What's the conditional?
USAGE
Make the conditional
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Transform the sentence
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If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.
First conditional
100

When is zero conditional used?

General truths

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Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)

"If I wake up late I'm late for work."

100
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot
would have
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Chuck isn't stupid, but he always fails his exams. Why? -- He doesn't study for them.

"If Chuck studied, he wouldn't fail his exams."

200
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
200

When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations, cause and effect

200

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"

200
Wood ______ (burn) if there is no air.
doesn't burn
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I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.

"If it weren't raining, I would work outside today."

300
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional
300

When do we use type 2 conditionals?

Imaginary situations, improbable situations, untrue to present

300

Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / to smoke / you / to get yellow fingers)

"If you smoke, you get yellow fingers."

300

If you ________(do) the homework, you __________(be punished)

don´t do, will be punished

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I'll try to give your message to Ted, but I'm not sure whether I'll see him or not.

"If I see Ted, I'll give him your message."

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Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?
Second conditional
400

Grammatically, say the differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.

type 0: all present tenses type 1: if-clause (present), main clause (future)

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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".
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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
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My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.

"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."

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If I had time, I would learn to play the guitar
Second conditional
500

Compare 0, 1, and 2 conditionals. Tenses and meanings.

type 0: general truth, if-clause (present), main clause (present) type 1: possible situations, if-clause (present), main clause (future) type 2: imaginary situation, untrue to present, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)

500

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"

500

What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you ______(go) to South Africa?

would you visit

500

Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.

"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"