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Heat Expands Get Mix Exercise Stay: If/When Present Simple, Present Simple

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: [1] Zero Conditional - Used to talk about general truths and facts. The pattern is "If + present, present." [2] First Conditional - Used to talk about possible situations in the present or future. The pattern is "If + present, will/won't + infinitive." [3] Second Conditional - Used to talk about unlikely situations in the present or future. The pattern is "If + past tense, would/could/might + infinitive." [4] Third Conditional - Used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past. The pattern is "If + past perfect, would/could/might +

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Heat Expands Get Mix Exercise Stay: If/When Present Simple, Present Simple

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: [1] Zero Conditional - Used to talk about general truths and facts. The pattern is "If + present, present." [2] First Conditional - Used to talk about possible situations in the present or future. The pattern is "If + present, will/won't + infinitive." [3] Second Conditional - Used to talk about unlikely situations in the present or future. The pattern is "If + past tense, would/could/might + infinitive." [4] Third Conditional - Used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past. The pattern is "If + past perfect, would/could/might +

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Zero Conditional

Facts and general truths


If Present Simple , Present Simple

If/When Present Simple , Present Simple

If/When you heat metal, it expands.


You get orange if you mix red and
yellow.
If you exercise regularly, you stay in
shape.
First Conditional
Something that is likely to happen in the
present or the future

If Present Simple, will + inf nitive


won’t + infinitive

If you listen carefully, you will understand.

He will win the championship if he trains hard.

She will help you if she has time.


I can also use present continuous
We won’t play outside if it is raining.
Unless = If not

Unless you listen carefully, you won’t


understand.

He won’t win the championship unless he


trains hard.

She won’t help you unless she has time.

You will fail unless you study hard.


Second Conditional
If Past Simple, would/could/might + infinitive

Something that is unlikely to happen in the


present or in the future
If I had enough money, I would buy this mobile. 

I’d be very fit if I ran 5 kilometres a day.

What would you do if you lived on Mars?

If I were you, I’d see a doctor at once. (Advice)


Note : we use were with all pronouns in the 2 nd
Conditional
3rd Conditional

If had + past participle, would/could/might


have + past participle
Hypothetical situations in the past
They didn’t play well so they didn’t win.

If they had played well, they would have won.

They would have won if they had played well.

Note : We can also use (could or might)


If they had played well, they could have won.
If they had played well, they might have won.
Examples:

• Mark didn’t write the article because he forgot his


notebook.
• If Mark hadn’t forgotten his notebook, he would have
written the article.
• Mark would have written the article if he hadn’t forgotten
his notebook.
• Liam broke his camera so his mother was upset.
• If Liam hadn’t broken his camera, his mother wouldn’t have
been upset.
• Liam’s mother wouldn’t have been upset if he hadn’t broken
his camera.
Unreal past - I wish/ If only

Past Situation

I wish I had studied harder.


I wish mum hadn’t seen that
bad grade.
I wish Mr. Ali had given me
chocolate.
I wish I hadn’t spent so
much time on my mobile.
I wish/ If only + Subject + had +
past participle
Unreal past – I wish

Annoying habit

I wish our teacher would stop giving us too


much H.W.

Tony is so lazy. I wish he would take up a


sport.

I wish + Subject + would + infinitive

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