Zero, First and Second Conditionals

What's the conditional?

100

If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.

First conditional

200

Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.

Zero conditional

300

When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.

Zero conditional

400

Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?

Second conditional

500

If I had time, I would learn to play the guitar

Second conditional

USAGE

100

When do we use the zero conditional?

General truths and facts.

200

When do we use the first conditional?

Possible situations in the future (cause and effect).

300

When do we use the second conditional?

Imaginary situations, now or in the future.

400

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

Zero conditional:  if-clause (present simple), result clause (present simple).

First conditional: if-clause (present), result clause (will [or other modal verbs] + infinitive).

500

Compare zero, first and second conditionals

Zero: things that are always true - if-clause (present simple), result clause (present simple).

First: possible situations about the future - if-clause (present simple), main clause (wil/modal verbs + infinitive).

Second: imaginary situations about the present/future - if-clause (past), main clause (would + infinitive)

Make the conditional

100

I / wake up late / I / be / late for work

"If I wake up late, I'll be late for work."

200

I / meet a genie / I / ask him for my three wishes.

"If I met a genie, I would ask him for my three wishes."

300

you / smoke / you / your fingers / turn / yellow

"If you smoke, your fingers turn yellow."

400

You / forget my birthday / I / speak to you again

"If you forget my birthday, I'll never speak to you again".

500

the weather / be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / go surfing

"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing"

Fill in the blanks

100

If I ______ (win) the lottery, I ______ (go) on a trip around Europe.

won - would go

200

Wood ______ (burn) if there ________ (be) no air.

doesn't burn - is

300

Unless ________(do) the homework, you __________(be punished)

do, will be punished

400

If I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day.

were, would sleep, (would) play

500

What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you _______ (go) to South Africa?

would you visit - went

Transform the sentence

100

I like going to the cinema. I always go there on rainy days.

"I go to the cinema when it rains."

200

I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.

"If it wasn´t raining, I would work outside today."

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

My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.

"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."

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"