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Conditional Sentences Guide

The document outlines 5 types of conditionals in English: 0 conditional, 1st conditional, 2nd conditional, 3rd conditional, and mixed conditional. It provides the formula and examples for each type. The 0 conditional describes something that always happens. The 1st conditional refers to possible future events. The 2nd conditional is used for improbable present situations. The 3rd conditional talks about unchangeable past events. The mixed conditional combines aspects of the 2nd and 3rd conditionals.

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Conditional Sentences Guide

The document outlines 5 types of conditionals in English: 0 conditional, 1st conditional, 2nd conditional, 3rd conditional, and mixed conditional. It provides the formula and examples for each type. The 0 conditional describes something that always happens. The 1st conditional refers to possible future events. The 2nd conditional is used for improbable present situations. The 3rd conditional talks about unchangeable past events. The mixed conditional combines aspects of the 2nd and 3rd conditionals.

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ALL CONDITIONALS CHEATSHEET

0 conditional – something always happens when a condition is met

Formula: IF + Present Simple (I verb form), Present Simple (I verb form)

Examples: If you don’t water the flowers, they die.


Cats go out to hunt when the sun sets.

1st conditional – something will happen in the future when a condition is met

Formula: IF + Present Simple (I form), Future Simple (will + I form)

Example: If you don’t come to the party, Sue will be sad.


I will help you when I finish.

2nd conditional – improbable hypothesis about the present

Formula: IF + Past Simple (II form), would + I form

Example: If I had a billion dollars, I would buy Inter Milan and would liquidate it.
I would help you if I could.

3rd conditional – unchangeable hypothesis about the past

Formula: IF + Past Perfect (had + III form), would have + III form

Example: If the ambulance had arrived on time, the man wouldn’t have died
The trip would have been much nicer, if the weather had been better.

Mixed conditional (3rd + 2nd) – hypothesis about the present basd on an event in the past

Formula: IF + Past Perfect (had + III form), would + II form

Example: If the ambulance had arrived on time (yesterday), the man would be alive (now).
This trip would be much nicer, if we hadn’t forgotten our sleeping bags.

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