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    The document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English: - The zero conditional uses present simple verbs and describes situations that are always true. - The first conditional uses "if + present, will/won't + infinitive" to talk about possible future events. - The second conditional uses "if + past simple, would + infinitive" to talk about unlikely or impossible present/future situations. - The third conditional uses "if + past perfect, would have + past participle" to talk about hypothetical past situations.

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    The document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English: - The zero conditional uses present simple verbs and describes situations that are always true. - The first conditional uses "if + present, will/won't + infinitive" to talk about possible future events. - The second conditional uses "if + past simple, would + infinitive" to talk about unlikely or impossible present/future situations. - The third conditional uses "if + past perfect, would have + past participle" to talk about hypothetical past situations.

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    The document discusses the different types of conditional sentences in English: - The zero conditional uses present simple verbs and describes situations that are always true. - The first conditional uses "if + present, will/won't + infinitive" to talk about possible future events. - The second conditional uses "if + past simple, would + infinitive" to talk about unlikely or impossible present/future situations. - The third conditional uses "if + past perfect, would have + past participle" to talk about hypothetical past situations.

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    The Zero Conditional:

    (if + present simple, ... present simple)


    If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
    Is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils.
    The result of the 'if clause' is always the main clause.

    The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the

    meaning.

    Eg: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is always true, there can't be a different

    result sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe, not for

    everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)

    Eg:

    If people eat too much, they get fat.

    If you touch a fire, you get burned.

    People get dehydrated if they don't drink water.

    The First Conditional:


    If + present simple, ... will/won’t + infinitive
    If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

    It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future, this describes possible

    things, which could easily come true.

    Eg:

    , I'll go to the party tonight. If I study today

    If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.

    She'll be late if the train is delayed.

    She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.


    If I see her, I'll tell her.

    If it rains, I won't go to the park.

    The Second Conditional:


    if + past simple, ... would + infinitive
    If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

    We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal

    writing.

    First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be

    true. Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example.

    Eg:

    If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)

    If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

    She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

    She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't
    happen)

    Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible,

    because it's not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples:

    Eg:

    If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's
    impossible for me to call him).

    If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

    The Third Conditional


    If + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle
    If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.
    It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine

    the result of this situation.

    If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really, we know she
    didn't study and so she didn't pass)

    If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and so I did
    feel sick).

    If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane

    She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier

    She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university

    He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the house at nine

    First vs. Second Conditional:

    The first conditional describes things that I think are likely to happen in the future,

    whereas the second conditional talks about things that I don't think will really happen.

    It's subjective; it depends on my point of view. is a lot more unlikely.

    First conditional: If she studies harder, she'll pass the exam (I think it's possible she will

    study harder and so she'll pass)

    If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes (It's much more likely that I'll have

    enough money to buy some shoes)

    Second conditional: If she studied harder, she would pass the exam (I think that she

    won't study harder, or it's very unlikely, and so she won't pass)
    If I had enough money I would buy a house with twenty bedrooms and a swimming

    pool (I'm probably not going to have this much money, it's just a dream, not very real)

    How is this different from the first conditional?

    This kind of conditional sentence is different from the first conditional because this is a

    lot more unlikely.

    For example (second conditional): If I had enough money I would buy a house with

    twenty bedrooms and a swimming pool (I'm probably not going to have this much

    money, it's just a dream, not very real)

    But (first conditional): If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes (It's much more

    likely that I'll have enough money to buy some shoes)

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