Verbs

Conditionals

First conditional is used to talk about a possible future condition and its result.

If (condition) + present simple + will (result) + verb

If	it snows	we'll	go skiing.
	it doesn't snow	we won't

• If I have time, I'll phone you later.

Second conditional is used to talk about an improbable or impossible condition and its result.

If (improbable condition) + past simple + would (result) + verb

If	I lived in Rome	I'd	learn Italian quickly.
	I didn't live in London

• If I had more time, I'd go to the gym more often.

Third conditional is used to talk about an unreal situation in the past and to imagine the hypothetical results of this action. Both the condition and the result are now impossible.

If (unreal/impossible condition) + past perfect + would have (imagined result) + past participle

If	we had had a race	I'd have	won.
	I hadn’t had a bad leg

• If I'd had more time, I'd have studied more for the exam.