Question about conditionals.?

B**

2017-01-10 6:26 pm

Can Anyone please explain what is the difference between 0,1,2 conditionals.
Please give some examples and state what is the main difference between them. Thanks very much.

回答 (2)

2017-01-10 10:22 pm

✔ 最佳答案

zero conditions - give facts.
If you put ice under the sun, it melts.
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present tense present tense

FACTS

first conditional - possible results(think about like >85% it will happen)
If it is not raining, we will go hiking. <----- It is not a truth. May be you are sick or something like that.
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present tense future tense

POSSIBLE results

second conditional - unreal, probably will not happen (<5% that it will happen)

If I were you, I would go to hike. (I won't be you right? Right?)
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past tense would/could + infinitive

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prisoner26535

2017-01-10 10:22 pm

http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/conditional/

follow the link - it has what you asked for. Questions? Let's talk.

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