What's the conditional?
When is zero conditional used?
For facts and things that are always the same way
Make a first conditional sentence.
(The weather /be sunny and nice / we / go surfing)
"If the weather is sunny and nice, we will go surfing."
Chuck is smart, but he failed his midterm exam. Why?He didn't study for it.
If Chuck.... (study), he .... (not fail) his mid-term exam.
"If Chuck had studied, he probably wouldn't have failed his midterm exam."
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
For possible or probable actions
Make a second conditional sentence.
(I / meet a genie / I / 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 this week it rains every day-.
If it .... (not rain), I ... (work) outside today.
"If it didn't rain, I would work outside today."
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
Imaginary situations and hypothesis
Make a first conditional sentence.
(you / smoke / you / get yellow teeth)
"If you smoke, you will get yellow teeth."
That pizza was delicious but I ate too much and now I feel sick.
If I ... (not eat) the whole pizza, I ... (feel) allright.
"If I hadn't eaten the whole pizza, I would have felt allright"
Say the grammatical differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.
type 0: all present tenses
type 1: if-clause (present), main clause (future with will)
Make a first conditional sentence.
( You / forget my birthday / I / never/ 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)
was/were,
would sleep,
would play
My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.
If my boss .... (send), I ... (try) sushi.
"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."
She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
Compare Conditionals 2 and 3
type 2: imaginary situation
if-clause (past), main clause (would + infinitive)
type 3: situation that didn't happen or that happened and you imagine what it would be like if things had been different
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
Make a third conditional sentence.
(I / not eat so much / I / not felt sick)
"If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick."
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to South Africa?
would you visit
Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.
If Kathy ... (have) some money, she .... (go) to the movies
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"