The past simple vs the present perfect

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Conditionals

ZERO CONDITIONAL 

FACTS

If + simple present, simple present

If you boil water, it evaporates.

If you touch that, your fingerprints are on it.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

If + simple present, simple future.

If you misbehave, you will leave the classroom.

If we find the suspect, he will be arrested.

SECOND CONDITIONAL

If + simple past, would/could + infinitive.

If you studied harder, you would pass the test.

If he had an alibi, he wouldn't be a suspect.

THIRD CONDITIONAL

If + past perfect, would/could/maght + have + past participle.

If I had listened to the teacher, I would have known about the task.

If he had escaped, he might have committed another murder. 

Conditionals review

Let's practice: zero conditional

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Let's practice: first conditional

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Let's practice: second conditional

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Let's practice: third conditional

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