Zero, first and second conditionals

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Zero, first and second conditionals

- Zero, First and Second Conditional

If it rains, tennis lessons are held in the gym. ( = rule/ fact)

If you work hard, you will pass your test. ( = very likely)

Beyoncé: If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone. ( = imaginary situation)

Fill in the gaps, use the Zero Conditional:

If you ........ plants, they ........

1. water, die
2. water, will die
3. don't water, die
4. don't water, will die

Fill in the gaps, use the Zero Conditional:

If you ........ too much coffee, you ........ sleep.

1. will drink, can't
2. drink, can't
3. drink, couldn't
4. will drink, couldn't

Fill in the gaps, use the First Conditional:

If we ........ our best, we ........ the match.

1. do, win
2. do, will win
3. will do, win
4. will do, will win

Fill in the gaps, use the First Conditional:

If it ........ tomorrow, we ........ to the beach.

1. don't rain, won't go
2. doesn't rain, will go
3. won't rain, go
4. will rain, go

Fill in the gaps, use the Second Conditional:

If he ........ a beard, he ........ older.

1. would have, would look
2. has, would look
3. had, would look

Fill in the gaps, use the Second Conditional:

I ........ that, if I ........ you!

1. wouldn't eat, were
2. won't eat, was
3. won't eat, were
4. wouldn't eat, was

If it rains, tennis lessons are held in the gym. ( = rule/ fact)

If you work hard, you will pass your test. ( = very likely)

Beyoncé: If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone. ( = imaginary situation)

Zero

First

Second

If people eat too much, they get fat.

If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

If I had his number, I wouldn't call him.

If it rains, I will stay at home.

If babies are hungry, they cry.

If it's sunny, we'll go to the beach!

If I wake up late, I will miss the bus.

Match the grammar construction to the conditional

if + present simple, present simple

If + present simple, will + verb

if + past simple, would + verb

First conditional 

Second conditional 

Zero conditonal

Choose the correct answers. 

The following are zero, first or second conditionals - fill in the correct conditional.

Tip: Zero = altijd zo

First =  iets in de toekomst

Second = hoogst onwaarschijnlijk/ hyperthetisch

He ...........(to be) in trouble, if he ...........(to be) late for school.

Fill in the missing words:
I .....................(to send) her a postcard, if I ..................(to know) her address.

If you .............(to mix) yellow and red, it ....(to make) an orange colour.

If Mark .........(to finish) work early today, he .......(to come) to the cinema with us.

Fill in the missing words - no contractions:
If he .............(not, to talk) so quickly, I ..............(to understand) him better.