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(If + 2 Cond + 3 Cond) : ND RD

Conditionals in English grammar describe hypothetical or uncertain situations and their results. There are four main types of conditionals: Zero conditional for scientific facts; First conditional for possible future situations; Second conditional for unlikely future situations; Third conditional for impossible past situations. Mixed conditionals combine aspects of different conditionals, such as a past condition with a present result. Conditionals use different verb tenses like present, past, and modal verbs to express likelihood and possibility.

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(If + 2 Cond + 3 Cond) : ND RD

Conditionals in English grammar describe hypothetical or uncertain situations and their results. There are four main types of conditionals: Zero conditional for scientific facts; First conditional for possible future situations; Second conditional for unlikely future situations; Third conditional for impossible past situations. Mixed conditionals combine aspects of different conditionals, such as a past condition with a present result. Conditionals use different verb tenses like present, past, and modal verbs to express likelihood and possibility.

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What are conditionals in English grammar? Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'.

They
describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have
happened but didn't (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.
The Zero Conditional:
(if + present simple, ... present simple)
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is
always true, like a scientific fact.
The First Conditional:
(if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.
We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the
result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will
happen.
The Second Conditional:
(if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of this
condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen.
The Third Conditional:
(if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.
We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is
no possibility for this condition.
MIXED CONDITIONALS

A. (if + 2nd cond + 3rd cond)


If I spoke better English, I could have got the job)
This type of mixed conditional expresses a general condition with an imaginary
result in the past.

B. (If + 3rd cond + 2nd cond)


If you had drunk less last night, you wouldnt have a hangover
This type of mixed conditional expresses a hypothetical condition in the past with
an imaginary result in the present.

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