Zero, first and second conditional

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Zero conditional

(If - then sentences)

If you heat ice, it melts!


What is the condition in this sentence?

What will happen?

The ZERO conditional

• We use the ZERO conditional  to talk about facts
• It's is always true 
  
  

Which tense(s) do we use with the zero conditional?
eg. If babies ARE hungry, they CRY.

Structure of the zero conditional

   > If this happens,       then that happens.

condition                       result 

               If clause          +         main clause

if + present simple           +         present simple

Structure of the zero conditional

   > If this happens,       then that happens.

condition                       result

 If clause COMMA        +         main clause

if + present simple           +         present simple

Structure of the zero conditional

   > this happens,                    if that happened.

result                                     condition                     

main clause NO COMMA     +                If clause           

                    present simple                 +            if + present simple  

Complete with a zero conditional:
If it ... (rain), the grass ... (get) wet.

Finish the sentence in the zero conditional:
If you have no electricity...

First conditional

(If - then sentences)

Assignment

In the next video 2 conditionals are used. The ZERO conditional that we already studied and the new conditional. Write down a few the "new" conditionals on a piece of paper so you can post them on the wordweb later. 

Which new conditionals
did you notice?

First conditional

If + present simple          Will + infinitive

First conditional

If + present simple           Will + infinitive

eg. If it rains,  we won't go to the park.

First conditional

If + present simple           will + infinitive

eg. If it rains, we won't go to the park.

The first conditional describes things that you think are likely to happen in the future

First conditional

If + present simple           will + infinitive

eg. If it rains, we won't go to the park.

'If' part in the beginning of the sentence 

=> COMMA!

First conditional

If + present simple           will + infinitive

eg. If it rains, we won't go to the park.

Instead of 'If' you can also use 'when'.

eg. When it rains, we won't go to the park. 

What was the first conditional again?

1. If + would
2. Will + would
3. If + was
4. If + will

A first conditional is used for

1. General truths & habits
2. Impossible things in the present/unlikely things in the future
3. Possible or likely things in the future
4. things that didn't happen in the past & their imagined results

Pick the First Conditional sentence.

1. If Julie doesn't wear a hat, she gets sunstroke.
2. If Julie wears a hat, she will be protected from the sun.
3. If Julie wore a hat, she wouldn't get sunstroke.
4. If Julie had worn a hat, she wouldn't have gotten sunstroke.

Now rephrase so the 'if' part is at the end of the sentence:
If I ... (see) Mary, I ... (tell) her.

Complete in the First Conditional:
If you ... (work) hard, you ... (become) rich.

Now rephrase the sentence so the 'if part is at the end of the sentence
If you ... (work) hard, you ... (become) rich.

Complete in the First Conditional:
If I ... (see) Mary, I ... (tell) you.