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Conditional Sentences

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, and third conditional. It provides examples of how each type is formed grammatically and the situations in which each type is used. The zero conditional uses the present simple tense and describes situations that are always true. The first conditional uses the present simple and will+infinitive to talk about possible future events. The second conditional uses the past simple and would/could/might + infinitive to talk about imagined or unlikely future events. The third conditional uses the past perfect and would/could/might + perfect infinitive to talk about unreal past situations. The document also discusses using "unless" as an alternative to "if not

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Conditional Sentences

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, and third conditional. It provides examples of how each type is formed grammatically and the situations in which each type is used. The zero conditional uses the present simple tense and describes situations that are always true. The first conditional uses the present simple and will+infinitive to talk about possible future events. The second conditional uses the past simple and would/could/might + infinitive to talk about imagined or unlikely future events. The third conditional uses the past perfect and would/could/might + perfect infinitive to talk about unreal past situations. The document also discusses using "unless" as an alternative to "if not

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

FINISH THESE SENTENCES
 If I pass my Analytical Chemistry exam, I will….
 If I passed my Analytical Chemistry exam, I 
would…
 If I had passed my Analytical Chemistry exam, I 
would have…
ZERO CONDITIONAL
 The Zero Conditional is formed in this way:
   if + Present Simple, Present Simple
  If you heat water, it boils.
 We use Zero Conditional to describe rules and 
situations where one event always follows the other.
  If you want to study in the USA, you have to pass an 
exam in English.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
 The First Conditional is formed in this way:
   if + Present Simple, will + infinitive
If you go to the Zoo, you will see the lions. 

 We use the First Conditional to talk about possible 
future events that depend on other future events.
If I pass my exams, my parents will buy me a scooter.

Other possible patterns in the First Conditional:
If we save enough money, we can go on holiday. – can
If you see him, tell him to give me a ring. ­ imperative
SECOND CONDITIONAL
 The second Conditional is formed in this way:
    if + Past Simple, would / could / might + infinitive
    If I had enough money, I would buy a new car.

 We use the Second Conditional:
1. To talk about imagined, impossible or unlikely 
events in the future.
      If I had enough money, I would love to do 
something like that. (the sentence refers to the 
future)
2. To talk about impossible present situations.
     If I were you, I would study more. 
THIRD CONDITIONAL
 The Third Conditional is formed in this way:
    if + Past Perfect, would/could/might + Perfect 
Infinitive

If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

 We use the Third Conditional to talk about unreal 
situations in the past and to imagine things that did 
not happen.

If I hadn’t broken my leg, I would have gone skiing.
UNLESS = IF NOT
 You don’t get fit unless you exercise regularly.
   You don’t get fit if you don’t exercise regularly.
 I won’t go there unless we take a taxi.

   I won’t go there if we don’t take a taxi.
TEST EXAMPLES 
 If you ask him, he ___________ (take) you to the 
airport.
 The view was wonderful. If I ______________(have) a 
camera with me, I would have taken some 
photographs.
 You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I earned 
more, I ________________(buy) you the whole world. 
 It’s a pity I didn’t go to Spain last summer. If I had 
gone there, I ____________________  (have) a chance 
to use my Spanish.
 If I were you, I ______________ (take) your neighbour 
to court. 
TEST EXAMPLES 
 If you ask him, he will take you to the airport.
 The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera with 
me, I would have taken some photographs.
 You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I earned 
more, I would buy you the whole world. 
 It’s a pity I didn’t go to Spain last summer. If I had 
gone there, I would have had a chance to use my 
Spanish.
 If I were you, I would take your neighbour to court. 

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