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Which type of conditional sentence is used to describe a past situation that did not occur and its consequences?
What is the correct form of the first conditional?
Which type of conditional sentence is used to describe universal truths and scientific facts?
What is the correct form of the second conditional?
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Which type of conditional sentence indicates a likely or possible future situation?
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What is the correct form of the third conditional?
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Study Notes
Conditional Sentences
Zero Conditional
- Used to describe universal truths, scientific facts, and habits
- Form: If + present simple,... + present simple
- Example: If you heat ice, it melts.
- Indicates a cause-and-effect relationship
First Conditional
- Used to describe future situations and their consequences
- Form: If + present simple,... + future simple
- Example: If it rains, I will take an umbrella.
- Indicates a likely or possible future situation
Second Conditional
- Used to describe hypothetical or unlikely future situations and their consequences
- Form: If + past simple,... + would + base form of the verb
- Example: If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.
- Indicates an improbable or imaginary future situation
Third Conditional
- Used to describe past hypothetical situations and their consequences
- Form: If + past perfect,... + would have + past participle
- Example: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
- Indicates a past situation that did not occur, and its consequences
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Test your knowledge of zero, first, second, and third conditional sentences, including their forms, examples, and usage in English grammar.
