<p> Zero Conditional – Factual/Real Present First Conditional – Factual/Real Future 1) Condition Clause 2) Result Clause 1) Condition Clause 2) Result Clause</p><p>If + subject + simple present verb , subject + simple present verb. If + subject + simple present verb , subject + simple present verb. ↑ ↑ ↑ period ↑ period comma it grows fast. comma it will grow fast. If grass gets fertilizer, it doesn’t grow fast. If my grass gets fertilizer soon, it won’t grow fast. If grass doesn’t get fertilizer, it turns brown. If my grass doesn’t get fertilizer soon, it will turn brown. If grass doesn’t get enough water, it doesn’t turn brown. If my grass doesn’t get water now, it won’t turn brown. If grass gets enough water, If my grass gets water now, Use the Zero Conditional to talk about a fact or routine – something that is Use the Zero Conditional to talk about a fact or routine – something that is generally true. “If” can be replaced by “when” or “every time”. generally true. “If” can be replaced by “when” or “every time”. 1) Condition Clause 1) Condition Clause 2) Result Clause 2) Result Clause if + subject + simple present verb . if + subject + simple present verb . Subject + simple present verb Subject + simple present verb ↑ ↑ no comma ↑ no comma ↑ period period Grass grows fast My grass will grow fast Grass doesn’t grow fast if it gets fertilizer. My grass won’t grow fast if it gets fertilizer. Grass turns brown if it doesn’t get fertilizer. My grass will turn brown if it doesn’t get fertilizer. Grass doesn’t turn brown if it doesn’t get enough water. My grass won’t turn brown if it doesn’t get enough water. if it gets enough water. if it gets enough water. Second Conditional – Unreal Present or Future Third Conditional – Unreal Past 1) Condition Clause 2) Result Clause 1) Condition Clause 2) Result Clause</p><p>If + subject + simple past verb , subject + would + base verb. If + subject + had + past participle , subject + would have + past participle. ↑ ↑ period ↑ period ↑ comma comma it would grow fast. it would have grown fast. it wouldn’t have grown fast. it wouldn’t grow fast. If my grass had gotten fertilizer last week, If my grass got fertilizer soon, it would have turned brown. it would turn brown. If my grass hadn’t gotten fertilizer last week, If my grass didn’t get fertilizer soon, it wouldn’t have turned brown. If my grass didn’t get water now, it wouldn’t turn brown. If my grass hadn’t gotten water last week, If my grass got water now, If my grass had gotten water last week, Use the Second Conditional to talk about an unreal condition & result – they are not true. The condition & result are only imaginary. 1) Condition Clause 1) Condition Clause 2) Result Clause 2) Result Clause if + subject + simple past verb . i f + subject + had + past participle . Subject + would + base verb Subject + would have + past participle ↑ ↑ no comma ↑ no comma ↑ period period My grass would grow fast My grass would have grown fast My grass wouldn’t grow fast if it got fertilizer. My grass wouldn’t have grown fast if it had gotten fertilizer last week. My grass would turn brown if it didn’t get fertilizer. My grass would have turned brown if it hadn’t gotten fertilizer last week. My grass wouldn’t turn brown if it didn’t get enough water. My grass wouldn’t have turned brown if it hadn’t gotten enough water last week. if it got enough water. if it had gotten enough water last week.</p>