The third conditional describes a hypothetical unreal situation in the past. We are imagining the result of something that did not happen. We are imagining a different past. The condition takes the past perfect tense. The structure of the result part of the sentence is: (see this video)
The second conditional describes an imaginary, impossible or unlikely situation in the present or future. The situation is unreal or hypothetical. The condition takes the past simple tense to reflect a distance from reality but the time is NOT in the past. When we use the verb "to be" as a main verb, the tense is the past simple, subjunctive mood and not the usual indicative mood....
In this video, you will learn the grammar rules for the first conditional and how we use it in English. It explains the future time clauses that we can use as well as how to use the first conditional with modal verbs. It gives plenty of examples throughout the lesson as well as dialogues. Finally It explains the difference between the first conditional and the zero conditional....
They include exercises for your students. Some of the grammatical points covered are the following:
All vs All of ; Amount vs Number vs Quantit; Assure , Ensure, Insure, Secure; Between vs Amon; Causative verbs; Close (to) vs near (to)
Conditional sentences; Confusing words ; Either or / Neither nor; Even though / Even if / Even so; Lastly, Finally, Eventually, In the end , at last, etc..
