Rules
What is a conditional sentence?
A sentence that describes a possible or hypothetical situation and its result.
What is the structure of the zero conditional?
If + Present Simple, Present Simple.
What is the structure of the first conditional?
If + Present Simple, will + base verb.
What is the structure of the second conditional?
If + Past Simple, would + base verb.
What is the structure of the third conditional?
If + Past Perfect, would have + past participle.
How many main types of conditionals are there in English?
Four (Zero, First, Second, Third).
Complete the sentence: "If you heat water to 100°C, it ___."
boils.
Complete the sentence: "If I study hard, I ___ the exam."
will pass.
Complete the sentence: "If I ___ more fluent in French, I would move to Paris."
were.
Complete the sentence: "If I ___ the opportunity, I would have studied abroad."
had had.
In which part of a conditional sentence do we usually find the word "if"?
In the subordinate clause (the condition).
True or False: Zero conditional sentences describe hypothetical situations.
False (they describe general truths or facts).
True or False: The first conditional talks about events that are impossible.
False (it talks about possible future events).
Rewrite using the second conditional: "I don’t live near the sea, so I can’t go surfing every day."
If I lived near the sea, I could go surfing every day.
Rewrite using the third conditional: "I didn’t attend the meeting, so I missed the important updates."
If I had attended the meeting, I wouldn’t have missed the important updates.
What verb tense is typically used in the "if" clause of a zero conditional?
Present Simple.
Change the sentence to zero conditional: "Plants die if they don’t get sunlight."
If plants don’t get sunlight, they die.
Change the sentence to first conditional: "If it rains, we go inside."
If it rains, we will go inside.
True or False: In the second conditional, "were" is often used instead of "was" with "I" and "he/she/it."
True.
Create a third conditional sentence about a decision you regret.
If I had worked harder, I might have gotten a promotion.
Which type of conditional often describes unreal or hypothetical situations in the past?
Third Conditional.
Create a zero conditional sentence about what happens if you don’t sleep.
If you don’t sleep, you feel tired.
Create a first conditional sentence about what you’ll do if you win a prize.
If I win a prize, I will celebrate.
Create a second conditional sentence describing a change you'd make in the world and its result.
If I were a world leader, I would work to end poverty.
True or False: The third conditional is used to talk about past events that could have turned out differently.
True.