Identify the type
When is zero conditional used?
To express facts and general truth.
Make a first conditional sentence.
(The weather / to be sunny tomorrow / we / to go surfing).
If the weather is sunny tomorrow, we will go surfing.
If I played the lottery, I __ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot.
would have
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."
If you combine hot oil and water, what happens?
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
To express possible situations in present or 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.
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."
Will you be upset if I miss the movie tonight?
First conditional
When do we use second conditional?
To express unreal, imaginary situations in present or future.
Make a zero conditional sentence.
(you / to smoke / you / to get yellow teeth)
If you smoke, you get yellow teeth.
If you __ (not do) the homework, I will punish you.
don´t do
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."
What tenses do we use in type 1 conditionals?
Present simple and future simple
Make a third conditional sentence.
(I / to not eat so much / I / not felt sick)
If I had not eaten so much, I would not have fallen sick.
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. The problem is I dont know Japanese.
"If I knew Japanese, my boss would send me to Japan."
If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be?
Second conditional
What is the difference in meaning (NOT structure) between type 2 and type 3 conditionals?
We use type 2 to express imaginary, unreal situations in present or future.
We use type 3 to talk about situations that did not happen in the past and to imagine a possible result of this situation in the past.
Make type 3 conditional question:
If / you / not start learning English / which language you choose?
If you hadn't started learning English, which language would you have chosen?
I would __ (believe) you if you __ (not lie) to me before.
would believe /would have believed
had not lied
Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"