Conditionals

Zero Conditional
General Conditions

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
If you need advice, I am here to help you.
If I get up early, I feel tired all day.

If + present tense condition + present tense result

1º Conditional
Future Possible

If I get a job offer from Italy, I’ll take the next plane.
If it rains tomorrow, I’ll stay home.
If I pass the test, it will be a miracle.

If + present tense condition + future result

2nd Conditional
Present Unreal

If I won $1,000,000 in the lottery, I would buy my own plane.
If I could be any kind of animal, I’d want to be a cat.
If I were you, I wouldn’t wear that outfit.

If + simple past condition + conditional (would) result

3rd Conditional
Past Unreal

If I had been smarter, I would have started studying earlier.
If I hadn’t eaten those shrimp last night, I would have felt better afterwards.
If I had been smarter, I would have invested all of my money in Microsoft.

If + past perfect + present perfect conditionals ( would have) result