What's the conditional?
If you have to do the washing up, I will help you.
First conditional
When is zero conditional used?
Universal truth or facts.
Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
"If I wake up late, I'm late for work."
If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot.
would have
If I was a baby, I would slept all day long.
If I were a baby, I would sleep all day long.
Whenever my brother snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Cause and effect, logical consequences.
Make a logical second conditional sentence. (I / meet a genie / I / ask him for my three wishes)
"If I met a genie, I would ask him for my three wishes"
Wood ______ (burn) if there is oxygen and fire.
burns
Build a second conditional sentece using the following: 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."
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional
When do we use second conditional?
Hypothetical or imaginary situations in the present or future.
Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / smoke / you / 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
Build a first conditional sentence using this information: 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."
Do you think you would you be surprised if it snowed next July?
Second conditional
Say the tense differences between type 0 and type 1 conditionals.
type 0: all present tenses type 1: if-clause (present), main clause (future)
Make a first conditional sentence. ( You / forget my birthday / I / speak to you again)
"If you forget my birthday, I'll never/not speak to you again".
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
Correct the following sentence: If my boss sent me to Japan I will try sushi.
If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi. or If my boss sent me to Japan, I would try sushi.
I honestly believe that if I tore this apart, it wouldn't be difficult to put it back together.
Second conditional
Compare 0, 1, and 2 conditionals. State the usage and tenses needed to structure each of them.
type 0: facts, if-clause (present), main clause (present) type 1: logical consequences, if-clause (present), main clause (future) type 2: imaginary situations, if-clause (past), main clause (would + bare infinitive)
Make a first conditional sentence. (The weather /be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / go surfing)
"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing"
If it__________(be) possible, they __________(do) it.
If it were possible, they would do it.
Build a sencond conditional sentence using the following information: He is not my boyfriend, but I want him to be my boyfriend for me to be happier.
If he were my boyfriend, I would be happier.