Zero, First, Second, Third Conditionals

Wish clauses

100

My father told me to take my raincoat to school because it would rain in the afternoon, but I didn't listen. Now, I'll get wet in my way home.

I wish/if only I had listened to my mother/ I had taken my raincoat/ it didn't rain

200

I'm on a trip with two friends and we booked a room with a double and a single bedroom. One of my friends said he snores, but I thought it couldn't be that bad. Now we're both in the double bedroom, it's 3am, and I can't sleep.

If only/ I wish I was sleeping in the single bedroom/ I was sharing the bedroom with my other friend/ I had taken my friend's warning seriouly/ my friend wouldn't snore

300

One of my childhood dreams is to win the lottery and invite all my friends to an all-included trip to Bahamas.

If only/ I wish I won the lottery/ I had lots of money

400

I've never seen or touched snow, I've just seen it on TV or the internet. I'm so curious about how it must feel like.

If only/ I wish I could see and touch snow for the fisrt time/ someone took me to a snow mountain

500

I'm so annoyed with my family. Every time I invite someone over, they ask them so many personal questions. It's embarrassing.

If only/ I wish my family would be less nosy/ they wouldn't ask so many questions/ they would behave differently with my friends

USAGE

100

When is zero conditional used?

General truth, Universal truth, Habit?

200

When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations, cause and effect

300

When do we use type 2 conditionals?

Imaginary situations, untrue to present

400

Say the tense differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.

type 0: all present tenses type 1: if-clause (present), main clause (future)

500

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, and to imagine the result of this situation... if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

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 / to get yellow teeth)

"If you smoke, you get yellow teeth."

400

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".

500

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."

Fill in the blanks

100

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

would have

200

Humans ______ (live) if there is no air.

don't live

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

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."

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 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"