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universidad veracruzana conditionals type o conditional if clause if present tense if you freeze water main clause present tense it turns into ice use we use the zero conditional to talk about things that are always true examples if i work too much i get tired if i have time i usually go to the movies if she eats hamburgers she gets an allergy if they come here they always bring a present if she doesn t know the answer she keeps silent type i conditional if clause if present tense if it rains today main clause will can may must verb i ll stay at home use we use the first conditional when we talk about real and possible situations examples if it rains today i ll stay at home if he is busy now i will come back tomorrow if i have time i ll visit my parents this afternoon if it is warm tomorrow we ll go to the beach if it is cold you must wear warm clothes if he doesn t do his homework he cannot go to the party if she doesn t call you you can call her.

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universidad veracruzana type ii conditional if clause if past tense if i won the lottery main clause would could might verb i would travel around the world use the second conditional is used to talk about `unreal or impossible things examples if i were you i would buy that car if he were in my place he wouldn t do this if i had more money i would buy a nice apartment if she had more time she would travel more often if it were not raining we could go out if we didn t have to work today we could have a picnic if they won the lottery they wouldn t work anymore if i saw her i would ask her out if they spoke spanish we would understand them type iii conditional if clause if past perfect tense if i had won the lottery main clause would/could/might have past participle i would have traveled around the world use the third conditional is used to talk about hypothetic past situations examples if i had seen him i would have told him about you if i had known the answer i would have raised my hand if she had come on saturday i would have seen her if they had left earlier they would have arrived on time if we had studied harder we might have passed the test if you had gone to brazil you would have had lots of fun.

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universidad veracruzana wish wish past simple use we use past tense forms to talk about wishes for the present examples i don t like this place i wish i lived in somewhere more interesting these seats are very uncomfortable i wish we were travelling first class everyone wishes they had more free time john wishes he wasn t so busy wish past tense forms use we use past tense modals would and could to talk about wishes for the future examples i don t like my work i wish i could get a better job that s a dreadful noise i wish it would stop i always have to get home early i wish my parents would let me stay out later wish past perfect use we use the past perfect to talk about wishes for the past examples i wish i had worked harder when i was at school mary wishes she had listened to what her mother told her i wish i hadn t spent so much money last month.

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universidad veracruzana exercises 1 if you come with me i to do the shopping with you 2 i to help my mother in the garden if she reads me a story this evening 3 if it to rain i will stay at home 4 our teacher will be happy if we to learn the poem by heart 5 if they had enough money they to buy a new car 6 we to pass the exam if we studied harder 7 if my sister to repair her bike she could go on a bicycle tour with me 8 she would get 100 pounds if she to sell this old shelf 9 if i were you i to invite jack to the party 10 if the weather to be fine the children can walk to school 11 if you go to africa you to see wild animal in their natural habitat 12 i would have travelled around the world if i to win the lottery 13 if you freeze water it to turn into ice 14 if a studied better i to pass the grammar exam 15 if i had done the work on time i to sleep all night.

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universidad veracruzana answers key 1 if you come with me i will do the shopping with you 2 i will help my mother in the garden if she reads me a story this evening 3 if it rains i will stay at home 4 our teacher will be happy if we learn the poem by heart 5 if they had enough money they would buy a new car 6 we would the exam if we studied harder 7 if my sister repaired her bike she could go on a bicycle tour with me 8 she would get 100 pounds if she sold this old shelf 9 if i were you i would invite jack to the party 10 if the weather was fine the children can walk to school 11 if you go to africa you will see wild animal in their natural habitat 12 i would have travelled around the world if i had won the lottery 13 if you freeze water it turns into ice 14 if a studied better i would pass the grammar exam 15 if i had done the work on time i would have slept all night.

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