Zero Conditional
If I heat water, it boils
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE
First Conditional
If I have money, I’ll buy this car for you.
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, WILL/WON’T + INFINITIVE
2nd Conditional
If I had money, I would buy this car for you
IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD/WOULDN’T + INFINITIVE
3th Conditional
If I had had money, I would have bought this [...]
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Conditional tense
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Infinitive or –ing form?
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When to use the infinitive?
The infinitive form is used after certain verbs:
- forget, help, learn, teach, train
- choose, expect, hope, need, offer, want, would like
- agree, encourage, pretend, promise, recommend
- allow, can/can’t afford, decide, manage, mean, refuse
I forgot to close the window.
Mary needs to leave early.
Why are they encouraged to learn English?
We can’t afford to [...]
