CONDITIONALS TYPE 1 CONDITIONAL BASIC USES 1) We use Type 1 conditionals to describe what will or wont happen in the future.

2) We use this conditional when there is a real possibility that something will happen. HOW DO WE FORM THIS CONDITIONAL? In conditional sentences, we always have two clauses: The main clause and the IF clause. We usually find the IF clause at the beginning of the sentence. In this kind of conditional, the If clause is followed by a verb in the present tense while the main clause uses the future tense. CONDITIONAL 1: IF CLAUSE, IF + ANY PRESENT TENSE OUGHT TO) + INFINITIVE MAIN CLAUSE FUTURE TENSE (WILL) or MODAL VERB (MUST, MAY, SHOULD, MIGHT,

If she finishes work early, she will go home. If she has finished work by 4 oclock, she will (Should, may) go home. TYPE 2 CONDITIONAL BASIC USES 1) 2) 3) 4) We use type 2 conditionals to describe something that is reasonably possible. We use it to describe something that is totally impossible. We use it to talk about imaginary situations. We can also use this type of conditional to give advice when we use the structure: If I were you, I would+ INFINITIVE (*not If I was you)

HOW DO WE FORM THIS CONDITIONAL? CONDITIONAL 2: IF CLAUSE, IF + ANY PAST TENSE MAIN CLAUSE

CONDITIONAL TENSE (WOULD) or MODAL VERB (COULD) + INFINITIVE

If you went by train, you would get there earlier. (Thats a possibility) If you had longer legs, you would run faster. (Imaginary situation) TYPE 3 CONDITIONAL BASIC USES 1) We use type 3 conditionals to express regret about things that have already passed and can never happen again. HOW DO WE FORM THIS CONDITIONAL? CONDITIONAL 3: IF CLAUSE, IF + PAST PERFECT ( HAD+ PAST PARTICIPLE) +PAST PARTICIPLE MAIN CLAUSE WOULD HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE or COULD HAVE

If I had been taller, I would have joined/could have joined the police force. If we had gone by car, we would have arrived/ could have arrived earlier.