CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
PROBABLE
(present / future)
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Type 0: (general or scientific truths)
if/unless,
etc. + present simple /// present simple
ü If you heat water, it boils.
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Type 1:
if/unless, etc. + present simple or present perfect s/c /// will/can/may + infinitive without
to
ü If you study, you will pass.
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POSSIBLE
(present / future)
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Type 2:
if/unless, etc. + past simple or past continuous /// would/could/might + infinitive without to
ü If you studied, you would pass.
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IMPOSSIBLE
(past)
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Type 3:
if/unless, etc.+ past perfect simple/contin. /// would/could/might +
have + past participle
ü If you had
studied, you would have passed.
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Mixed:
Normally, we combine type 2 and type
3 or type 3 and type 2:
ü If you studied,
you would have passed. (type 2 + type 3)
ü If you had
studied, you would be a graduate now. (type 3 + type 2)
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