tomorrow
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he will
invite her.
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If
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they do not pass their
exam
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their teacher will be
sad.
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If
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it
rains tomorrow
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will you stay at home?
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If
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it
rains tomorrow
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what
will you do?
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Second conditional
Notice that we are thinking
about a future condition. We use the past simple tense to talk about the future
condition. We use WOULD + base verb to talk about the future result. The
important thing about the second conditional is that there is an unreal
possibility that the condition will happen.
·
If I had more time, I would
travel the world.
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IF
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condition
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result
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past simple
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WOULD + base verb
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If
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I
married Mary
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I would
be happy.
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If
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Ram
became rich
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she
would marry him.
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If
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it
snowed next July
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would
you be surprised?
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If
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it
snowed next July
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what
would you do?
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Third conditional
The first conditional and
second conditionals talk about the future. With the third conditional we
talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that
did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this
condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no
possibility of the dream coming true.
- If I had had time, I would have gone to the
football match.
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IF
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condition
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result
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past perfect
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WOULD HAVE + past participle
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If
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I had
seen Mary
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I would have told her.
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If
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Tara had been free
yesterday
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I would have invited her.
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If
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they had not passed their
exam
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their teacher would have
been sad.
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If
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it had
rained yesterday
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would you have stayed at
home?
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If
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it had
rained yesterday
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what would you have done?
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