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IF. If you heat water to 100 °C, it boils. If the sun comes up, it gets light. Zero conditional present time always true/fact every time. If you don’t come to class, the teacher marks you absent. If + subj. + present simple, subj. + present simple. IF. First conditional
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IF If you heat water to 100°C, it boils. If the sun comes up, it gets light. • Zero conditional • present time • always true/fact • every time If you don’t come to class, the teacher marks you absent. If + subj. + present simple, subj. + present simple.
IF • First conditional • present/future time • possible/likely/true/real If I have enough money, I’ll buy a nice car. If I complete a Masters degree, my parents will be proud of me. If I have a baby boy, I will name him Mohammed. If + subj. + present tense, subj. + will + base form.
IF • Second conditional • present/future time • impossible/unlikely If I had a lot of money, I would buy my own island. If + subj. + past tense, subj. + would + base form. If I were the most beautiful woman in the world, I would make a lot of money. If I could start any company, I would start a fashion label selling handbags. If I lived in China, I would eat a lot of Chinese food. If I had a lot of time, I would go travelling in Africa.
A: Some of these conditional sentences are correct, but some have mistakes. Find the mistakes and fix them. • Ahmed buys food for the family if he will go to the supermarket. • If I were you, I will study harder. • If I come to university, I see my class. • If Shaima had money, she buys handbags. • If we have nice weather, we go for a picnic tomorrow. • I would ask you for help if I had any problems. • If I got 8 in IELTS, I would be very happy. • I would not eat junk food if I am in class. • UGRU students do not study English if they have IELTS 5. • The police would fine you if they caught you speeding.
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