CONDITIONALS CONDITIONALS TYPE USED TO: EXPRESS SOMETHING THAT IS ALWAYS TRUE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF SOMETHING ELSE IF+ CLAUSE (HYPOTHESIS) IF+ PRESENT SIMPLE IF THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW CERO, IF/WHEN THE SUN SHINES, WHEN THE WATER BOILS MAIN CLAUSE (RESULT)  PRESENT SIMPLE WATER TURNS INTO ICE SNOW MELTS IT GETS VERY HOT CAN: USE WHEN INSTEAD OF IF.IN THE IF CLAUSE CONDITIONALS TYPE USED TO: EXPRESS A REAL OR VERY PROBABLE SITUATION IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE IF+CLAUSE (HYPOTHESIS) IF+ PRESENT SIMPLE WHEN + PRESENT SIMPLE IF + I GO TO PARIS WHEN + YOU BEHAVE WELL  MAIN CLAUSE(RESULT)  FUTURE SIMPLE ( WILL, MAY, CAN, INF W/O TO)  FUTURE SIMPLE I WILL SEE YOU YOU MAY USE MY MOTORCYCLE CAN: USE IF TO SHOW THAT WE ARE NOT SURE WHETHER SOMETHING WILL OR WILL NOT HAPPEN USE WHEN TO SHOW WE ARE SURE SOMETHING WILL OR WILL NOT HAPPEN USE UNLESS INSTEAD OF IF… NOT IN THE IF CLAUSE THE VERB IS ALWAYS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AFTER UNLESS IF YOU DON’T GO TO THE PARTY UNLESS YOU GO TO THE PARTY YOU WILL MISS THE FUN YOU WILL MISS THE FUN CONDITIONALS TYPE (UNREAL PRESENT) USED TO: EXPRESS IMAGINARY OR IMPROBABLE SITUATIONS THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE IF + CLAUSE (HYPOTHESIS)  IF + PAST SIMPLE  IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY ( DON’T HAVE MONEY NOW) IF MY CAR BROKE DOWN (PAST) MAIN CLAUSE (RESULT) (WOULD,COULD, MIGHT + BARE INFINITIVE) I WOULD BUY A BIG HOUSE I WOULD TAKE THE BUS GIVE ADVICE: USE IF + WERE IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD TALK TO MY PARENTS CAN: USE WERE INSTEAD OF WAS FOR ALL PERSONS IN THE IF + CLAUSE CONDITIONALS TYPE (UNREAL PAST) USED: TO EXPRESS IMAGINARY OR IMPROBABLE SITUATIONS WHICH NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST TO EXPRESS REGRET OR CRITICISM IF + CLAUSE (HYPOTHESIS) IF + PAST PERFECT I F WE HAD GONE TO THE MOVIES MAIN CLAUSE ( RESULT) (WOULD, COULD, MIGHT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE) WE WOULD HAVE INVITED TOM WISHES USED TO: EXPRESS WISH OR REGRET ABOUT A PRESENT SITUATION WISH/IF ONLY + SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE I WISH/ IF ONLY I KNEW WHERE SHE LIVED USED TO: REGRET ABOUT A PAST SITUATION WISH/IF ONLY + SUBJECT + PAST PERFECT CAN : USE WERE INSTEAD OF WAS FOR ALL PERSONS I WISH/IF ONLY I HADN’T LIED TO HIM