1st conditional
If I see Taylor Swift, I ...... (ask) him for an autograph for you.
If I see Taylor Swift, I will ask him for an autograph for you.
If I .... (leave) now, I would catch the train.
If I left now, I would catch the train.
If you dance with a boy, all the girls ... (be) jealous of you.
If you dance with a boy, all the girls will be jealous of you.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What tense do we use in the 1st conditional (in the part with the if)
Present Simple
Please, call me __________ you are back
Please, call me when you are back
They .... (throw) you out of the restaurant if you light a cigar.
They will throw you out of the restaurant if you light a cigar.
If you ... (find) a bag full of money, would you keep it?
If you found a bag full of money, would you keep it?
What would happen if the sun ... (not shine)?
What would happen if the sun didn't shine?
What tense do we use in the 2nd conditional (in the part with the if)
Past Simple
There could be a letter from Bill today. __________ there is, please tell me.
There could be a letter from Bill today. If there is, please tell me.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
You will catch a cold if you ... (not put) on something warmer.
You will catch a cold if you don't put on something warmer.
If it .... (not be) so hot in here, I would go and shut the windows.
If it wasn't so hot in here, I would go and shut the windows.
If you painted your fingernails black, Sally, you ... (look) like a witch.
If you painted your fingernails black, Sally, you would look like a witch.
When do we need the 1st conditional?
For likely situations
I'm going to town tomorrow. __________ you need anything, phone me.
I'm going to town tomorrow. If you need anything, phone me.
If you .... (ring) the bell, I will hear you.
If you ring the bell, I will hear you.
If the guide spoke better English, we .... (understand) him.
If the guide spoke better English, we would understand him.
I ... (help) you if I didn't have to help my mother.
I would help you if I didn't have to help my mother.
When do we use the 2nd conditional?
For unlikely situations
I'm thirsty. __________ I come home, I'll have a cup of tea.
I'm thirsty. When I come home, I'll have a cup of tea.
Mum is in a mad mood today, so it ... (be) better if you ... (wait) outside.
Mum is in a mad mood today, so it will be better if you wait outside.
We .... (celebrate) with you if your team ... (win) today.
We would celebrate with you if your team won today.
If our teachers were our age, they ... (understand) us better, I think.
If our teachers were our age, they would understand us better, I think.
Which two things are never in one part of the sentence?
If + will/would
I'm going to spend my holidays in England. __________ I am there, I'll buy two pullovers.
I'm going to spend my holidays in England. When I am there, I'll buy two pullovers.