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    The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - Zero conditional uses present simple verbs to describe situations that are always true (e.g. "If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils"). - First conditional uses present simple and future simple to describe possible future events (e.g. "If it rains, I won't go to the park"). - Second conditional uses past simple and "would" to describe unlikely future events or dreams (e.g. "If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house"). - Third conditional uses past perfect and "would have" to describe imagined past situations that did not happen (e.g. "If she had studied, she

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    The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - Zero conditional uses present simple verbs to describe situations that are always true (e.g. "If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils"). - First conditional uses present simple and future simple to describe possible future events (e.g. "If it rains, I won't go to the park"). - Second conditional uses past simple and "would" to describe unlikely future events or dreams (e.g. "If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house"). - Third conditional uses past perfect and "would have" to describe imagined past situations that did not happen (e.g. "If she had studied, she

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    The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - Zero conditional uses present simple verbs to describe situations that are always true (e.g. "If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils"). - First conditional uses present simple and future simple to describe possible future events (e.g. "If it rains, I won't go to the park"). - Second conditional uses past simple and "would" to describe unlikely future events or dreams (e.g. "If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house"). - Third conditional uses past perfect and "would have" to describe imagined past situations that did not happen (e.g. "If she had studied, she

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    Fernando Fernàndez
    #8
    Zero conditional
    We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present
    simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main
    clause'):

     If + present simple, .... present simple.


    This conditional is used when the result will always happen.
    So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact.
    I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The
    result of the 'if clause' is always the main clause.
    The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when'
    without changing the meaning.
    For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is
    always true, there can't be a different result sometimes). If
    I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe,
    not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I
    eat peanuts)
    Here are some more examples:
     If people eat too much,
    they get fat.
     If you touch a fire,
    you get burned.
     People die if they don't eat.
     You get water if
    you mix hydrogen and oxygen.
     Snakes bite if they are scared
     If babies are hungry, they cry

    See this page about the first conditional to learn about the


    difference between the first and the zero conditionals. The
    first conditional is about a specific situation, but the zero is
    talking in general.

    First, Second and Third


    Conditionals
     The First Conditional
    The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then
    the future simple in the other clause:

     if + present simple, ... will + infinitive


    It's used to talk about things which might happen in the
    future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the
    future, but this describes possible things, which could easily
    come true.

     If it rains, I won't go to the park.


     If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.

     The Second Conditional


    The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then
    'would' and the infinitive:

     if + past simple, ...would + infinitive


    (We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'.
    This is mostly done in formal writing).
    It has two uses.
    First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are
    probably not going to be true. Maybe I'm imagining some
    dream for example.

     If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I


    probably won't win the lottery)
     The Third Conditional
    We make the third conditional by using the past
    perfect after 'if' and then 'would have' and the past
    participle in the second part of the sentence:

     if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle


    It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that
    didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.
     If she had studied, she would have passed the exam
    (but, really we know she didn't study and so she didn't pass)

     If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick


    (but I did eat a lot, and so I did feel sick).

    Modals verbs
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    Pag 25 World English

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