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Unit Goals In this unit you will learn about:
  1. The Zero Conditional (Type 0)
    "Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air."

  2. First Conditional (Type I)
    "If I have the money, I will buy this car."

  3. Second Conditional (Type II)
    "If I were you, I would not talk to him."

  4. Third Conditional (Type III)
    "If had studied harder, I would have aced the test."

  5. Wish Sentences
    "I wish I hadn't said that to him."






Grammar Notes
  1. The zero conditional is a structure used for talking about general truths, or scientific facts -- things which always happen under certain conditions.

  2. The first conditional (also called conditional type 1) is a structure used for talking about possibilities in the present or in the future. Type 1: if + present + future.

  3. The second conditional (also called conditional type 2) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the present or in the future. Type 2: if + past + conditional.

  4. The third conditional (also called conditional type 3) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the past. In other words, it is used to talk about things which DID NOT HAPPEN in the past. Type 3: if + past perfect + perfect conditional.

  5. The verb wish expresses a desire for a situation that does not exist right now in the present. A wish is a desire to change a real situation into an unreal one. The unreal situation is expressed in the simple past.


Warm-up Match the two columns so that each sentence is a meaningful sentence.
Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.

Dependent ClauseMain Clause
If it rains,
If you promise to do it,
If she calls me,
If Jane were here,
If he had studied,
If he hadn't eaten so much,
If I were you,
If we had money,





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