Conditionals
Example for 0 conditional:
If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
If you drop ice in the sun, it melts.
If people don’t eat, they get hungry...
We use present simple for future...
schedules and timetables.
Other name for future simple:
Will
will + base werb (what tense is the if clause?)
Present simple
If you heat wood over 370°C , it... (0 conditional)
it burns.
How many conditionals are there?
4
For annoying habits we use ...
future simple (will)
will have + past participle is...
Future perfect
When do we NOT put a comma in conditional sentences?
When we don't start it with if.
By the time you arrive...
I will have...
Which 2 conditionals are in a mixed conditional
2nd and 3rd
For definite personal plans that have already been arranged with a specific time we use...
Present Continuous
Future perfect continuous definition:
Talks about the duration of a future action up to a specific future point.
Create a 3rd conditional sentence!
If...had + past participle, ... would have ...
A past action or situation that has a result in the present is which conditional?
mixed type 3->2
Which conditional do we use for present unreal situations?
2nd
We use future perfect for
actions that will be finished by a specific future time.
Give an example of future in the past
They thought/ decided/ etc... ..... would.....
Create a mixed type 3->2 conditional:
If ... had + past participle, would + base form ...
going to is used ... 2 categories
1. intention
2. prediction based on evidence
Mixed type 2->3 conditional example:
If...(past symple), ...(would have)...
To express an action that is imminent we use...
be about to
We use will for: (4 categories!)
1: opinions
2: spontaneous decisions
3: offers
4: promises
Which conditional is this: An imaginary past action has an unreal result in the present.
Mixed Type 3->2
For polite enquires about future plans we use ...
future continuous (Will you be using the copier soon?)