Conditionals | ENGLISH CONDITIONALS |
0 | General truth or habbits IF + present simple, ... present simple. If you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils. |
1 | Possible activities in the future IF + present simple, ... will + infinitive. If it’s sunny, we’ll go to the park. |
2 | Imaginary situations in the present or future IF+ past simple, ... would + infinitive. If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. |
3 | Imaginary situations in the past IF + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle. If the weather had been good, we would have gone water-skiing. |
MIXED 1 | Present result of a past condition IF + past perfect, … would + infinitive. If I had listened to your advice, I wouldn’t be in the mess. |
MIXED 2 | Past result of a present or continuing condition. IF + past simple, … would + have + past participle. If I were a good cook, I would have invited them to dinner. |
Present Conditional = would + infinitive.
Perfect Conditional = would + have + past participle.
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