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UNIT 4: WEATHER AND SPORT

THEORY

CONDITIONALS

There are three main types of conditionals. They are usually described as the First,
Second and Third Conditionals.

THE FIRST CONDITIONAL

FORM

IF+ Present Simple Future
If you drop it It´ ll break

Or Future IF+ Present Simple
It´ll break If you drop it

USE

The first conditional refers to the future. It is used when there is a possibility that
something happen

If it rains, we will go to the cinema (it might rain, it might not)

THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

FORM

IF+ Past Simple Would/could/might + Infinitive
If I lived by the sea I would do a lot of swimming

Or Would/could/might + Infinitive IF+Past Simple
I would do a lot of swimming If I lived by the sea

USE

The second conditional refers to the present or the future.

The IF event is either:

a) Hypothetical
If I worked in that factory, I ´d soon change things (but I don´t work in
that factory)

b) Unlikey