USAGE
When do we use the zero conditional?
General truth and facts
If I ______ (go) out tonight, I _________ (go) to the cinema
If I GO out tonight, I WILL GO to the cinema
If I ______ (be) you, I ______ (get) a new job
If I WERE you, I WOULD GET a new job
If I _________ (be) hungry, I ________ (buy) a sandwich in the cafeteria
If I HAD BEEN HUNGRY hungry, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT a sandwich in the cafeteria
If I miss the train, I will take the next one
First conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations in the present and future
If you _______ (get) back late, I ________ (be) angry
If you GET back late, I WILL BE angry
If he _____ (be) younger, he _____ (travel) more
If he WAS younger, he WOULD TRAVEL more
We __________ (book) a cabin if they _______ (not be) so expensive
We WOULD HAVE BOOKED a cabin if they HAD NOT BEEN so exprensive
If we go out in the rain, we get wet
Zero conditional
When do we use the second conditional?
Things that are unlikely to happen
If we ________ (not see) each other tomorrow, we _______ (see) each other next week
If we DON'T SEE each other tomorrow, we WILL SEE each other next week
If I ____ (speak) perfect English, I ____ (have) a good job
If I SPOKE perfect English, I WOULD HAVE a good job
What _______ you ______ (do) if the airline ______ (lose) your luggage?
What WOULD you HAVE DONE if the airline HAD LOST your luggage?
If I had worked harder I would have passed the exam
Third conditional
Say the TENSE differences between the zero conditional and the first conditional
In the zero conditional: the whole sentence is in present tenses
But in the first conditional: the if-clause is in the present, and the main clause is in the future
I _______ (come) early if you ____________ (want)
I WILL COME early if you WANT
She _____ (be) happier if she _____ (have) more friends
She WOULD BE happier if she HAD more friends
If you _______ (find) a bag on a train, _______ you ______ (take) it to the lost and found office?
If you HAD FOUND a bag on a train, WOULD you HAVE TAKEN it to the lost and found office?
If I won a lot of money, I would buy a big house
Second conditional
When do we use the third conditional?
Hypothetical situations (unreal, imaginary, regrets)
I __________ (not go) if you ________ (not come) with me
I WILL NOT GO if you DON'T COME with me
We ______ (buy) a house if we _____ (decide) to stay here
We WOULD BUY a house if we DECIDED to stay here
You will win extra 200 points if you get this right!!
I ______ (not use) the car park if I _____ (can) park on the street
I WOULD NOT HAVE USED the car park if I HAD BEEN ABLE to park on the street
I would not worry if I were you
Second conditional