What's the conditional?
If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.
First conditional
When is zero conditional used?
Habits, scientific facts, universal truths, instructions and rules.
Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
"If I wake up late I'm late for work."
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
Chuck is driving too fast. He is going to crash his car.
"If Chuck drives too/so fast, he will crash his car"
If my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Possible/ Probable situations
Make a second conditional sentence. (I / to meet a genie / I / to ask him for my three wishes)
"If I met a genie I would ask him for my three wishes"
Wood ______ (burn) if there is no air.
doesn't burn
I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.
"If it weren't/wasn´t raining, I would work outside today."
If John had arrived earlier, he would have seen the start of the film.
Third conditional
When do we use type 2 conditionals?
Unreal or improbable situations.
Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / smoke / you / be not / a healthy person)
"If you smoke, you are not a healthy person."
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don´t do, will be punished
I'll try to give your message to Ted, but I'm not sure if I'll see him or not.
"If I see Ted, I'll give him your message."
Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?
Second conditional
When do we use type 3 conditionals?
Imaginary result of things that didn't happen
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)
were, would sleep, (would) play
Joseph didn't look in the sales. He didn't find a cheap leather jacket.
"If John had looked up in the sales, he woud have found a cheap leather jacket"
If I had time, I would learn to play the guitar
Second conditional
Compare 0, 1, and 2 conditionals
Type 0: universal truth, if-clause (present), main clause (present)
Type 1: possible/probable situations, if-clause (present), main clause (future)
Type 2: unreal or improbable situations, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)
Make a third conditional sentence. (She/ forget/ her credit card/ she / not buy/ a new TV)
"If she had forgotten her credit card, she wouldn't have bought a new TV"
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you had been to South Africa?
would you have visited
Kathy wants to go to the movies but she doesn't have any money.
"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"