Conditionals

Conditional Zero

First Conditional

Conditionals

Second Conditional

Third Conditional

"If you can dream it, you can do it". Unknown

Mixed Conditionals

Practice

Conditional Zero

(Facts and general truths)

Examples: If you play with fire, you get burnt. When I am nervous, I get hungry. IF / WHEN + SIMPLE PRESENT, + SIMPLE PRESENT

We use Conditional Zero to express a fact. We use simple present in both clauses.

First Conditional

(A consequence in future)

We use the First Conditional to talk about actions and their consequences in the Future. We normally use the auxiliaries will, can or may.

If I work hard, I will get that promotion. I can improve at work. I may set an example to my peers. IF + SIMPLE PRESENT + SIMPLE FUTURE

Practice

Second Conditional

(A supposition about the present)

If I were an astronaut, I would go to the moon. If I had a lot of money, I could buy a house. If I didn't have allergies, I might adopt more pets. IF + SIMPLE PAST + WOULD COULD MIGHT

We use the Second Conditional to express a supposition about the present. In order to suppose we use the past tense in the condition clause. We normally use the auxiliaries would, could, and might in the result clause.

Practice

Third Conditional

(a supposition about the past)

We use the Third Conditional to talk about suppositions in past. We use Past Perfect in the condition, and would+have, could+ have and might+have + verb in past participle. If I had woken up early, I wouldn't have arrived late.I could have eaten breakfast. I might have been the first one in class. IF + PAST PERFECT + WOULD HAVE + VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE COULD HAVE MIGHT HAVE

Practice

Mixed Conditionals

The two most common mixed conditional structures are:

If I were more punctual, I could have caught my flight. If + simple past, would have + past participle (past unreal consequence of a present unreal situation)

If I had woken up early, I would be on the plane right now. If + past perfect, would + infinitive (present unreal consequence of a past unreal situation)

Practice

Conditional Zero

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

First Conditional

Exercise 1

Practice

Second Conditional

Exercise 1

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Third Conditional

Exercise 1

Mixed Conditionals

Exercise 1

All conditionals

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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