What's the conditional?
If you need toilet paper, I will give you some.
First conditional
When is zero conditional used?
General truth, scientific truth, Habits
Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
"If I wake up late, I'm late for work."
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations, cause and effect
Make a second conditional sentence. (I / to meet a genie / I / to ask him for three wishes)
"If I met a genie, I would ask him for three wishes"
Wood ______ (burn) if there is no air.
doesn't burn
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional (Generally true)
When do we use second conditional?
Unreal / Imaginary situations
Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / to smoke / you / to get yellow fingers)
"If you smoke, you get yellow fingers."
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don't do, will be punished
Would you be surprised if the coronavirus outbreak became a pandemic?
Second conditional
Say the tense differences between zero and first conditionals.
0 conditional: all present tenses
1 conditional: if-clause (present), main clause (future)
Make a first conditional sentence. ( You / to forget my birthday / I / to speak to you again)
"If you forget my birthday, I'll never speak to you again".
If I had time, I would learn to surf at Bondi Beach.
Second conditional
Compare 0, 1, and 2 conditionals
0 conditional: general truth, if-clause (present), main clause (present)
1 conditional: possible situations, if-clause (present), main clause (future)
2 conditional: unreal situations, if-clause (past), main clause (would + infinitive)
Make a first conditional sentence. (The weather / to be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / to go surfing)
"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing"
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to New Zealand?
would you visit