Real Conditional: real-life situations

Present If / When (simple present), (simple present) (simple present) if / when (simple present) Past If / When (simple past), (simple past) (simple past) if / when (simple past) If / When (simple past), (used to + verb) (used to + verb) if / when (simple past) Future If / When (simple present), (simple future) (simple future) if / when (simple present) If I go to a friend's house for dinner, I usually take a bottle of wine. I often go to the beach when I have a day off from work. If I went to her house for dinner, I usually took a bottle of wine. I often went to the beach when I had a day off from work. If the weather was nice, she used to walk to work. I used to go to the beach when I had a day off from work. If I go to her house for dinner tonight, I will take a bottle of wine. I am going to go to the beach when I have a day off from work.

Both if and when are used in the Real Conditional. Using if suggests that something happens less frequently. Using when suggests that something happens regularly. Unless can take the place of If...not in the Real Conditional. If he doesn't hurry up, we will leave without him. Unless he hurries up, we will leave without him.

Unreal Conditional: improbable, impossible, or imaginary situations

Present If (simple past), (would + verb) (would + verb) if (simple past) Past If (past perfect), (would have + past participle) (would + past participle) if (past perfect) Future If (simple past), (would + verb) (would + verb) if (simple past) If (were + pres. part.), (would be + pres. If I had a day off from work next week, I would go to the beach. I would come to your party if I had time. If I didn't watch so much TV, I would read more. Mary would move to Japan if she spoke Japanese. If I had owned a car, I would have driven to work. I would have read more as a boy if I hadn't watched so much TV.

part.) (would be + pres. part.) if (were + pres. part.) If (were going to + verb), (would be + pres. part.) (would be + pres. part.) if (were going to + verb)

If I were going to Fiji, I would be taking my scuba gear with me. I would be sleeping in a hammock if I weren't working. If I were not going to visit my son, I would be helping you study. I would not be eating this if I were going to be on a diet.

Modals
would + can = could would + may = might would + could = could would + should = should would + ought to = ought to would + might = might would have + can = could have would have + may = might have would have + could = could have would have + should = should have would have + might = might have If I went to Egypt, I could learn Arabic. If she had time, she might go to the party. If I had more time, I could exercise after work. If I had enough money, I should travel. If I had enough money, I ought to travel. If I had enough money, I might travel. If I had gone to Egypt, I could have learned Arabic. If she had had time, she might have gone to the party. If I had had more time, I could have exercised after work. If I had had enough money, I should have traveled. If he had invited you, you might have gone.