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Conditional Structures

The document outlines four types of conditional sentences: Zero, First, Second, and Third Conditionals, each with its structure, use, and example. It also explains two past tenses: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous, detailing their structures, uses, and examples. Overall, it serves as a guide to understanding conditional sentences and specific past tense forms in English grammar.

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Conditional Structures

The document outlines four types of conditional sentences: Zero, First, Second, and Third Conditionals, each with its structure, use, and example. It also explains two past tenses: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous, detailing their structures, uses, and examples. Overall, it serves as a guide to understanding conditional sentences and specific past tense forms in English grammar.

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1.

Zero Conditional
 Structure: If+ subject + Present Simple, Subject + Present Simple
 Use: Describes general facts, habits, or things that are always or generally
true.
 Example: If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
2. First Conditional
 Structure: If + Subject + Present Simple, Subject + will + base verb
 Use: Talks about real possibilities or likely events in the future.
 Example: If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.
3. Second Conditional
 Structure: If + Subject + Past Simple, Subject + would + base verb
 Use: Describes unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future.
 Example: If I were a millionaire, I would buy a yacht.
4. Third Conditional
 Structure: If + Subject + Past Perfect, Subject + would have + past
participle
 Use: Refers to unreal situations in the past and their imagined results.
 Example: If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

1. Past Perfect
 Structure: Subject + had + past participle verb
 Use: Describes an action that was completed before another action or point
in time in the past.
 Example: By the time we arrived, they had already left.
2. Past Perfect Continuous
 Structure: Subject + had been + present participle (verb + -ing)
 Use: Describes an action that was ongoing in the past before another past
action or point in time, often emphasizing duration or the repeated nature of
the action.
 Example: She had been working on the project for months before it was
canceled.

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