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:red_flag:Conditional Sentences (:explode: First Conditional Sentences…
:red_flag:Conditional Sentences
:explode: First Conditional Sentences
:<3: Structure
:pen:If + Present Simple, will-future or (Modal + infinitive)
:<3: Example
:check: If you rest, you will feel better.
:check: If you set your mind to a goal, you’ll eventually achieve it.
:<3: How to use
:!: express situations in which the outcome is likely (but not guaranteed) to happen in the future
:explode: Second Conditional Sentences
:<3: Structure
:pen: If + past Simple, S + would + infinitive.
:<3: How to use
:!: express outcomes that are completely unrealistic or will not likely happen in the future.
:<3: Example
:check: If I inherited a billion dollars, I would travel to the moon.
:check: If I owned a zoo, I might let people interact with the animals more.
:explode: Third Conditional Sentences
:<3: Structure
:pen: If + Past Perfect, S + would + have + past participle.
:<3: Example
:check: If I had cleaned the house, I could have gone to the movies.
:check: If you had told me you needed a ride, I would have left earlier.
:<3: How to use
:!: explain that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past
:explode: Zero Conditional Sentences
:<3: Structure
:pen: If + Present Simple, Present Simple.
:<3: Example
:check: If you don’t brush your teeth, you get cavities.
:check: When people smoke cigarettes, their health suffers.
:<3: How to use
:!: express general truths—situations in which one thing always causes another
If the sun sets, the sky is dark.
If you eat a lot, you will get fat.
If I won lottery, I would buy anything
If he had been responsible, he would have been fired.
