What's the conditional?
First conditional
When is zero conditional used?
General truth, Universal truth, Habits
Make a first conditional sentence.
(The weather / to be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / to go surfing)
"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing."
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
Chuck isn't stupid, but he failed his midterm exam. Why? -- He didn't study for it.
"If Chuck had studied, he probably wouldn't have failed his midterm exam."
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Possible future situations, plans, predictions, threats
Make a first conditional sentence.
( You / to forget my birthday / I / to (not) speak to you again)
If you forget my birthday, I won't speak to you again
Humans ______ (live) if there is no air.
don't live
I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.
"If it weren't/wasn´t raining, I would work outside today."
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
Imaginary situations, untrue to present
Make a three conditional sentence.
If I had studied harder, I ________ (pass) the exam
If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don´t do, will be punished
I'll try to give your message to Ted, but I'm not sure whether I'll see him or not.
"If I see Ted, I'll give him your message."
Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?
Second conditional
Say the tense differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.
type 0: all present tenses
type 1: if-clause (present), main clause (future)
Make a second conditional sentence.
(I / to meet a genie / I / to ask him for my three wishes)
"If I met a genie I would ask him for my three wishes"
If I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day.
(The fact is, you are NOT a baby now)
were, would sleep, (would) play
My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.
"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."
She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
Third conditional
Compare 2 and 3 conditionals
type 2: imaginary situation, untrue to present, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)
type 3: situation that didn't happen in the past, and to imagine the result of this situation... if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I wish I (think) of writing the report on the computer long ago.
I wish I had thought of writing the report on the computer long ago.
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to South Africa?
would you visit
You ate too much dessert and now regret it
I wish I hadn't eaten so much dessert last night.