ALL THE CONDITIONALS EXPLAINED VISUALLY WITH EXAMPLES! English grammar lesson

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The Zero, First, Second, Third and Mixed conditionals explained visually with examples. (If sentences)
Useful grammar for the B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency Cambridge English exams.
We use conditional structures all the time in English. From day to day situations to formal writings, the conditionals are extremely useful and you need to revise them regularly.
In this video, I explain all of the conditional using visual examples to help you understand the differences in meaning and grammar between each structure.
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0:00 You need to revise the conditionals!
1:32 Examples of all conditionals
2:25 Zero Conditional
3:16 First Conditional
4:47 Second Conditional
6:26 Third Conditional
7:57 Mixed type 1 Conditional
10:00 Mixed type 2 Conditional
Share your own examples in the comments!
Ben Gill
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[@CarmenAlcantaraAlcantara-bf2of]

BEST ever explanation of the consistionals I have ever heard. Oh, my, how much I always learn with you, Ben. Not just for me, but to help my secundary school students. You are the BEST teacher in the world!!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Ha ha... That's nice of you, Carmen 🙂

[@marianoscotti8899]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏A great lesson ! Muy buena lección ! Well done, Ben ! Un abrazo, from Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you found it useful! Saludos

[@Its_still_Anna]

It was helpful and I didn't actually know what this was. Thank you!

[@klaudi4737]

Thank you for explaining, Ben! Your videos are really helpful! :-) 0. If you visit a museum, you pay for the ticket. (Person pays for the ticket when visiting a museum.) 1. If I have money, I will buy a house. (When I have money, when I'll receive a salary, I will buy a house.) 2. If I were more talented, I would study art. (I would study art if I were more talented, but I am not talented so I am not studying art.) If I were rich, I would have money. (But I am not, so I do not have money.) 3. If I had been more talented, I would have been studying art. (I would study art in the past, if I had been more talented, but I was not talented, therefore I did not study art.) Mixed 1. If I had not been so shy, I would be friends with her. (But I was shy, so I did not reach out to her, therefore we are not friends.) Mixed 2. If I were good at baking, I would have baked a cake. (But I was not good at baking and I am still not - it is a general fact, so I did not bake the cake in the past.)

[@armaangupta7270]

greatest vid of cond. ever great vid ben

[@olghitacari]

oh woooooooowwwwww! that's the way to understand conditionals! THANKS A LOT! 🏵

[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

You're a competent teacher and u have the knack for teaching and getting your point across

[@valeskaferro9510]

thank you!!! for making the video. And the afford that it means.

[@ArtemHahauz-nm7bk]

This is the most confusing grammer I've ever seen although thanks to Ben it clarified almost completely. Thank you very much I usually learn American English though.

[@aigara_life]

If I had found this channel earlier, I would have an advance level👍

[@alessandroricci7235]

If you had been my english teacher when I attended high school, I would certainly have learnt conditional forms more easily! The mixed conditionals were not part of english grammar, but with such a brilliant teacher like you everything becomes clear. Thank u do much Ben!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Alessandro! I'm glad you found the video useful 🙂

[@tofiqpasayev]

Thank you

[@maricarmenalmeria]

Thanks

[@santipoggi]

Great video Ben! very helpful

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you liked it 🙂

[@heikedietzel4603]

Marvellous explanations🦋♦️ THANK YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Fun fact: In the middle of recording this video, my mobile phone, which was in my back pocket, fell into the water 🤦🏻‍♂️. You can hear the "plop" if you listen carefully at 7:19. I didn't realise until I was walking home. Needless to say, I had to buy a new phone 😢 (By the way, I give a lot of information quite quickly in his video... I recommend you pause and rewatch the different parts of the explanation in order to make sure you undertand clearly )

[@Krmly]

If you had been more careful, your mobile phone wouldn't have fallen into the water :(

[@Krmly]

If you went to repair your phone, maybe you wouldn't have to buy a one new! (Fingers crossed)

[@OceanChild75]

Oh no!! 😢 have you tried putting it in a bag of dry rice? I know it sounds crazy but I know people who saved their phone that way (apparently the rice can absorb the water)

[@Krmly]

@@OceanChild75 A few years ago, I dropped my phone into the WC and I thought it wouldn't come back again!!. After a while, it survived. I couldn't believe it. It was a Motorola, year 2016.

[@Crisguay]

If you hadn't been so engrossed in recording the video, you might have heard the "plop." This is another proof of how committed you are as a teacher! 😅

[@lauracunavalido12]

Thanks for this video!!!!! What a lovely place!!!❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome, Laura 🙂

[@aigara_life]

I've never seen anything like this before. Thank you Ben👍

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful 🙂

[@Krmly]

Very simple and effective examples! Thank you for being outside again. Springtime seems to welcome it :)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

It's difficult to stay indoors at this time of the year!

[@user-it9uo9kr5j]

Thank you for explanation. I'm sure your channel will help me to become a good teacher in future.

[@mihaicaragheorghe5217]

Congrats for another successful video!Your videos are really useful and easy to be understood!Congrats for your work!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Mihai! I appreciate it 🙂

[@besarionmetreveli9387]

perfect explanation!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you think so!

[@nosycat9793]

What a great lesson. Thank you 😊

[@vanessadimarco158]

Really helpful indeed. Thanks a lot

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad it was helpful!

[@luciamendez295]

That was a jaw-dropping explanation. 😲 I can't believe it! 👏👏👏

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks! 😃

[@turicoppola9815]

Thank you Ben for teaching us these paramount lessons to improve our own english. You are by far the best english teacher! ❤ Cheers.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're very kind, Turi 🙂

[@marceladumitrufilip]

Your style is utterly unique Ben😘🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 cheers!!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Marcela 🙂

[@peligrosini091]

You are amazing Ben, this is one of your best videos. You are in my TV all day long teaching to me and making my day better. Keep it up! 😉

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Federico! I appreciate that 🙂

[@simonelorenzoni]

I'm still smiling about your phone falling into the water in the background. Thank you so much Ben, really well explained.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Fortunately, I don't buy expensive phones! If the phone had cost me more, I would be more annoyed! 🙂

[@manuelaraujoalonso335]

I love you man, I really apperciate all the content you´ve been doing lately. I am hardly studying in order to pass the C1 and I relish having it. Your videos are amazing, by the way I actually live in Spain, I hope you love this charming country :)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I do!

[@errolvargashernandez8187]

I'm from Costa Rica and I just want to thank you for your contribution in my studies for CAE

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help

[@user-pk6bk6nu6s]

If I hadn't seen this vid, my mind wouldn't be blown! 🤯

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Excellent! 😃

[@emiliavizireanu1230]

Hello Ben ! It might seem crazy , but despite the fact that I'am on the edge of my C1 exam , I still find this video extremely helpful . Having a revision of all conditionals was a good memory refresh. Thank you do much ! Very well explained as usual. The last one however remains quite confusing. " If I was in Spain , I definitely would have chosen you as my English teacher " I don't remember if a comma is needed . Again : thank you 🌟🌟🌟

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Hi Emilia! It's always a good idea to revise the conditionals. (You only need a comma between the clauses when you start with the "if" clause 👍)

[@silviamongeroffarello126]

It's so useful, I'm going to teach conditionals next week 😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Great!

[@christophemunier6763]

Hello Ben and thanks again for this video which was most interesting. I had completely forgotten the use of the mixed conditional type 1 and 2. If I may rectify one thing though, in conditional 3, WOULD is not followed by the Present Perfect but by an INFINITIVE Perfect. If it were followed by the Present Perfect, you would have then a sentence like: If he’d known the outcome, he would haS never gone ahead with the merging. Thanks again, and if you have any more ideas on the difference between formal and informal English, please indulge yourself in recording them! 😊 Christophe.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Good point, Christophe 👍

[@melvinpristyo2877]

Hi Ben, your video was amazing with a very clear explanation. In daily spoken English, people also use a mixed conditional in which the if-clause is in the present simple and use "would" instead of "will" in the main clause. E.g. : If it rains, we would cancel our trip. What implication does the speaker have in mind when they use this kind of mixed conditional ? I'm looking forward to your explanation. Best regards,

[@OceanChild75]

Thank you so much Ben, l was so confused about the difference between all these conditionals and when I have googled it, I got even more confused but you explained it in such a clear and concise manner! 😇 Oh and I love your little Amy haha she is such a cutie 🥰

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm glad you found the video useful! 🙂 (Amy was feeling sorry for herself as she'd just got a shock from an electric fence 😯)

[@OceanChild75]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. oh no 🙉 bless her 🥺

[@fleurblanche7642]

This is such a good and vivid explanation of English grammar four conditionals explained so evocatively ike a story being told Good to have four conditionals only in contemporary English because had the shakespearian usage outlived we would have something like this If he were twenty Sir John falstaff he shall not abuse Rrobert Shallow Is it possible to read it modern English this sentence

[@KsuCielly]

I’m really sorry for your phone, but thanks a lot for this awesome explanation!❤❤❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks 🙂

[@user-up2rd1do9s]

Great lesson. 👍 With utmost regards from The Republic of Srpska Bosnia. :)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm glad you liked it 🙂

[@viniciusguimaraes6316]

Amy ❤

[@vladvasii]

Hello Ben! I’m preparing for the C1 exam and I was wondering if you can suggest me any practice books, right now I’m using “Advanced Trainer 2”

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I recommend some books in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ-ai4aYgKaUq6s

[@nastya3280]

Ben, where do you live? Seems like in paradise🤩 Thank you for the video. I usually find conditionals quite confusing and tricky, especially the second and third ones. I can barely tell the difference. But I feel like I got the idea of how to use them. Practice makes perfect💪 Thank you a lot again😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm happy to help 🙂 (I live in Asturias, northern Spain)

[@user-qs7kv9gf1h]

Quick question: in the third conditional example "If you had sat in the sun for too long, you would have got burnt", wouldn't it be "you would have gotten burnt", since we are using the present perfect? Thank you and keep up the work!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

"Gotten" is American English. I'm English so use "Got" which is British English. Both are correct

[@silviamongeroffarello126]

It's really clear, congratulations, I'm sorry about your phone😮

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks 🙂

[@freddiemercury8700]

Ben good to see you again gaffer. No comma if we invert the clause, right? Had I known you were coming, I'd've baked you a carrot/ cheese cake 🎂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

That's right, Freddie 👍

[@felicial9238]

"If we were smarter, we wouldn't have had our money robbed"; "if we were smarter, we wouldn't be so poor"; "if we had paid more attention in saving money, we wouldn't be so poor now"

[@Marina-uw3ll]

Ben, hello. I have “interesting” news))) I have failed the CPE exam (that was on the 4 of March) 🙁 yesterday I got the statement of results, good scores was only on writing and speaking. Can I ask you: are there available courses at your group for CPE preparation? I am going to take this test again on the 9 of June….

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Hi Marina. Commiserations on not passing the exam. Regarding the course, it's an online video course so you can complete it in your time when it's convenient for you. Here's the link: ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/courses/complete-c2-proficiency-cambridge-english-exam-preparation-course

[@moldprintsrl]

Does Mixed 1 has a different meaning from Cond 3? If type 3 can replace Mixed then I won't bother learning the mixed 1

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

No, they're not the same

[@user-ch2oi7js6x]

Hello Ben, my name is Aliki Olesia and I am interested in taking English lessons, how could I contact you for more info?

[@gianluigigaleota6632]

If had passed the exam last year, I’d be showing off the certificate now.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Excellent 👍

[@byjoasvega9417]

What about the inverted conditional?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I made a video a couple of years ago in which I spoke about inversion with conditionals. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6G3kphulrF4frc

[@byjoasvega9417]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. thank you so much!!!! I’ll pass my exam with flying colours because of your videos!!! thanks teacher Ben!

[@basantabc7536]

Would I not have had to learn English if I were from Anglosphere regions.

[@michellemarie8394]

May I ask you what tipe of conditionals are these ones? "If I were you (it's impossible), I would be an English native speaker "; "If I was a better student (it's possible), I would write for an English magazine". I bumped into the second example after listening to the song "If I was", so I started to wonder if there were some "musical- rhythmical reasons" for that structure, or if it was for grammar reasons. I do apologize to you and to Midge Ure in advance, thank you :')

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

They are both examples of the second conditional expressing unreal (hypothetical) situations. "If I were you..." is a kind of fixed expression in which you can only use "were". In the second example, both "was" and "were" are accepted nowadays (although some grammar traditionalists disagree)

[@michellemarie8394]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you very much for your answer.

[@nirajthakor9748]

​@@michellemarie8394Can u please tell me this one..If someone can't be someone else then how could we use HAD BEEN in Conditional 3? Like If i had been you then i would have.. Bcz even in the past it was completely hypothetical

[@MrErgashevich]

If I have seen this video earlier I would known CLAUSES

[@arsh4295]

Congratulations for buying new phone 😸

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks!

[@freddiemercury8700]

🇬🇧 If every viewer chips in a quid, we should be able to buy a Ben a new phone. Now, who is in? Ben, how do I send you my quid ?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Haha... Thanks, Freddie! 🙂 But I've already bought a new phone. A cheap one, in case it happens again!

[@freddiemercury8700]

It won't happen unless you go to the same spot.

[@user-qz3qe8vq5n]

there is nothing you could have done that would have stopped me from subscribing ur channel. correct sentence?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Excellent!

[@simonelorenzoni]

If drop the phone, it fall...into the water

[@Daniula02]

If I were British I wouldn't be struggling so much with conditionals! 😭😭😭😭 They're my worst nightmare! 🙈

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

That one was well constructed! 👏👏👏

[@lauraa.6418]

Riveting stone 🤣

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Good name for a rock group... "The Riveting Stones" 😆

[@lauraa.6418]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. you could play bass 😏

[@user-du7nd9ns5b]

If you hadn't recorded the video near water, it wouldn't have fallen down

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😆 If I weren't so stupid, I wouldn't have put my phone in my back pocket.

[@user-du7nd9ns5b]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you for your videos, they help thousands of people around the world to manage a better English.🤗

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Thanks, Roberta!

[@mariaradulovic3203]

My weak point. Never felt 100% sure.

[@nosycat9793]

Can I say: If I hadn't worked hard, I wouldn't have a nice house (now).

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes, perfect!

[@nosycat9793]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. thank you. Can I say : If I had been lazy, I wouldn't be a manager now.