Conditionals

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Conditionals

zero, first, second

On a scale from 1 - 5, rate how much you (think you might) know about conditionals.

05

Goal for today

At the end of this lesson, you will understand and know how to use conditionals (if-clauses)

• sentence structures 
• explain a particular situation* and its consequences
• If this happens, then that happens.
• There are three types.

What are conditionals?

*or circumstance 

Zero Conditional

• Real factual situations
• (if + present simple, ... present simple)
• If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
• If it rains, the soil gets wet.

If you ___ (touch) the fire, you___ (get) burned.

If you ___(freeze) water, it ___ (become) a solid.

First conditional

• Possible future action
• (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
• If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

Examples

• If you like warm weather, you will like Florida or California.
• If you go to California, you'll be able to go to great beaches.
• if you go by plane, it will take about 6 hours.

If you ___ (make) trouble, I ___(send) you to the principal.

If she __ (get) good grades, she __(go) to university.

Second conditional

• Unreal, improbable situations
• (if + past simple, .... would + infinitive)
• If I won the lottery, I would buy a mansion

If burglars __ (break) into my house, they ___ (not find) any money.

If I ___ (be) you, I ___ (quit) smoking.

If you ___ (not be) my friend, there ___ (will) be a hole in my life.

Third  conditional

• Unreal past situations
• (if + past perfect,... would have + past participle)
• If I had left earlier, I would have arrived on time.
  
• He would not have met her, if he had stayed at home

If I ___ (save) my money, I ___ (buy) a PlayStation 5.

If he ___(not take) the job, he __(go) travelling.

If you practice a lot, you will know how to use conditionals

Recap

• Zero: Real factual situations
• First:  Possible future action
• Second: Unreal, improbable situations
• Third: Unreal past situations

Recap

How well do you know now what conditionals are (on a scale from 1 to 10)?

110

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