First and Second Conditionals

First or Second?

100

If you wash the dishes, I will help you. 

First conditional

200

If you were a millionaire, you would be rich. 

Second conditional.

300

If it snows, we'll be very cold. 

First conditional

400

Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?

Second conditional

500

If I had time, I'd learn to play the guitar.

Second conditional

Use & Form

100

How many clauses does a conditional of any kind usually have?

2

200

When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations, cause and effect

300

When do we use second conditionals?

Imaginary situations, unlikely situations

400

What is the tense structure (or grammatical structure) of a first conditional?

if-clause (present simple), main clause (future simple -will/won't) 

reversed order is acceptable

500

What is the tense structure (or grammatical structure) of a second conditional?

if-clause (past simple), main clause (would + verb.1)

reversed order is acceptable

Change the 1st cond. to 2nd cond. PART.1

300

If I learn to do magic, I'll turn you into a frog.

If I learned to do magic, I would turn you into a frog.

400

If I see a talking bear at the train station, I'll take it home with me

If I saw a talking bear at the train station, I would take it home with me

500

I will see how the world changes if I live a thousand years.

I would want to see how the world changed if I lived a thousand years. 

Change the 1st cond. to 2nd cond. PART.2

300

I'll go to the party if I have money. 

I would go to the party if I had money.

400

I will create a new job if I go to another country.

I would create a new job if I went to another country. 

500

If I am the president, I'll make Monday a day off. 

If I were the president, I'd make Monday a day off.