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Facts wich are generally or scientifc facts
Present Simple ➕ Present Simple
E.g:
1) If the weather is good, I go to the beach
2) If you mix yellow and blue, you get green
First
Promises, possible condition, advices and probable situation in the future
Present Simple ➕ will / won't + infinitive
E.g:
1) If it rains, we will cancel the trip
2) If you study, you will pass the exam
Second
Hypothetical condition, unreal
Past Simple ➕ would / wouldn´t +infinitive
E.g:
1) If I won the lottery, I would travel a lot
2) If you went to bed earlier, you wouldn't be so tired
Third
Imaginary condition, probable result in the past and regrets
Past Perfect ➕ (would / wouldn't) have + past participle
E.g:
1) If you had studied, you would have pass the exam
2) If the weather had been good, I would've gone to the beach
Mixed Conditional
mixing second & third
Third - Second:
Pesent resul of a past condition
Past Perfect ➕ Present Conditional (would / wouldn´t + verb( bare form))
E.g:
1) If I had listened to your advice, I wouldn´t be in the mess
2) If I had gone to university, I would be a doctor now
Second - Third:
Past result of a present condtion
Past Simple ➕ Perfect Conditional (would/wouldn´t + have + past participle)
E.g:
1) If I were a good cook, I would have invented them to dinner
2) If you weren´t such a poor dancer, you would have got a job in the chorus line in that musical
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