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Conditionals

This document describes the four common conditional structures in English: zero conditional for scientific facts, first conditional for possible present or future events, second conditional for unreal present or future situations, and third conditional for unreal past situations. The zero conditional uses present tense, the first conditional uses present or future tense, the second conditional uses past tense and modal verbs, and the third conditional uses past perfect tense and modal verbs plus past participle.

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Conditionals

This document describes the four common conditional structures in English: zero conditional for scientific facts, first conditional for possible present or future events, second conditional for unreal present or future situations, and third conditional for unreal past situations. The zero conditional uses present tense, the first conditional uses present or future tense, the second conditional uses past tense and modal verbs, and the third conditional uses past perfect tense and modal verbs plus past participle.

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ZERO CONDITIONAL

The zero conditional is used for scientific facts or general truths. Structure:
If clause
If + Present tense
If you freeze water,

Main clause
Present tense
It turns into ice.

FIRST CONDITIONAL
The first conditional is used to talk about things which are possible in the present or the
future. It is generally used for things which may happen.
If clause
If + Present tense
If it rains today,

Main clause
will/can/may/must + verb in present
I will stay at home

SECOND CONDITIONAL
The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not
possible) in the present or the future. It is generally used for things which don't or won't
happen.
If clause
Main clause
If + Past Simple
would/could/might + verb in present
If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

THIRD CONDITIONAL
The third conditional is used to talk about unreal situations in the past, that is, things
which did not happen in the past.
If clause
If + Past Perfect tense
If I had won the lottery,

Main clause
would/could/might + have + verb in past participle
I would have traveled around the world.

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