CONDITIONALS

ZERO CONDITIONAL

This conditional refers to a situation that is always true (universal truth):

 If you freeze water, it turns into ice.

If clause	Main clause
If + Present tense	Present tense
If you freeze water	it turns into ice.

Examples:

• If you freeze water, it turns into ice.
• If I work too much, I get tired.
• If I have time, I usually go to the movies.
• If she eats hamburgers, she gets an allergy.
  
  
   
  FIRST CONDITIONAL
  
  This conditional is used when it is referring to a real or possible situation.: If it rains today, I'll stay at home.
  
  

If clause	Main clause
If + Present tense	will / can / may / must + verb
If it rains today,	I'll stay at home

Examples:

• If it rains today, I'll stay at home.
  
  
• If he is busy now, I will come back tomorrow.
  
  
• If I have time, I'll visit my parents this afternoon.
  
  
• If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  SECOND CONDITIONAL

This conditional refers to an hypothetic situation.

If clause	Main clause
If + Past Simple	would / could / might + verb
If I won the lottery,	I would travel around the world.

Examples:

•  If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.
  
  
• If I were in Brazil, I would go to Rio de Janeiro.
  
  
• If I were you, I would buy that car.
  
  
• If he were in my place, he wouldn't do this.
  
  
  
  

THIRD CONDITIONAL

This conditonal refers to a hypothetic situation of the past.

If clause	Main clause
If + Past Perfect tense	would/could/might + have + past participle
If I had won the lottery,	I would have traveled around the world.

Examples:

• If I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world.
  
  
• If I had seen him, I would have told him about you.
  
  
• If I had known the answer, I would have raised my hand.
  
  
• If she had come on Saturday, I would have seen her.