3V unit 2 Conditionals

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• Middelbare school
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Unit 2 Zero, First, Second and Third conditionals

(If - then sentences)

Conditionals 

 

Learning objectives: 

• After this lesson you can construct a conditional sentence.  
  

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Finish the sentence...

If I were the headmaster of the school, I ..................

Mix and match:

Zero conditional: 

main clause: simple present

sub clause: simple present

Water boils if/when it reaches 100 degrees (facts)

Mix and match

First conditional: 

main clause: will/can/shall/may + main verb 

sub clause: simple present

I will pass if I work hard this year 

I won't go out when it rains. 

(anything is possible so used for future real situations)

Mix and match

Second conditional: 

main clause: would/could/should/might + main verb

sub clause: simple past

I would pass, if I worked harder (still possible but a little unlikely so for future unreal situations)

Mix and match

Third conditional: 

main clause: would/could/should/might + have + past participle

sub clause: had + past participle

I would have passed if I had worked harder 

(not possible anymore so for past unreal situations)

What happens if you put plastic on fire?

1. It will melt
2. It would melt
3. It would have melted
4. It melts

What will you do I:
if it rains tonight?

1. I don't go out
2. I won't go out
3. I wouldn't have gone out
4. I would go out

What would you do:
If you won a million euros?

1. I will buy an island
2. I would have bought an island
3. I would buy an island
4. I buy an island

Choose the correct question
We wouldn't have missed our flight

1. What happens if you will be on time?
2. What happens if you are on time?
3. What would have happened if you had been on time?
4. What would happen if you were on time?

        If you freeze water, it turns into ice.

What tense is used in the zero conditional?

 If I have enough time, I will clean my room. 

What structure is used in the first conditional?

   If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house. 

What structure is used in the second conditional?

If I hadn't eaten so much, I would not have felt so sick. 

What structure is used in the third conditional?

What conditional is this sentence:
If you put ice in fire, it melts

1. Zero conditional
2. First conditional
3. Second conditional
4. Third conditional

What conditional is this sentence:
I would buy an island if I won a million euros

1. 2nd conditional
2. 0 conditional
3. 3rd conditional
4. 1st conditional

Which conditional is often used to express regret?

1. 1st
2. 2nd
3. 3rd
4. 0

Which conditional is often used to talk about things which are always true?

1. 1st
2. 2nd
3. 0
4. 3rd

Which conditional refers to things that have a 0% chance of happening?

1. 1st
2. 3rd
3. 0
4. 2nd

Which conditional refers to an imaginary situation?

1. 2nd
2. 3rd
3. 1st
4. 0

If I had two heads, I ............ two hats. (wear)

If I ......... a gold medal, I would have been happy. (win)

Practice 

Easy

https://www.englishlearner.com/intermediate/if-conditional-test-1-all-44-questions-fixed.shtml

intermediate

https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/conditional-tenses-mixed1.html

Advanced

https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional10.htm