Usage
When do we use zero conditional?
Facts which are generally true or scientific facts
If you want to _______(pass) the exam with a great mark, you have to ________ (work) hard.
pass, work
Make a first conditional sentence
If I ......................................(not go) to bed soon, I ............................. (be) tired in the morning
If I don’t go to bed soon, I will be tired in the morning.
Make a first conditional dialogue
A: What / you / do if / it / rain ?
B: i / stay / at home.
A: What do you do when it rains?
B: I stay at home.
Make a first conditional sentence
If the weather .................... (be) sunny tomorrow we ............ (go) to the park.
If the weather is sunny tomorrow we will go to the park.
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations in the future
Predicting a likely result in the future
Water _________(boil) if you ______(put) it on the fire.
boils, put
Make a zero conditional sentence
If you ............... (burn) a candle, it ..............(start) to melt.
If you burn a candle, it starts to melt.
Make a second conditional sentence
i / buy / that computer / it be / cheaper (It is very expensive)
I would buy that computer if it was cheaper
Make a second conditional sentence
If Luke ............ (live) in the UK, I ............(see) him more often.
If Luke lived in the UK, I would see him more often.
When do we use second conditional?
Hypothetical or unlikely situations
Unreal or improbable situation now or in the future
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to South Africa?
would, visit
Make a zero conditional sentence
When it ............ (rain), the grass ........... (get) wet.
When it rains, the grass gets wet.
Make a second conditional sentence
i / own / a car / i drive / to work (But I don't own a car)
If I owned a car, I would drive to work. But I don't own a car.
Make a second conditional sentence
If Lucy ........................... (have) enough time, she ............................. (travel) more.
If Lucy had enough time, she would travel more
When do we use third conditional?
Imagine a different past
Imaginary situation that did not happen
If I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day. (The fact is, you are NOT a baby now)
were, would sleep, play
Make a second conditional sentence
If I .......................................... (want) a new car, I ............................(buy) one
If I wanted a new car, I would buy one
Make a second conditional dialogue
A: what / you / do / you / win / the lottery? (the fact is, you didn't win)
B: I / buy / a house.
A: What would you do if you won the lottery?
B: I would buy a house.
Make a third conditional sentence
If the students .................. (had not be) late for the exam, they ................ (pass).
If the students hadn’t been late for the exam, they would have passed.
What tense do we use for the first conditional in both clauses?
Present simple in the condition clause and will/won't in the result clause.
If my school bag ________(be) too heavy, I _________(take) a taxi.
is, will take
Make a third conditional sentence
If she ........................................(study) Mandarin, she .......................................... (go) to Beijing.
If she had studied Mandarin, she would have gone to Beijing.
Make a first conditional sentence
we / send / an invitation our friends / come / to our party.
If we send an invitation, our friends will come to our party.
Make a second conditional sentence
If she ....................... (have) her laptop with her, she ......................... (send) me and email.
If she had her laptop with her, she would send me an email.