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What is the difference?

If I have time, I study English. If I have time, Ill study English.

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To talk about future events that are LIKELY to

happen:

if + present, will + infinitive

If you pay cash, Ill give you a five per cent discount.

will + infinitive if + present

Ill give you a five per cent discount if you pay cash.

First Conditional
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If I get my dream job, unless I study hard. If people dont think about the environment,

if we grow our own food.

Unless you tell me the truth

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What is the difference?

If we work together, well be successful. If we worked together, wed be successful.

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To talk about future events that are UNLIKELY

to happen:

if + past, would + infinitive

If I earned more money, Id be able to save more.

would + infinitive if + past

Id be able to save more if I earned more.

Second Conditional
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Combine the two ideas in a hypothetical sentence:

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If I spoke French, I would apply for an exchange programme in France.

If I had spoken French, I would have applied for an exchange programme in France.
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If I had seen the advertisement in time, Id have applied for the job. We would never have met if I hadnt gone on that

business trip.
To talk about events that didnt happen in the past:

if + past perfect, would have + 3rd form of verb would have + 3rd form of verb if + past perfect
Third Conditional
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I didnt know the watch was counterfeit and I bought it. wouldnt have bought it I __________________ if I __________ had known it was counterfeit.

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I went swimming a week ago. I caught a cold. If I hadnt gone swimming a week ago, I wouldnt have caught a cold. refers to the past
refers to the past

Third Conditional

I went swimming a week ago. I am ill now. refers to If I hadnt gone swimming a week ago, the past I wouldnt be ill now. refers to the present
Mixed Conditional
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He speaks French. He had an opportunity to study in Canada. If he didnt speak French, refers to the present to he wouldnt have had the opportunity. refers the past He studied in Canada. He is the ambassador in Canada now. If he hadnt studied in Canada, refers to the past he wouldnt be the ambassador in Canada now.
refers to the present
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If I ______ spoke Chinese, I could earn a lot of money. I wish I spoke Chinese. If only I spoke Chinese.

told me the truth, I could have helped If youd ____ you. I wish you had told me the truth. If only you had told me the truth.
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