ZERO CONDITIONAL

USES:
To talk about facts or things
that are generally true.
To make statements about the
real world, and often refers to
general truths, such as
scientific facts.

STRUCTURE:
EXAMPLES:
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE +
PRESENT SIMPLE If I'm late, my grandmother takes me
to school.
IF CLAUSE +MAIN Meet me at the office if we get
CLAUSE/RESULT separated.
They play basketball if they don't
have classes.
My mom gets mad if I don't study
 FIRST CONDITIONAL
USES:
To express the future
consequence of a realistic
possibility now or in the future.
To talk about future situations

STRUCTURE:
EXAMPLES:
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE +
WILL/WON'T + BASE FORM You will be late if you do not leave
your home quickly.
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE If I see her, I will tell her mother.
If I help my mother today, I will go to
the party tonight.
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to
the pool
 SECOND CONDITIONAL
USES:
To express the consequence of
an unrealistic action or
situation in the present or
future.

STRUCTURE: EXAMPLES:

IF + PAST SIMPLE + WOULD + If I knew how to drive, I wouldn't need

BASE FORM my dad to drive me.
I would go out more often if my mom
MIGHT COULD would give me permission.
If I were taller, I would have qualified
in the basketball group.
I would have gotten the scholarship if I
had studied more.