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REAL CONDITIONALS

ZERO CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT –> PRESENT

If I break my leg, I always go to the doctor.
If I want a snack, I have one.



FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT -> WILL

If I break my leg, I will go to the doctor.
She'll recover quickly if her temperature goes down.




UNREAL CONDITIONALS


SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST -> WOULD

If I were to break my leg, I would go to the doctor.
If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work.
If it wasn't raining, I would go out somewhere.
If it was my choice, we would go to the spa.



THIRD CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST PERFECT -> WOULD + PERFECT

Had I broken my leg, I would have gone to the doctor.
If he had been driving any faster, the car would have gone off the road.
If she hadn't lost her passport, Megan wouldn't have missed her plane.
Megan wouldn't have missed her plane if she hadn't lost her passport.




HYPOTHETICAL

MIXED
mixing Second and Third
IF + PAST -> WOULD + PERFECT
IF + PAST PERFECT -> WOULD

If I knew what you wanted, I would have done it ages ago.
If I had been allowed to study in France, I would speak French much more fluently.
I would speak French more fluently if I had been allowed to study in France.





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