English Conditionals: Free Grammar Course

About this course

Understand the main English conditional patterns through this free BBC Learning English grammar course. All seven Conditionals with Georgie videos are preserved: an introduction, zero, first, second and third conditionals, and two mixed-conditional lessons. The teaching progression moves from the introduction and simpler forms to hypothetical and mixed-conditionals practice.

Course at a glance

What you’ll learn

• Identify what a conditional sentence expresses in a familiar situation.
• Distinguish zero and first conditionals from hypothetical second-conditionals.
• Recognize the past-focused reasoning in third-conditionals.
• Explore how mixed conditionals connect different time references.

Skills you’ll gain

• Conditional sentences
• Grammar reasoning
• Hypothetical situations
• Time reference
• Sentence building
• English accuracy

Course Overview

Conditional grammar becomes more useful when you connect a sentence with the situation it describes. The introduction provides that starting point, and the zero and first conditional lessons establish patterns often used for general relationships and possible future situations. The second and third conditional recordings then introduce different hypothetical time references before the two mixed-conditionals lessons combine them. All seven source videos are available, with the core sequence arranged from introduction to later forms. This is a focused grammar course on the published conditional patterns, rather than a complete English syllabus. Its most useful result is the ability to explain why a sentence uses a particular pattern and to choose one that expresses your intended meaning.

How to study the course

• Begin with the introduction, zero and first conditional lessons. Write a familiar situation beside each example so the form remains connected with meaning.
• Compare the second and third conditional lessons. Mark the time reference and the imagined situation before trying to memorize a pattern.
• Study both mixed-conditional videos and return to an earlier form if the time relationship is unclear. Explain the sentence in ordinary words before creating a new example.

Use the searchable classroom lesson list to revisit a specific explanation. Pause after a useful demonstration, reproduce a small example and explain the result in your own words. Keep a short note of what worked, what changed and what you still need to understand before moving on.

Who is this for?

This course suits learners who already know basic verb forms and want a clearer understanding of conditional sentences. It is also useful for students revising grammar and teachers looking for a concise set of models across the main conditional types.

Before you start

Familiarity with present and past verb forms will help. Keep a short example notebook and practise interpreting meaning as well as filling a sentence gap. Free viewing does not include individual feedback, a formal placement test or a language certificate.

Put the lessons into practice

Write a small set of invented situations involving weather, study, travel and a missed opportunity. Choose an appropriate conditional pattern for each and explain the time reference in one sentence. Then take one situation and rewrite it using a different conditional type, noting how the meaning changes. Include a mixed-conditional example only after you can explain both parts clearly. Check your choices against the relevant video rather than relying only on the appearance of the verb forms, and keep a corrected version for later review.

This optional activity is provided by WikiFree for independent practice. It is not a graded assignment from the instructor. Keep your working notes, check the result against the task you defined and return to the relevant lesson when an assumption or technique is unclear.

Certificate / Assessment

Watching the public videos and using WikiFree progress tracking does not award a certificate, exam voucher, academic credit or instructor assessment.

Use your practice output to review what you can now explain and repeat independently. Completion tracking records your study progress; it does not replace an assessed qualification or professional experience.

Frequently asked questions

Provider: BBC Learning English. Videos play from the BBC Learning English channel on YouTube.