Grammar revision: Conditionals

Conditionals

Grammar: Revision

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Zero conditional

Examples:

• If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
• I don't need a parachute, baby, if I've got you. (Parachute, Cheryl Cole).

Meaning: __________ If-clause: __________ + Result clause: __________

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Zero conditional

Examples:

• If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
• I don't need a parachute, baby, if I've got you. (Parachute, Cheryl Cole).

Meaning: General truths or scientific facts. If-clause: Simple present + Result clause: Simple present

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First conditional

Example: If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting... (Time After Time, by Cindy Lauper) Meaning: __________ If-clause: __________ + Result clause: __________

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First conditional

Example: If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting... (Time After Time, by Cindy Lauper) Meaning: A possible situation and the result If-clause: Simple present + Result clause: will + infinitive

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Second conditional

Example: If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone. (If I Were a Boy, Beyoncé) Meaning: __________ If-clause: __________ + Result clause: __________

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Second conditional

Example: If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone. (If I Were a Boy, Beyoncé) Meaning: A hypothetical / imaginary situation and the result. If-clause: Simple past + Result clause: would + infinitive

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Third conditional

Example: If you had never looked my way, I would have stayed on my knees. (Would've, Could've, Should've, by Taylor Swift) Meaning: __________ If-clause: __________ + Result clause: __________

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Third conditional

Example: If you had never looked my way, I would have stayed on my knees. (Would've, Could've, Should've, by Taylor Swift) Meaning: An impossible past situation and the result that could have happened If-clause: Past perfect + Result clause: would + have + past participle

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