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    The document explains the four types of conditionals in English: 0, 1, 2, and 3 conditionals. The 0 conditional refers to general truths or habits using the present simple tense. The 1 conditional refers to possible future events using the present simple and will. The 2 conditional refers to unlikely present events using the past simple and would. The 3 conditional refers to unlikely past events using the past perfect and would have. It provides examples for each conditional and notes that the order of clauses can be reversed without changing the meaning. It advises against using would in both clauses.

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    0-3 Conditionals

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    O-3 Conditionals Explained in a Nutshell

    0 Conditional When I finish my homework early, I go to the park.


    (This is what I usually/normally do.)
    verb 1:________________ verb 2:__________________

    1 Conditional When I finish my homework early, I will go to the park.


    (This is what I will do today.)
    verb 1:________________ verb 2:___________________

    2 Conditional If I finished my homework early, I would go to the park.


    “unreal” present (But I know I won’t because I have too much homework!)
    If + __________________ verb 2:___________________
    (verb 1)

    3 Conditonal If I had finished my homework early, I would have gone to the park.
    “unreal” past (That is what I would have done if it had been possible, but it wasn’t.)
    If + ___________________ verb 2:___________________
    (verb 1)

    Note: In all of the examples above, we can change the order of the two parts (clauses) of the
    sentence, and the meaning is the same. In this case, we remove the comma between the two.
    Examples: I go to the park when I finish my homework early.
    I would have gone to the park if I had finished my homework early.

    NEVER use would in both clauses of a sentence! (Some native speakers do this, but it is wrong!)
    ** If I would have finished my homework early, I would have gone to the park.
    ***Would is never used in the same part of the sentence as if

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