The Conditional sentences (4) / *if (cause & result)

0= present + present (facts)

Example: If I throw this vase at my window, the window breaks.
The window breaks if I throw a vase at it.
1= present + future (high possibility for this to happen)
Example: If I drink wine, I will sleep well.
If I study hard for my test, I get a good result.
If I study hard for my test, I will get a good result.
2= past + would/could/ might/may (unlikely to happen)
Example: If I won the lottery, I may buy a big house.
If I won the lottery, I would travel the world.
If I were** the president of this country, I would lower the taxes.
3= past perfect + would + present perfect (always “have” never “has”)
(to show regret)
Example: If I had taken my pills, I would have felt better.
I had been elected president of this country…

**Always use “were” in second conditional sentences, regardless of the

subject used in the sentence.