What's the conditional?
When is zero conditional used?
General truth, universal truth.
Make a first conditional sentence.
(The weather / be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / 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 had studied, he probably wouldn't have failed his midterm exam."
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations or likely situations
Make a second conditional sentence.
(I / meet a genie / I / ask him for three wishes)
"If I met a genie I would ask him for my three wishes"
Humans ______ (live) if there is no air.
don't live
I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
Imaginary situations or unlikely situations (untrue to the present)
Make a zero conditional sentence.
(you / smoke / you / get yellow teeth)
"If you smoke, you get yellow teeth."
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be told off).
don´t do, will be told off.
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 _______(play) all day.
were, would sleep, play
She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university.
Third conditional
Compare 2 and 3 conditionals
type 2: imaginary/hypothetical situation, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)
type 3: hypothetical situations in the past, if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle
Make a third conditional sentence.
(I / not eat so much / I / not feel 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