Zero Conditional/Present Real
What is the structure for zero conditional?
If condition/clause (present simple)
main clause/result (present simple)
What is the structure for first conditional?
If clause/condition (present)
Main clause/result (be going to/modal + base form of verb)
If a company has good leadership, it will attract a strong workforce.
1st conditional - future real
Roadsides can look terrible (unless/even if) they are kept clean.
unless
When is the zero conditional used?
to describe general truths, habits, routines, and scientific facts
When is first conditional used?
To state a possible future situation or condition and the likely result
For predictions
If I get a raise, I can take my family on vacation to Hawaii.
1st - future real
Volunteers can have a big impact (even if/unless) they give a small portion of their time.
even if
True or False - The zero conditional is used for certainty.
True - the zero conditional is used for 100% certainty. It is always true.
The modal will is used to indicate
absolute certainty
If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
Present Real Conditional
(Even if/Unless) you get that truck moved and we get binoculars on the window, there's no clear sight line to the keypad.
Even if
When an if clause comes first in a sentence, you must use a ______________ to separate the clauses.
comma
The modals can/could are used to indicate
possibility
Companies help many people if they donate money to charities.
zero
You'll be sick (unless/even if) you stop eating.
unless
Conditionals are often used to express cause and __________ relationships in academic writing.
effect
The modal should is used to indicate
The modals may/might are used to indicate
strong possibility
uncertainty
We may rent it if we like the apartment.
Future Real Conditional
(Even if/ unless) people start volunteering more to help people in need, there will still be many social problems in society.
Even if