What's the conditional?
USAGE
Make the conditional
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100
If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.
First conditional
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
200
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
200

When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations for the future; 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
300
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional
300

When do we use type 2 conditionals?

Imaginary/hypothetical 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
400
Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?
Second conditional
400
Say the tense differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.
type 0: all present tenses type 1: 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
500
If I had time, I would learn to play the guitar
Second conditional
500

Compare 0, 1, and 2 conditionals

type 0: general truth, if-clause (present), main clause (present) type 1: possible situations, if-clause (present), main clause (future) type 2: imaginary situation, untrue to present, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)

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
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