What's the conditional?
If you have to do the washing up, I .......(help)you.
Will help (First conditional)
When is zero conditional used?
General truth, Universal truth
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."
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
Chuck isn't stupid, but he failed his midterm exam. Why? -- He didn't study for it.
If Chuck....
"If Chuck had studied, he probably wouldn't have failed his midterm exam."
Whenever my room mate .......(snore) loudly, I cannot sleep.
snores (Zero conditional)
When do we use first conditional?
Possible future situations, actions or events
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.
If it...
"If it weren't/wasn´t raining, I would work outside today."
If the company.........(spend) more Monet on advertising they might have been more successful.
Had spent. ( Third conditional)
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
Imaginary situations, untrue to present
Make a zero conditional sentence.
(you / to smoke / you / to get yellow teeth)
"If you smoke, you get yellow teeth."
I'll try to give your message to Ted, but I'm not sure whether I'll see him or not.
If I...
"If I see Ted, I'll give him your message."
........ you ........ (Be) surprised if it snowed next July?
Would you be (Second conditional)
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)
My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.
If my boss....
"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."
She would have become a teacher if she...... (go) to university
had gone (Third conditional)
Compare 2 and 3 conditionals
type 2: imaginary situation, untrue to present, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)
type 3: situation that didn't happen, hypothetical past actions... 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."
Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.
If Kathy....
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"