1
Q
zero
A
if + simple present, … simple present
facts, general
2
Q
exemple
A
if water reaches 100 degrees, it boils
3
Q
first
A
if + simple present, will + infinitive
particular situation, “facts”
4
Q
exemple
A
if you sit in the sun, you’ll get burned
(today you’ll get burned but on another day it might be different)
5
Q
second
A
if + simple past, … would + infinitive
imagine, dream, future that is probably not true, impossible in the present
6
Q
exemple
A
if i were you, i wouldn’t go with that man
7
Q
third
A
if + past perfect, … would have + past participle
wish, imagine the result of this situation
8
Q
exemple
A
if she had studied, she would have passed the exam
