B 2 Conditionals

Second Conditional

First Conditional

First v. Second Conditional

Third Conditional

Second v. Third Conditional

Conditional Conjunctions

FIRST CONDITIONAL

First conditional sentences are used to express situations in which the outcome is likely to happen in the future.

We use the simple present tense in the if-clause and simple future tense in the main clause. If you rest, you will feel better

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SECOND CONDITIONAL

Second conditional sentences are useful for expressing outcomes that are unlikely to happen. We use the simple past tense in the if- clause and the conditional tense (would + base form) in the main clause. If I inherited a billion dollars, I would travel to the moon.

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FIRST v. SECOND CONDITIONAL

If John runs fast, he will win the race This is still possible to happen. If John ran fast, he would win the race. This in unlikely to happen because John doesn't run fast. THE DIFFERENCE : FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL Both conditional refer to the present and futureThe difference is about probability not time.First conditional: real possible situationsSecond conditional: unlikely to happen

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THIRD CONDITIONAL

Third conditional sentences are used to explain that the present would be different if something different had happened in the past. We use the simple past perfect (had + past participle)in the if- clause and the perfect conditional tense (would + have + past participle) in the main clause. If I hadn't drunk coffee last night, I would have slept well.

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SECOND v. THIRD CONDITIONAL

If I saw a car accident, I would call an ambulance But I don't see a car accident now. This is unlikely to happen If I had seen a car accident, I would have called an ambulance. But I didn't see a car accident yresterday. THE DIFFERENCE : SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONAL The difference is about time.Second conditional refers to the present and futureThird conditional refers to the past situations

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ALL CONDITIONALS

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WISH CLAUSES

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TIME CLAUSES

TENSES

CONNECTORS

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