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0 conditional |
If+ present simple + present simple (A fact or situation that is always true, or when one thing follows another)
If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. When you flip the switch, the light comes on. If you hit the red button nuclear bombs deploy |
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1st conditional |
If + present simple + modal + base form ^^^future simple^^^
to express a real possibility or probability for the future, present simple is used to talk about the possible future condition and the future simple is used to talk about the result. |
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1st conditional examples |
If I pass this course I will apply for a teaching job.
If the power goes out, I will burn a candle.
If I have time I'll stop by. |
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2nd conditional |
If + past simple, would/could/might + base form
Used to express an imaginary or improbable/impossible situation, hypothetical ideas about the present or future (timeless state)
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2nd conditional examples |
If I were a superhero, I would save the world
If I went to grad school, I could have a better paying job
If I were a bird, I would fly to the moon.
I would buy a car if I had lots of money. |
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3rd Conditional |
If + past perfect, would/should/could/might + have+ past participle ^^^(present perfect)^^^
to express a condition in the past that did not happen, an impossible past condition (like a dream with no possibility of coming true) Whiney Conditional
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3rd Conditional examples |
If I had planned better, we could have seen more museums.
You would have passed the test, if you had studied more.
If we had seen anything suspicious we would have called the police. |
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4th (mixed) |
If + past perfect, would/should/etc + base form
If + past simple, would/could/might + have+ past participle
Unreal unreal (past/present result or past/past) |
