Conditionals

• English
• Secondary Education

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Today we will learn about:

• Vocabulary
• Conditionals 0, 1 & 2

Which plastic items/articles did you use yesterday? 

Give as many examples as possible. 

Conditionals

• Zero conditional -

 

if	result
present simple	present simple
If babies are hungry,	they cry

Things that are always true, facts.

Exercise - zero conditional

1. If you ..... water, it ..... into ice (heat, turn)
2. If i ....  to much, i ... tired (work, get)
3. If you .... your phone, it ..... (drop, break)
4. If you ... green and yellow, you ... green (mix, get)
5. If babies ... hungry, they ...  (to be, cry)

Answers - zero conditional

1. If you heat water, it turns into ice 
2. If i work to much, i get tired 
3. If you drop your phone, it breaks
4. If you mix green and yellow, you get green 
5. If babies are hungry, they cry

Conditionals

• First conditional

 

if sentence	result
present simple	will + infinitive
If I get sick,	I will go to the doctor.

Real and possible situations in the present or future.

Exercise - first conditional

1. If the weather .... good, we .... to the beach (be, go)
2. I ..... the room if you .... the wall (clean, paint)
3. If you ..... at four, you ..... in New York by ten (leave, arrive)
4. My parents .... angry if I ....  (be, smoke)
5.  We .... the match if you ... (not win, not play)
6. The cake .... worse if you .... more chocolate (taste, not add)

Answers - First conditionals

1. If the weather is good, we will go to the beach 
2. I will clean the room if you paint the wall 
3. If you leave at four, you will arrive in New York by ten 
4. My parents will be angry if I smoke
5.  We won't win the match if you don't play 
6. The cake will taste worse if you don't add more chocolate 

Conditionals

• Second conditional

 

if sentence	result
past simple	would + infinitive
If I won the lottery,	I would buy a car.

‘unreal’ or impossible things in the present or future.

Exercise - second conditional

1. If we .... a yacht, we ..... the seven seas (have, sail)
2. If he .... more time, he .... karate (have, learn)
3. If they .... their father, he .... very angry (tell, be)
4. We .... you if we ..... how (help, know)
5. If i .... on a lonely island, i ... around naked all day (live, run)
6. My brother ... a sports car if he ... the money (buy, have)
7. If you ... by bike more often, you ... so flabby (go, be/not)

Answers - Second conditional

1. If we had a yacht, we would sail the seven seas 
2. If he had more time, he would learn karate 
3. If they told their father, he would be very angry 
4. We would help you if we knew how 
5. If i lived on a lonely island, i would run around naked all day 
6. My brother would buy a sports car if he had the money 
7. If you went by bike more often, you wouldn't be so flabby 

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