ملخص الدرس / الأولى ثانوي/اللغة الإنجليزية/Grammar/If conditional (type 0-1-2)
the rule
When you want to express a condition that is likely to happen.
If + Subject + Verb in the present + Subject +
eg: If you have a balanced diet, you will be healthy or You will be healthy if you have a balanced diet
When you want to express a condition that is unlikely to happen.
If + Subject + Verb in the past +Subject + would(not) + stem
eg: If you had a balanced diet, you would be healthy. or You would be healthy if you had a balanced diet.
Note:
The verb is in the past form but the meaning is present. (If you had a balanced diet now, you would be healthy)
Use were with all the persons instead of was. ( If I were healthy I would be happier.)