What's the conditional?
If it is sunny, we will go to the park
First conditional
When is zero conditional used?
To talk about things that are certain or always true
Make a first conditional sentence.
(The weather / to be sunny / we / to go surfing)
"If the weather is sunny tomorrow, we will go surfing."
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
If you heat ice, it melts
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Things in the future that are likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening
Make a second conditional sentence.
(I / to win the lottery / I / to travel the world)
"If I won the lottery, I would travel the world"
If you drop glass, ____ (to break)
It breaks
If I'm hungry, I eat
Zero conditional
When do we use second conditional?
To talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations
Make a zero conditional sentence.
(To rain / you / to get wet )
"If it rains, you get wet"
If you had driven more carefully, you would not _____ (to have an accident).
have had an accident
If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world
Second conditional
When do we use third conditional?
To talk about an imagined past or speculate how things could have been different
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 he didn't have a dog, he _____ (to be able to go) anywhere
could go
If he had woken up earlier, he wouldn't have missed the bus
Third conditional
Which conditional is commonly used to talk about regrets?
Third conditional
Make a third conditional sentence.
(I / to study more / I / would have / to pass the exam)
"If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam"
If you take the dog out now, I _____ (to do it) later.
will do it