USAGE
We use the Zero Conditional to...
talk about definite situations, general facts and habits.
If I spoke French, I would study in France.
Second Conditional
What is the formula for zero conditionals
If + present simple, present simple
What is the formula for the first conditionals
If + present simple, will + infinitive
What is the formula for second conditionals
If + past simple, would + infinitive
We use the First Conditional to talk about possible situations and their consequences.
True or False
True
If my roommate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero Conditional
If Julie ___________(not/wear) a hat, she _________ (get) sunstroke.
If Julie doesn't wear a hat, she gets sunstroke.
If you ____ (forget) my birthday, I ______ (speak) to you again.
If you forget my birthday, I won't speak to you again.
If I __________ (live) in Germany, I ___________ (speak) German.
If I lived in Germany, I would speak German.
We use the Second conditional to...
talk about imaginary or unreal situations and their consequences in the present or the future.
Humans don't live if there is no air.
Zero Conditional
Wood ______ (burn) if there _____ (be) oxygen and fire.
Wood burns if there is oxygen and fire.
If the weather ______ (be) as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we ______ (go) surfing.
If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing.
If I ___________(be) a baby, I ______________(sleep and play) all day.
If I were a baby, I would sleep and play all day.
In Zero Conditional we use the present simple in:
a. one half of the sentence
b. both halves of the sentence
b. Both halves of the sentence
If you don't do the homework, you will be punished.
First Conditional
If babies ______ (be) hungry, they ____ (cry).
If babies are hungry, they cry.
If the sun _____ (come) out, we _____ (go) to the beach.
If the sun comes out, we will go to the beach.
If I _____ (met) a genie, I ____ (ask) him for my three wishes.
If I met a genie, I would ask him for my three wishes.
In First Conditional we use will in the half of the sentence with if. ¿True or False?
False
What cities would you visit if you went to South Africa?
Second Conditional
If children ___________(play) outside, they _______________ (not/get) overweight.
If children play outside, they don't get overweight.
I ____________ (not/go) if you ____________(not/come) with me.
I won't go if you don't come with me.
We ___________ (not/be) late again if we ______________(buy) a new car.
We wouldn't be late again if we bought a new car.