1st conditional
2nd conditional
1st or 2nd conditionals
Questions about conditionals
When or If
100
If I see David Beckham, I ...... (ask) him for an autograph for you.
If I see David Beckham, I will ask him for an autograph for you.
100
If I .... (leave) now, I would catch the train.
If I left now, I would catch the train.
100
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.
100
What tense do we use in the 1st conditional (in the if-clause)
Present Simple
100
Please, call me __________ you are back
Please, call me when you are back
200

Your friends .... (not/talk) with you if you don't behave well.

Your friends won't talk with you if you don't behave well.

200
If you ... (find) a bag full of money, would you keep it?
If you found a bag full of money, would you keep it?
200
What would happen if the sun ... (not shine)?
What would happen if the sun didn't shine?
200
What tense do we use in the 2nd conditional (in the if clause)
Past Simple
200
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.
300
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.
300
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.
300
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.
300
When do we need the 1st conditional?
For situations, that may happen
300
I'm going to town tomorrow. __________ you need anything, phone me.
I'm going to town tomorrow. If you need anything, phone me.
400
If you .... (ring) the bell, I will hear you.
If you ring the bell, I will hear you.
400
If the guide spoke better English, we .... (understand) him.
If the guide spoke better English, we would understand him.
400
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.
400
When do we use the 2nd conditional?
For unlikely situations
400
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.
500
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.
500
We .... (celebrate) with you if your team ... (win) today.
We would celebrate with you if your team won today.
500
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.
500
Which two things are never in one part of the sentence?
If + will/would
500
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.
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