Conditionals

Hello everyone!! Today I’m going to start with the Conditionals, sometimes called “if clause”. They describe the result of something that could happen.

There are four types: 

1. Zero conditional:  IF+ Present simple+ Present simple. 

•  If You want to be fit, you have to do exercise every day. 
•  If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

This expression reflects the idea that something is always true or always happens as a result of something else. In this case you can also use the present continuous or present perfect in either clause. 

2. First Conditional :  If+ Present simple (continuous/perfect) +Will (going to/future perfect/ future continuous, imperative) + infinitive. 

•  If the photos are good, I will send them to you.
•  If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

This expression is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, or describes possible things.

3. Second conditional:  If + Past simple (continuous) + would (wouldn’t, could, might) + infitinitive.

• If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
• If I won the lottery, I woul travel around the world.

This is used to express a hypothetical or improbable situation in the present/ future. With the verb to be you can use was or were for I, he and she in If clause.

4. Third Conditional: If+ Past perfect (past perfect continuous)+ would have (wouldn’t have) + past participle.

• If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train. 
• If I had known then what I know now, I would done things differently.

To talk about a hypothetical past situation and its consequence.

I hope my lesson today has helped you in your doubts about conditionals. See you next time!