0, 1st, 2nd conditionals

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ZERO CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL

SECOND CONDITIONAL

00:16

If the winner is unsuccessful then

1. they will marry Fiona.
2. the first runner up will take his place.
3. Lord Farquaat will rescue Fiona.
4. Shrek will marry Donkey.

01:05

If one of the soldiers kills the ogre

1. he will be named Donkey.
2. he will come and live in the palace.
3. he will get a barrel of beer.
4. he will be named champion.

03:24

If Shrek goes on the quest, he will get

1. to marry Fiona.
2. to keep all the fairy-tale creatures.
3. his swamp back.
4. to kill all the fairy-tale creatures.

'If' statements:

zero conditional

• If it rains, the grass gets wet.
• If it RAINS (present simple) today, 

       the grass GETS (present simple) wet.

USE

• For facts / general truth

zero conditional:
If you ..... (heat) ice, it ..... (melt)

'If' statements:

1st conditional

• If it rains today, I will stay at home. 
• If it RAINS (present simple) today, I                                               WILL STAY (future tense) at home.  

USE: 

• Likely to happen

'If' statements: 

2nd conditional

• If Superman came here now, I would say hello.
• If Superman CAME (past simple) here now,                                       I WOULD SAY (WOULD + INF) hello.

USE: 

• Unlikely to happen

1st conditional:
If it ..... (rain) later, we ..... (stay) at home.

2nd conditional:
If I ..... (win) the lottery, I ..... (sail) round the world.

When do we use the 1st conditional
(If it rains, I'll stay home)?

When do we use the 2nd conditional
(If Superman were here, I'd say hello)?

Summary:

If statements:

• Zero conditional: for facts, general truths (present simple 2x)
• 1st Conditional: for real, likely situations (present simple + will)
  
• 2nd Conditional: for unreal, unlikely situations (past simple + would)