Conditionals

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B2 Conditionals

At the end of the class you will hopefully understand:

• 0 conditional
• 1st conditional
• 2nd conditional
• 3rd conditional

Zero Conditional

	if clause	main clause
General truths or consequences of a situation	present simple	present simple
If a town has clean air, the residents are healthier.	If a town has clean air	the residents are healthier

Which sentence is zero conditional?

1. If you heat ice, it melts.
2. If I were rich, I would travel.

0 conditional is used for

1. Facts and truths
2. Possible and likely to happen situations
3. Improbable future situations
4. Hypothetical pasts

What is the structure of a zero conditional?

1. If + present simple, present simple
2. If + past simple, past simple
3. If+presents+skibidi
4. If+would+past participle

If you mix red and blue, it _____ .

1. wasn't purple
2. makes purple
3. would make purple
4. will make purple

Write a sentence using the zero conditional and the word 'detention'.

First conditional

First conditional

	if clause	main clause
Possible future situation, suggestions, advice, threats and promises	present simple	will/won't + base form
If more people use the new bus service, there will be fewer traffic jams.	If more people use the new bus service	there will be fewer traffic jams

What is the structure of a 1st conditional sentence?

1. If + past simple, would + base form
2. If + present continuous, will + base form
3. If + present simple, would + base form
4. If + present simple, will + base form

1st conditional is used for

1. Facts and truths
2. Hypothetical past situations
3. Improbable future situations
4. Possible and likely to happen situations

Which example is a 1st conditional?

1. If it is raining, I will stay indoors
2. If it rain, I stay indoors
3. If it rains, I will stay indoors
4. If it rained, I would stay indoors

If they invite us, we ____ to the party.

1. went
2. going
3. go
4. will go

Write a first conditional sentence using the words 'traffic jam'.

Second conditional

example sentence	if clause	main clause
Unlikely/unreal situations in the present or future	past simple	would(n't) + base form
If I lived closer to the cinema, I would go more often.	If I lived closer to the cinema	I would go more often

If he studied harder, he _____ pass.

1. will
2. should
3. going to
4. would

2nd conditional is used for

1. Improbable future situations
2. Possible and likely to happen situations
3. Facts and truths
4. Hypothetical past situations

What is the structure of the second conditional?

1. If + present simple, will + base verb.
2. If + past perfect, would have + past participle.
3. If + future simple, would + base verb.
4. If + past simple, would + base verb.

Which sentence uses the second conditional correctly?

1. If I was you, I would study.
2. If I were you, I would study.
3. If she knew, she will tell you.
4. If he is rich, he buys a car.

If I ____ rich, I _____ buy a house.

1. am / would
2. be / will
3. were / would
4. will / would

The 3rd conditional is used for things which did NOT happen in the past

1. True
2. False

Third Conditional

	if clause	main clause
Regrets, criticisms and unreal situations in the past	past perfect (had/hadn't + past participle)	would(n't) have + past participle
If they hadn't built that block of flats, we would have had a sea view.	If they hadn't built that block of flats	we would have had a sea view

Grammar: 1, 2, 3, 4

Which sentence is an example of 3rd conditional?

1. If I had known, I help.
2. If I had known, I would have helped.
3. If I know, I help.
4. I would help if I knew.

Which of the following is NOT 3rd conditional?

1. If she had tried, she would have succeeded.
2. If I had known, I would have called.
3. If they had left earlier, they would have arrived.
4. If I had time, I would go.

When do we use the 3rd conditional?

1. To describe ongoing actions.
2. To express present habits.
3. To talk about unreal past situations.
4. To discuss future possibilities.

What is the structure of 3rd conditional?

1. If + present simple, will + base form.
2. If + past perfect, would have + past participle.
3. If + present perfect, would have + past participle.
4. If + past simple, would + base form.

If you had asked, I ___ it.

1. do
2. will do
3. would have done
4. did

If we had gone, we ___ fun.

1. will have
2. had
3. would have had
4. have

if + past simple + would/could/might - for hypothetical situations in the present or future, suggestions and advice

if + past perfect + would have + past participle - for hypothetical situations in the past or regrets about the past

second conditional

third conditional

If she had left earlier, she ___ the train.

1. would have caught
2. catches
3. caught
4. will catch

Write a sentence using the third conditional and the phrase 'lose your temper'.

I know which conditional to use for which situation

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I can use the right tenses in the right conditional

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