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Conditionals (Third conditional (uses (The third conditional is used to…
Conditionals
Third conditional
uses
The third conditional is used to talk about 'impossible' conditions. They are impossible because they happened in the past and we cannot change them. "If I had known you were going to the cinema, I would have gone too."
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form
affirmative:
If + subject + had + verb participle
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Subject + would have + participle
negative:
•If + subject + hadn’t + verb participle
⬇️⬆️
Subject + would have + participle
•If + subject + had + verb participle
⬆️⬇️
Subject + wouldn’t have + participle
•If + subject + hadn’t + participle
⬇️⬆️
Subject + wouldn’t have + participle
Interrogative: Would + subject + have + participle ➡️⬅️ if + subject + had + participle + ?
First conditional
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form
negative: •If/Unless + subject + not + present simple
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Subject + will+ verb in base form
•If/Unless + subject + present simple
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Subject + won’t + verb in base form
•If/Unless + subject + not + present simple
⬆️⬇️
Subject + won’t + verb in base form
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uses
First conditional is used to talk about actions/events in the future which are likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening.
Second conditional
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form
affirmative:
If/Unless + subject + past simple
⬇️⬆️
Subject + would + verb in base form
negative:
•If/Unless + subject + not + past simple
⬆️⬇️
Subject + would + verb in base form
•If/Unless + subject + past simple
⬇️⬆️
Subject + would + verb in base form
•If/Unless + subject + not + past simple
⬆️⬇️
Subject+ wouldn’t + verb in base form
interrogative: Would + subject + verb in base form ➡️⬅️ If + subject + past simple
uses
Second conditional is used in situations/actions in the present or future which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.