Explain the use of conditional sentences (zero, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd) with examples
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Explanation:
A conditional sentence is based on the word ‘if’. There are always two parts to a conditional sentence – one part beginning with ‘if’ to describe a possible situation, and the second part which describes the consequence. For example:
If it rains, we’ll get wet.
There are four types of conditional sentences:
0– The zero conditional:
* If you heat water to 100°, it boils.
* If you eat a lot, you put on weight.
1 – The first conditional:
*If I had more time, I’d exercise more. (But I don’t have more time so I don’t.)
*If I were rich, I’d spend all my time travelling. (But I’m not rich so I can’t.)
2 – The second conditional :
*If we had left earlier, we would have arrived on time.
*If you hadn’t forgotten her birthday, she wouldn’t have been upset.
3 – The third conditional:
*If you’d studied harder, you’d be at a higher level now.
*We’d be lying on a beach now if we hadn’t missed the plane.