Usage & structure
When do we use type 0 conditionals?
General truth / Habit / A real condition/situation, a result that is always the same
If you ___________ (change) your job, you will be happier.
change
If babies are hungry, they cry.
Type 0
Type 0: Ice _______ (melt) if you ______ (heat) it.
melts, heat
Don't eat too much sweet food. Your teeth decay easily. (Type 0)
If you eat too much sweet food, your teeth decay easily.
When do we use type 1 conditionals?
Possible situations in the future /
Specific future condition
Water _________(freeze) if you put it in a freezer.
freezes
If you don't do homework, you will be punished.
Type 1
Type 1: If she ________ (not hurry) up, she _________ (miss) the bus.
does not hurry, will miss
You buy two books. You get a 10% discount. (Type 1)
If you buy two books, you will get a 10% discount. (Type 1)
What is the structure of the type 2 ?
Hint: If [ ...] + (,) + [...]
If [past tense] + (,) + [would + v ] /
If [past tense] + (,) + [would + bare infinitive ]
I will miss the bus if we _____ (not/leave) soon.
don't leave
If I had his number, I would call him.
Type 2
Type: 2: If I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day.
were, would sleep, play
I don't know the answer. I can't tell you (Type 2)
If I knew the answer, I could tell you.
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
to talk about unreal or imaginary (present or future condition) with unreal / imaginary result
If you ______ (be) a basketball player, which team would you play for?
were
Snakes bite if they are scared.
Type 0
Type 3: If my parents ________( not lend) me a large sum of money, my wife and I ________ (not be) able to have our own place now.
had not lent, would not have been
Jerry lied to Donna. She broke up with him. (Type 3)
If Jerry had not lied to Donna, she would't have broken up with him.
When do we use type 3?
What is the structure of the type 3 ?
Hint: If [ ...] + (,) + [...]
to talk about an unfulfilled past condition /an unreal/impossible past condition with an unreal/ impossible result
If [ past perfect] + (,) + [would + have + pp]
I _____ (not/read) the letter if I had known it was yours
wouldn't have read
If I had known about his past, I would not have agreed to work with him.
Type _______ : If I had known used clothes were needed, I _____________ (bring) them in with me.
3, would have brought
She got hurt because she did not do warm-up exercises. (Type 3 with 'might')
She might not have got hurt if she had done warm-up exercises.