When is zero conditional used?
General truth, Universal truth, 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."
If I won the Super Smash Bros. tournament, I ______ (have) a chance to travel to Japan.
would have
We couldn't play Wii because the controller had no batteries.
"If the controller had had batteries, we would have played Wii"
My roommate always makes noise when sleeping, I cannot sleep!
Zero conditional
Make a second conditional sentence.
(I / to meet a famous gamer/ I / to ask him for an autograph)
"If I met a gamer I would ask him for an autograph"
Humans ______ (live) if there is no air.
don't live
I want to play outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.
"If it weren't/wasn´t raining, I would play outside today."
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
Imaginary situations, untrue to present
Make a zero conditional sentence.
(you / eat junk food / you / get fat)
"If you eat junk food, you will get fat."
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(not pass the exam)
don´t do, will not pass the exam
I'll try to give your message to mom, but I'm not sure if I'll see her.
"If I see mom, I'll give her your message."
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 I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(eat) all day.
(The fact is, you are NOT a baby now)
were, would sleep, (would) eat
I want to be a YouTuber. I wish I had a camera.
"If I had a camera, I would be a YouTuber"
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: situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation... if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
Make a third conditional sentence.
(I / to not eat so many tacos / I / not felt sick)
"If I hadn't eaten so many tacos, I wouldn't have felt sick."
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you traveled to Colombia?
would you visit
Kathy wants to go to Six Flags but she doesn't have any money.
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to Six Flags"