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W H A T     I S     IT?

Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past). They are made using different English verb tenses.

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THERE ARE FOUR MAIN KINDS OF CONDITIONALS:

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THERE ARE FOUR MAIN KINDS OF CONDITIONALS:

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ZERO CONDITIONAL.

FIRST CONDITIONAL.

SECOND CONDITIONAL.

THIRD CONDITIONAL.

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W H A T     ARE     THE     USE?

We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true, like a scientific fact.

E X A M P L E S

If you mix red and blue, you get purple

If I am late for work, my boss gets angry.

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for real possibility, We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen.

E X A M P L E S

If  Tara is free tomorrow, he will invite her.

If  they do not pass their exam, their teacher will be sad.

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for unreal possibility, The second conditional is like the first conditional. We are still thinking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future and the result of this condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen.

E X A M P L E S

If  I married Mary, I would be happy.

If  I won the lottery, I would buy a car.

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for no possibility, the third conditional we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true.

E X A M P L E S

If I had seen Mary, I would have told her.

If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car.

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