When is zero conditional used?
General truth, universal truth or habit
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."
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."
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
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"
I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional
Make a zero conditional sentence.
(you / to smoke / you / to get yellow teeth)
"If you smoke, you get yellow teeth."
Say the tense differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.
type 0: all present tenses
type 1: if-clause (present), main clause (future)
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".
If I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day.
(The fact is, you are NOT a baby now)
She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
Compare 2 and 3 conditionals
type 2: imaginary situation, untrue to present
if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)
type 3: imaginary situation about the past...
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
Make a third conditional sentence.
(I / to not eat so much / I / not felt sick)
"If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick."