USAGE
Make the conditional
Fill in the blanks
Transform the sentence
100
When is zero conditional used?
General truth, Universal truth, Habit?
100

Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)

"If I wake up late, I'm late for work."

100
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
100
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."
200
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations, cause and effect
200
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"
200
Wood ______ (burn) if there is no air.
doesn't burn
200
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."
300

When do we use the second conditional?

Imaginary situations, untrue to present

300
Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / to smoke / you / to get yellow fingers)
"If you smoke, you get yellow fingers."
300
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don´t do, will be punished
300
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."
400

What are the tense differences between the zero and first conditionals?

Zero: all present tenses

First: if-clause (present), main clause (future)

400
Make a first conditional sentence. ( You / to forget my birthday / I / to speak to you again)
"If you forget my birthday, I'll never speak to you again".
400
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
400
My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.
"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."
500

What modals, if any, can we use in the second conditional?

Could, Might

500
Make a first conditional sentence. (The weather / to be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / to go surfing)
"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing"
500
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to South Africa?
would you visit
500
Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"
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