USAGE
We use the Zero Conditional...
to talk about facts and instructions.
If I spoke French, I would study in France.
Second Conditional
What is the formula for zero conditionals
If + present simple, present simple
What is the formula for the first conditionals
If + present simple, will + infinitive
What is the formula for second conditionals
If + past simple, would + infinitive
We use the First Conditional...
to talk about possible situations and their consequences.
If my roommate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero Conditional
If you _____ (smoke), you ______ (get) yellow fingers.
If you smoke, you get yellow fingers.
If you ____ (forget) my birthday, I ______ (speak) to you again.
If you forget my birthday, I won't speak to you again.
If I __________ (live) in Germany, I ___________ (speak) German.
If I lived in Germany, I would speak German.
We use the Second conditional...
to talk about imaginary or improbable situations and their consequences.
Humans don't live if there is no air.
Zero Conditional
Wood ______ (burn) if there _____ (be) oxygen and fire.
Wood burns if there is oxygen and fire.
If 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 ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day.
If I were a baby, I would sleep and play all day.
In Zero Conditional we use the present simple in:
- one half of the sentence
- both halves of the sentence
Both halves of the sentence
If you don't do the homework, you will be punished.
First Conditional
If babies ______ (be) hungry, they ____ (cry).
If babies are hungry, they cry.
If the sun _____ (come) out, we _____ (go) to the beach.
If the sun comes out, we will go to the beach.
If I _____ (met) a genie, I ____ (ask) him for my three wishes.
If I met a genie, I would ask him for my three wishes.