What's the conditional?
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Make the conditional
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Transform the sentence
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If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.
First conditional
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When is zero conditional used?

General truths and facts


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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."

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If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
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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."
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Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
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When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations

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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"

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Humans ______ (live) if there is no air.
don't live
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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 work outside today."

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When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional
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When do we use second conditionals?

Imaginary/hypothetical situations

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Make a zero conditional sentence.


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

"If you smoke, you get yellow teeth."

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If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don´t do, will be punished
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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."
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Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?
Second conditional
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Say the tense differences between zero and  first conditionals.

0: all present tenses 1st: if-clause (present), result clause (future)

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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".

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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
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My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.
"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."
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She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university

Third conditional
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Compare 2nd and 3rd conditionals

2nd Conditionals

Use: hypothetical conditions in the present or future

Structure: if-clause (past), result clause (would + bare infinitive)


3rd  Conditional

Use: Hypothetical situations in the past and their results in the past

Structure: if + past perfect, would + have + past participle

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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."

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What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to South Africa?
would you visit
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Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"
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