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AnswerAnswer

What happens if you eat lots of fatty food?

What will happen if you fail all your subjects?

What do you have to do when you travel abroad?

What would you do if you found your partner cheating on you?

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The Conditionals

These structures are used todescribe situations that are possibleor imaginary in the past, present or

future.

There are four conditionals:

Zero Conditional

First Conditional

Second Conditional

Third Conditional

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The Zero Conditional

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he Zero Conditionalhe Zero Conditional

If you do drugs, your perception is altered.

If you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils.

If you eat excessively, you get fat and sick.

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The Zero ConditionThe Zero ConditionThe zero conditional is a structure used for talking about the realworld, and often refers to general or scientific truths (things thatalways happen under certain conditions). Also, it is used to giveinstructions.

Condition Result

If Clause (When, Unless) Present Simple Clause

If you touch fire, you burn your hands.

If you fail a solemne, you get another chance with therecuperativa.

If you get bitten by a vampire, you become one of them.

If there is no oxygen, wood doesnt burn.

If you mess with me, you mess with thewhole avenue.

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The First Conditional

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he First Conditionalhe First Conditional

If I fail Grammar IV, my parents wont give

me money.

If you prompt me the answers, I willkiss you.

If you say that Im cute, I will be yourlover.

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The First ConditionThe First ConditionaThe first conditional is used to talk about things which arepossible in the present or the future: situations which are likely(probable).

If - Clause Future Clause

If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck.

If you annoy a gipsy woman(gitana),

she will curse your lifeforever.

If you forget our anniversary, I will start a scene in public.

If you bring the cigarrettes, Ill bring the drinks.

Condition Result

The 'if' clause can be used with different present forms:

simple, continuous and perfect.

The future clause can contain:

'going to, future perfect and modal verbs ('will, must can, etc.)

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The Second

Conditional:Hypothetical

Situations,impossible in the

present or in thefuture.

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Food for thoughtFood for thought

What would you do if aliens invaded us?

What could you do if you hadsuperpowers?

Where would you go if you could fly orteleport?

What would you do if you had 1 million

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If I saw a zombie, Id make friends with him.

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If Ricardo Lagos wanted to work on a kids show,

he wouldnt have any problems.

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If Patricia Maldonado were a cartoon character,

she would be Ursula.

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If Lipigas were a person, he would be a flaite.

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If I were a vampire, I couldnt eat garlic.

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If I werent so ugly, Id have many girlfriends.

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If I had all this money, Id

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The Third ConditionaThe Third ConditionaThe second conditional is the type of complex sentence usedto describe impossible or unreal situations in the present or in

the future. Please note that If I were you is often used to giveadvice.

If - Clause Main Clause

If I had a million dollars, I would buy the university.If I were a dentist, Id be driving a Lamborghini

Diablo.

If I could fly, I would save a lot on

transportation.If we were millionaire, we wouldnt be studying.

Unreal/impossibleCondition

Result

The second conditional describes situations which dontor wonthappen. Remember that were is the only form

used in this structure.

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