Structure/ Usage
What is the structure of the FIRST conditional?
If + Present Simple, WILL + infinitive
If my husband cooks, he _____________ (burn) the food.
If my husband cooks, he burns the food.
If it rains, we ________________ (not/go).
If it rains, we will not go.
OR
If it rains, we won't go.
First Conditional
If they_____ (catch) the bus now, they _____ (arrive) there on time.
If they catch the bus now, they will arrive on time.
Please, call me __________ you are back.
Please, call me when you are back.
When do you use the ZERO conditional?
To talk about things that are always right/ true/ or a fact.
If you ______________ (smoke), you get yellow fingers
If you smoke, you get yellow fingers
If they ___________ (come), I will be really surprised.
If they come, I will be really surprised.
First Conditional
You ___________ (meet) my brother if you ___________ (go) to town on Monday.
You will meet my brother if you go to town on Monday.
There could be a letter from Bill today. ___________ there is, please tell me.
There could be a letter from Bill today. If there is, please tell me.
When do you use the FIRST conditional?
To talk about the probability or possibility of a cause
If you heat ice, it ______________ (melt).
If you heat ice, it melts.
You ___________ (regret) it if you eat all that cake.
You will regret it if you eat all that cake.
OR
You'll regret it if you eat all that cake.
Zero Conditional
She ___________ (buy) expensive clothes if she ___________ (go) shopping.
She buys expensive clothes if she goes shopping.
I'm going to town tomorrow. ____________ you need anything, phone me.
I'm going to town tomorrow. If you need anything, phone me.
What is the structure of the ZERO conditional?
If + Present Simple tense + Present Simple
The river ______________ (freeze) if it ___________ (be) very cold.
The river freezes if it is very cold.
If I ____ (see) John, I______ (tell) him your news.
If I see John, I will tell him your news.
First conditional
He ___________ (lose) weight if he ___________ (stop) eating so much.
He will lose weight if he stops eating so much.
I'm thirsty. __________ I come home, I'll have a cup of tea.
I'm thirsty. When I come home, I'll have a cup of tea.
Bonus!
How many conditionals are there in total?
I __________ (drive) to work if the weather _________ (be) fine.
I drive to work if the weather is fine.
He ___________ (find) the answers if he ___________ (look) at the back of the book.
He will find the answers if he looks at the back of the book.
Zero conditional
If you ____________ (mix) water and electricity, you ___________ (get) a shock.
If you mix water and electricity, you get a shock.
I'm going to spend my holidays in England. _____ I am there, I'll buy two pullovers.
I'm going to spend my holidays in England. When I am there, I'll buy two pullovers.