Learn English Grammar: The 4 Conditionals

Thanks for the good explanations. All 4 conditionals – important for me to see it on a view. A little strange to use the simple past in the second conditional.

Berliner

I agree to Berliner. Shouldn’t it be “If I win a lot of money I would buy a big house” because it hasn’t happened yet. So I’m thinking it should be “If I won a lot of money I would have bought a big house.”

Fely Pina

Agreed ?

Darwin37

Yes, the first example she came up with for the second conditional was wrong.

San Saman

San Saman, the second example was correct. The same example is in Cambridge Press. student book.

isergey04

You could use 1st Conditional

sadikmsk76@gmail.com

It is the most best explanation of conditionals I have ever seen! Thank You!

kosteller

9 out of 10 I would have get 10 out of 10 if I had more careful

karebonitch

Am I correct?

karebonitch

*I would have gotten 10 out of 10 if I had been more careful

Budurunnafis

thanks for ur explanation about the conditional

Selpiana Sembiring

thank you so much :)

Gracemosikanon

you’re the best! Thanks a million!

dcinachi

Thanks teacher Gill. I will do my best to the next lesson.

Mbuta51

thanks for explaining in detail.

Anuj Rana

What an excellent lesson from you.
I will always remember it now:)

elsa zekaryas

Thank you so much for the explanation.

Vida

Thank teacher Gill.

Afonso Heraldo Petta

thank you so much. it ‘s a very usuful lesson!

loppy1963

If I had discovered before your lessons online, I had already improved my English.
Thank you very much, Gill, bravissima!

Blasius

GREAT Teacher, thank you

Aletucci2020

thanks Gill! You make me remembers grandmother.

Anh Ngoc Dinh

thaaanks <3

EnaYu

Learning by video lessons is a very good idea.. Thanks

Mutaz Baghdadi

Great class!

EDUARDOTEDDY

I learn a lot from you?

Mahboubeh Mohammadi

thanks Gill :) Finally I know how use those conditionals. You make English grammar easy and simple

Kasia01

Thanks, was a good class.

mauriciango

Thank you so much teacher Gill, it was an excellent class!

oropezajo

What an interesting lesson. Thank you Gill.

Roberto

Thank you so much! You explained it so clear!! I got 10 correct out of 10 :)

aLyuba

I got 100 as well

sadikmsk76@gmail.com

Thank you :-)

Norbert 1973

Love your lesson! After I watched 2 times your YouTube I get ? 100 for this exam:)

Yukicott

thanks you very much Ms. Gill

Aml Mounier

Thank you so much.

serendipity2000

Thank you, Jill. Could I ask you write more such lesson. It’s very useful for your pupils. And tell me more about FUTURE IN THE PAST. Thanks a lot.

ElenaKuch

hi Gill..thank your for this lesson. I would like to ask you whether, in general, one conditional is more used than the others in the everyday talks.

maury

Hi – thanks for your question. I’d say that all four conditionals are used in everyday conversation – maybe the third conditional is slightly less used, for people who don’t think in a theoretical or hypothetical way about what might have happened if … :-)

Gill

think you so much for the conditional course Ms GILL

Alhadiama

Thanks teacher! It´s good to remember english grammar like this way.

Jose Azzi

Thank you, Jill! Your lessons are the best! I understand every single word :))

d.v.gudkova

Thanks

maricelae97

thanks

Ashik V.A

I would never understand this topic if I didn’t see your explanation

IvanVladimirov

Thank you so much!

KOLPAKOVA IULIIA

Thank you so much teacher Gill..

Ramram123

Thanks

Lahomea

Arigato!
I try to use these expressions in a real conversation.

Amyfuku

You are the best Gill! :) Thx!

gerencserzo

May i ask you to give us a lesson about mixed conditionals? really i don’t how or when to use’em in sentences.

Aml Mounier

Hi Gill, I love your lesson and your way of speaking. Thanks a lot.

cloudchaser

The numerology of tenses startig from “zero” a bit confused me and 10th question I anwsered wrong, but anyway it was great lesson with exellent explaination :) :) :)

Dima Sviridow

Hi Gill, first of all, congrats for your amazing teaching!!!
Then, could you explain to me or prepare a lesson on the following points:
there is a lot or there are a lot ?
there is no + singular or plural?
Thanks

Edmond24

Hi – thanks for your kind words :-)
There is a lot of milk in the fridge.
(milk = singular/uncountable noun)
There are a lot of eggs in the fridge.
(eggs = plural)
There is no car in the garage.
(is = singular, car)
There are no cars in the garage.
(are = plural, cars)
I hope these examples help to clarify :-)

Gill

Hi Gill, I’m Paola from Chile. I need to learn with you the present perfect. Already, just, ready examples.
For, since, ago examples. Have you a lesson with that?
thanks a lot! Paola.

den paolita

thank you so much :)

sofie2010@163.com

Thank you Gill, may you and your family stay healthy.

Terrysam

Thank you so much! it was very clear.

elviam

why cant i see the video?

SerenaLi

Our videos are on YouTube, so if you are viewing the site from China, the videos will be blocked. However, you can also watch some of our videos on Bilibili.

engVid Moderator

Amazing Gill, in just 20 minutes I have internalized the differences between the 4 types of conditionals. Thanks a lot.

ViToReT

Thank you very much Gill, your explanations are always good to clarify!

Edmond24

Thanks for the lesson your explanation is very clarify

gaboge

you are great! thank you from a brazilian gurl living in Orlando/FL/USA

Aletucci2020

you are great! thank you from a brazilian girl living in Orlando/FL/USA

Aletucci2020

Thank you very much I learned lot

Ravindrarajah

Good day, you deserve the title ” The Best “

Ugo LoBianco

Excellent

Efrain4

Thank you. One of the best explanations I’ve ever heard.

Liliana Amort

Thank you! Very helpful!

kalelei

Thank you so much. Your teaching is very clear and understandable.

Tulln

Thank you so much for your lesson. I understand the definition of each types of conditions.

Sophie37

It was really amazing and outstanding lesson.

fuadboqore

You are the best!

sdje39mother

Great leason!!! Thank you!!!

Antonis Evdaimon

lesson sorry

Antonis Evdaimon

Hi Gill, would you consider making a short (presumably/supposedly) video about these words – presumably, supposedly (and maybe more if come to you mind). What is the difference between presume and assume? what is the difference between presumably and supposedly – and which of them should I have used above?

nutondev

If I hadn’t been studying hard, I would never have found this great lesson!!

Sunny Tian

I am an English teacher and I asked my son to watch your video for his lesson about conditionals because it is simply the best. Well done Gill and thank you.

Yung Mai

teacher is very hard that lesson but no imposible, thankss

Wilson Barrera

thanks Gill. that was very helpful and useful.

ehsan

That was a great and good lesson, Thank you for this one i’m grateful.

Domar Silva

thanks everyday i learn something else so if i had money i would pay you

namv

Thank you very much. You explain really good!

Julia-iha

Good morning, Gill!
Very enlightening and didactic class!
Thank you a lot!!
Could you help me, please?
I get a bit confused. How is the name of the tense with “would + have + verb ( past participle)?
I know your time is valuable and I appreciate your attention!

BrunoHeinn

Good class !!!

DavidVent19

thank you so much.

frankleon

I’ve read a lot of textbooks and have listened to many lessons but only got muddle about conditionals sentences. And now, thanks to Jill’s simple and clear explanation, conditionals have come in order in my head.

krig

thank you very much 100
10 out of 10

mimousa

Thank you so much !!! The best explanation I have ever heard before!!

Artpatison

Thank you so much! it was clear for me! good class!

Fernnanda25

thanks so much, this lesson was very clear for me

lida velasquez

Thanks very much, i got a 100 in my quiz, the classes are very well, it was clear for me

Yarelirey68

hi gill thank you for the lesson a question in my school we have studied zero conditional but we called it open conditional, are they the same?

Marden10

thank you so much for the explanation if clauses

AR Hakimi

Thanks a million mam for your wonderful lesson!It’s so useful,very clear,more informative.I love your lesson as always.If I learn English daily i will speak with great fluency.These four conditionals are very useful for me.

Prasunan

Thank you so much!
The best explanation.

travelmama

Thank you Gill, I got it.

Lunafranchesca

great ! I do understand all . Thanks for Gill

Jennyduong

I’ve got 10 out of 10 ???
Thanks, teacher ?
Your lesson was amazing for me
It is like magic, I’ve studied “If Conditional for many many times and couldn’t understand, but finally, I understand now, I can use it when I talk confidently
Thank you from my deepest of my heart ❤

Celina MO

Yeeeeeey. I got 10/10. Great Lesson.

CHEKYTAN

Thank you so much, Gill! I think I got it now! So helpfui!

M.JOHNNY

Thank you very much. Teaching is an art. You are a great teacher.

Saidwishahi

Thank you so much for explanation, Gill! Finally, I got it.

ulkarmahmarza

If I didn´t see in the whiteboard 4 conditional in the same time, I wouldn’t understand this.

Thanks Gill for explanation, a topic very hard and you teached very clear.

Pilarlillolobos

Thank you, I have learned a lot with you.

Cafetadriana

i got a 10 on 10
thankx gill ma’am you really helped me
may Allah bless you

hammad hassan

your class make me happy

Lisesita

Hello Ms. Gill, I have been watching your videos since a week or more. I have really enjoyed and learnt a lot. Thank you indeed.

Fakhri Al Balkhi

Thank you so much for the explanation.

Stela Maris

I really understood it now. Thank Gil

Bernardo Lamparina

Hi
Thank you for this video.
I have a question: Why conditional start with zero?

EbrahimNG

Hi teacher

Thin Wityee Htun

Not prefect yet. I got 8 points. I would have read more careful..Next time it will be better. I was a little confused about the question 9 & 10 so I swapped them. Thanks Gill

Dutchie

Thank you so much madam…It is very clear now. How can I take personal tuition from you. I want to improve my speaking ability

vijaysohni

Hi Gill, I’d like to start by saying that you’re da bomb diggity!!! I luv luv luv every single lesson of yours that I’ve seen! Question – is the zero conditional really necessary from a practical standpoint? Doesn’t the 1st conditional sort of cover that ground – and therefore when you say “If you press this button, the TV comes on” or “If you press this button, the TV will come on” – aren’t you, in essence saying the same thing? Personally, I’ve never been taught the zero conditional and there’s never been an emphasis on the possibility/probability of the action; the focus has been on the correct “sequence of tenses” in each clause under the separate conditionals (“the formula” if you will) and I guess once I immersed myself into the English-speaking world, the sense of what conditional to use sort of “happened” naturally and effortlessly without having to consider the possibility/probability factors.

Another piece of advice that I’d like to solicit from you if you may – what’s the best approach to acquiring RP other than moving to the UK and surrounding yourself only with people who use RP regularly?

Thanks a million, Gill!!! I love ya to Della Reese’s pieces! Mwah!

jonatanas

Sorry for the typos… Me *shakes head* at me own boo-boo’s :)

jonatanas

Really good explain. Thank you!

emiliana.amaral

Thank you ms. Gill, your explanation was very helpful in my english exam.

Valentina Grass

Thank you, Gill

Gilberto

thanks for your lesson :-) love you Gill

pringlesxanhla

thanks it has been very helpfull

Leksoquita

Thank you very much Gıll. Thanks to you, I understoodthe subject that ı did not understand for a long time :))))))

caeliary

Thanks ? fro everything my teacher that lesson it was amazing

Sam@@@

thank you so much, teacher, I hope if I get a chance to improve my English

Hussein umar

Thank you so much. for the 8th question of the quiz, which is written at the bottom, can’t we also use might have?
If he had worked harder at school, he __________ got a place at university. (3rd conditional)

Marrry

Thank you so much! I have 10 out of 10
The 3RD conditional is difficult, I will practice more to maintain this

Azamato

thank you so much ?

souska souska

Dear Ms. Gill, thank you so much for the lesson! It was quite clearly, in detail and easy for understanding. I have a little about alternatives to “if”. In what cases can we use these forms: as long as, provided/providing (that), on condition (that), whether, supposing/suppose, and why? Faithfully yours, Maria.

Maria Tiktinskaya

*have a little question, sorry.

Maria Tiktinskaya

thank you

Hussein umar

wow really nice one

Hussein umar

Thanks, a very good explanation.

Martinusisko

It was really helpful, Thanks a lot ?
If I had met you before i would have been able to learn much faster certain topics that were difficult to me, greetings from Peru

evelynPM

Thank you thank you and thank you <3

lokum

I like very much this video! thanks :)

marthazunigae

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLASS, ITS VERY EASY WITH YOU.
IF I HADN’T SEE YOU CLASS, I WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD CONDITIONALS.

Reyger

9/10 You are among the best teachers of English, Gill.

viacheslavkr

Thanx

Salioufall

Thanks, Gill for another good and clear explanations. Your classes are very usefull!

CyroLeao

Thanks, Gill, Greetings from Germany

Tnrgzmz

This is so cool thanks

Sirusho

This option to take quizzes after each lesson is a great idea!

Yasni

One year in college and it always confused me, and in 21 minutes of video, I’m clearer than ever.

Drinsectuz

hello, my dear teacher. your teaching was excellent and complete.
I enjoyed your wonderful teaching.
have a good time.

muhammadshateri

It seems easy (10 out of 10), but easy isn’t; for sure. This is a kind of lesson that I’ll enjoy revise time and time again.

Student021

Good teaching

JOHIR Uddin @

Thank you good teaching but I have to improve myself

Mahy61

Thank you for your efforts to help us to learn English.

Osman Musse

Excellent explanation Gill. Got 9 out of 10. Thanks, Greetings from Kazakhstan

Jannyl

It’s cool thanks.

Dewthilina Shashan

thanks for the lesson

Abel Fernandes

Great Class.

SagarBiswas

A 10/10 and it’s my first time too very thankful for the teacher for teaching me the four conditionals cool ?

Prince Cedric

Thank you very much Teacher the lesson is useful for me.

Dzung Nguyen Khac

Thanks a lot, very helpful!

Yina Z

What a great and excellent teacher you are
Mrs (Gill). To tell the truth, I really enjoyed the lesson and it was a very useful lesson.

I am very pleased and satisfied to take this lesson from a very very very good teacher.

Appreciate you Mrs. Gill and thank you so much.

Hamada Hussein Ali

I think we should add something when talking about the 2nd conditional.
The conditional verb is always “were” That’s slightly different from normal past simple tense, which uses “was” or “were”
eg: If I were you, I would buy this car.

elevation

I don’t know whether I am wrong or not

elevation

I like her teaching

LIJO 8585

I got 10 correct out of 10 ♥

Alinyok

If i study this conditionals lesson more often, i´ll be able to enhance my english fluency. I would have practised these lesson earlier. It´s too late, i guess.

Wagnarok

7/10
Thank you Jill, hugs. (Kazakhstan, 06 october2021)
Excellent explanation as usual

Jannyl

10/10 ???? Thanx a bunch ???

Bilal Bosnali

Thanks Gill, you´ve made this topic much more clear to me.

walmir

Thanks.

manuelogro

Great lessons, Gill! Thank you a lot for detailed explanation. It seems clear, but if we say: If you hadn’t smoken, you’d have felt better (instead of 2 conditional), what changes? Also: If she went to the university, she’d find a job (instead of 3 conditional).

Mikhail Yu.

I’m grateful to you for your good teaching :)

paeez

Good teaching method ?

Muhammad Shahzul

Thank you very much please, make a lesson for mixed conditionals

Aml Mounier

Thank you so much.I got 10/10 you are great teacher(CHOCRAN)!????

NaciraSebsi

A big thank you for the lesson! I am enjoying these videos a lot.

Sonamdai

Conditionals are my Achilles’ heel. In fact, my English isn’t going further than conditional zero!
However, I still believe in Gill power to encourage mine skill in english language. Thank so much dear teatcher Gill.

mineira

Hello Gill,
Grammar books say that imperative is the first conditional. But I saw a teacher here in engvid who says that it’s zero. Can you make it clear?

so su

great and jurassic lesson by the first English teacher in the world, greetings from surco

marc anthony

thank you for your amazing lesson.

farida77

Thank you Teacher Gill. I got 10/10.

Amira Abdulaziz

Thanks, ms Gill ur way of teaching is awesome

kotoz

I loved this lesson. I got 10/10

willianr

thank you very much Ms Gill for such a lesson

Mwashiuya

Thank you – perfect explanation

Lalla22

Thank you so much Gill. You are a wonderful teacher.

kimurasan

Thank you teacher, I got all conditional tenses in English, I appreciate your effort.

Mohamedddddd

Thanks so much but I’m afraid the answer to number 5 is wrong.
Which of the following is an example of the third conditional?
The TV will work if you plug it in first.
If we had a more modern TV set, we would have a lot more channels to choose from.
I would have watched my favourite TV program last night if we had not had a power cut.
I will watch my favourite TV program tonight if I can finish my work in time.
I can’t watch my favourite TV program tonight because it has been replaced with a football match.

‘If we had a more modern TV set, we would have a lot more channels to choose from’ is the 3rd conditional. Isn’t it? Please send me your comment to my email address, dosterkan@gmail.com. Thanks.