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

I will go to the party if I finish my homework

First conditional

400

Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?

Second conditional

500

If I were a parrot, I would sit on my branch and talk all day.

Second conditional

USAGE

100

When is the zero conditional used?

General/Universal truth

200

When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations, cause and effect

300

When do we use the second conditional?

Imaginary, hypothetical, or 'nearly impossible' situations.

400

What is the difference between zero and first conditionals

zero conditional: general truths

first conditional: future possibility

500

Compare the first and second conditionals

First conditional: future possibility

Second conditional: imaginary present/future situations

Make the conditional

100

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."

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"

300

Make a zero conditional sentence.

(you / to smoke, you / get / yellow teeth)

"If you smoke, you get yellow teeth."

400

Make a first conditional sentence.

( You / forget / my birthday again this year, I / never / speak / to you again)

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

500

Make a second conditional sentence.

(I / be / you, I / go / to the hospital)

"If I were you, I'd go to the hospital."

Fill in the blanks

100

If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot

would have

200

Fish ______ (breathe) if they are out of their natural habitat.

can't breathe

300

If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)

don't do, will be punished

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

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

would you visit

Transform the sentence

100

James wishes he had a lot of money so he could buy a big house and a fast car.

"If James had a lot of money, he would buy a big house and a fast car."

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/could 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"