Which conditional?
If you heat water enough, it boils.
Zero Conditional
When is zero conditional used?
is used for general truths, facts and everyday occurrences. It's not really connected to any particular time.
If it rains this afternoon, we _______ out. (NOT GO)
If it rains this afternoon we won't go out.
When you leave milk out long enough, it _____ bad. (GO)
When you leave milk out long enough, it goes bad.
If you _____ quickly you will catch the bus. (RUN)
If you run quickly you will catch the bus.
If I study, I will pass the exams.
First conditional
When do we use first conditional?
We use the first conditional to talk about real and possible future situations. It describes something that might happen if a certain condition is met. Describes real and possible future situations
If she _______ the exam, she won't get the job she has applied for. (NOT PASS)
If she doesn't pass the exam, she won't get the job she has applied for.
The beach would be an ideal place for a picnic if it ____ so crowded. (NOT BE)
The beach would be an ideal place for a picnic if it weren't / wasn't so crowded
If he had been able to afford it, he ______ her a diamond ring. (BUY)
If he had been able to afford it, he would have bought her a diamond ring.
If I were princes, I would live in the castle.
Third conditional
When do we use second conditional?
imaginary results of impossible or unlikely conditions in the present or future
If you don't water plants and flowers, they ____ (DIE)
If you don't water plants and flowers, they die.
If you mix hydrogen and oxygen, you ___ water. (GET)
If you mix hydrogen and oxygen, you get water.
If I had lost my way I _________ to the nearest police station. (GO)
If I had lost my way I would have gone to the nearest police station.
If she hadn't stopped to pick up her tissue, that car would've hit her.
Third conditional
When do we use third conditional?
The third conditional is used to talk about past situations that didn’t happen and their hypothetical consequences.
I ______ that if I were you. (NOT SAY)
I wouldn't say that if I were you.
If she had read the book carefully, she _____ it. (UNDERSTAND)
If she had read the book carefully, she would have understood it.
I ________ that if I were you. (NOT SAY)
I wouldn't say that if I were you.
Ice melts when the temperature rises.
Zero Conditional
What conditional would you use to give advice?
The second conditional is often used for giving advice. If I were you, I would take that job.
I ___ to your party if I had had time. (COME)
I would have come to your party if I had had time.
Be careful! If you touch this wire you _______ a shock. (GET)
Be careful! If you touch this wire you will get a shock.
If I _____ a spider in my bathroom I would cry out loud. (SEE)
If I saw a spider in my bathroom I would cry out loud.