Zero conditional
If water gets too cold, _________
If water gets too cold, it freezes.
Liz: Shall we take the bus or the train?
Jessica: If we take the bus, it _____ (be) cheaper.
If we take the bus, it will be cheaper.
If he won the lottery, he ___________ (buy) a big house.
If he won the lottery, he would buy a big house.
I wouldn't have been lost if my phone _________ (had) battery.
I wouldn't have been lost if my phone had had battery.
Which conditional uses the Present Simple in both if clause and main clause?
Zero Conditional
What do we use the Zero Conditional for?
To talk about general truths, facts or habits.
When do we use the First Conditional?
When we talk about things that are likely to happen in the future.
When do we use the Second Conditional?
When we talk about unreal or imaginary situations that are unlikely to ever happen.
When do we use the Third Conditional?
We we talk about an action in the past that could have happened if something else had happened differently.
Which conditional uses the Present Simple in its if clause and the Future Will in its main clause?
First Conditional
If I _______ (wake) up late, I _______ (be) late for work.
If I wake up late, I am late for work.
If you _______ (be) careful, you ________ (be) okay.
If you are careful, you will be okay.
If I ________ (be) you, I ___________ (get) a new job.
If she _______ (not/be) sick, she __________ (go) to the party.
If she hadn't been sick, she would have gone to the party.
Which conditional is being used in the following sentence? "If I bought a car, it would be red"
Second Conditional
Which tenses do we use in the Zero Conditional structure?
Present Simple + Present Simple
Which tenses do we use in the First Conditional structure?
Present Simple and Future will
Which tenses do we use in the Second Conditional structure?
Past Simple and would/could + verb in base form
Which tenses do we use in the Third Conditional structure?
Past Perfect and Would/could/might + have + verb in past participle
Which conditional is being used in the following sentence? "If Melissa had known, she would have called us first"
Third Conditional