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Zero Conditional

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - The zero conditional is used for general truths or facts that always occur under certain conditions. It uses the simple present tense. - The first conditional is used for possibilities in the present or future. It uses "if + present + future/present". - The second conditional is used for unreal or hypothetical situations. It uses "if + past + conditional". - The third conditional is used for unreal past situations. It uses "if + past perfect + conditional perfect". Examples are provided for each type of conditional.

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Zero Conditional

The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - The zero conditional is used for general truths or facts that always occur under certain conditions. It uses the simple present tense. - The first conditional is used for possibilities in the present or future. It uses "if + present + future/present". - The second conditional is used for unreal or hypothetical situations. It uses "if + past + conditional". - The third conditional is used for unreal past situations. It uses "if + past perfect + conditional perfect". Examples are provided for each type of conditional.

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The zero conditional is a structure used for talking about general truths, or scientific facts -- things which

always happen under certain conditions.


A zero conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause (note that most zero
conditional sentences will mean the same thing if "when" is used instead of "if"). For example:
If the "if" clause comes first, a comma is usually used. If the "if" clause comes second, there is no need for a
comma.
The simple present tense is the tense use in both clauses. Examples:
If you cross an international date line, the time changes.
Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air.
2. First Conditional (Type I)
The first conditional (also called conditional type 1) is a structure used for talking about possibilities in the
present or in the future.Type 1: if + present + future.
Example:
If I have the money, I will buy this car.
If it's sunny, we'll go to the park.
Peter will be sad if Susan leaves.
If you cook dinner, I'll wash the dishes.
Among other variations the structure if + present + present is also possible. It is used when the results are
habitual or automatic. Example: If a commodity is in short, supply prices tend to rise.
3. Second Conditional (Type II)
The second conditional (also called conditional type 2) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in
the present or in the future.Type 2: if + past + conditional
Example:
If I had the money, I would buy this car. (Since I do not have the money I cannot buy any new car). The action
in type 2 is characterized by unreality.
If I were you, I would drive more carefully in the rain.
If dogs had wings, they would be able to fly.
Paula would be sad if Jan left.
4. Third Conditional (Type III)
The third conditional (also called conditional type 3) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in
the past. In other words, it is used to talk about things which DID NOT HAPPEN in the past. Type 3: if +
past perfect + perfect conditional
Full form : If I had studied harder, I probably would have passed the exam.
Contracted form :If I'd studied harder, I probably would've passed the exam.
Example:
If I had had the money, I would have bought this Audi. (But I did not have it, and so did not buy).
If you had driven more carefully, you would not have had an accident. (You had an accident because you
didn't drive carefully enough.)
If we had played a little better, we could have won the game.(We didn't play well, so we lost the game.)
The action in type 3 is characterized by impossibility.

Zero conditional
Complete the zero conditional sentences with the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
it turns I go they don't have he's comes you aren't I don't know we don't do
1. you press that button, the light
2. It's easier to sleep if
3. The teacher gets angry if
4. If

(come) on.
(you / not / be) stressed.
(we / not / work) hard.

(I / go) on a boat, I always feel sick.

5. His mother gets annoyed if


6. If

(he / be) late.

(I / not / know) a word, I look in my dictionary.

7. They play football if


8. If you freeze water,

(they / not / have) any homework.


(it / turn) to ice.

First conditional

1.
1.
2.

If we don't protect the elephant, it ________ extinct.


? will become
? becomes

1.
2.

You won't pass the course if you ________.


? won't study
? don't study

1.
2.

If I ________ some eggs, how many ________?


? will cook / do you eat
? cook / will you eat

1.
2.

She ________ completely different if she cuts her hair.


? will look
? looks

2.

3.

4.

5.
1.
2.

You'll pay higher insurance if you ________ a sports car.


? buy
? will buy

1.
2.

If you ________ an apple every day, you'll be very healthy.


? will eat
? eat

1.
2.

You ________ heart disease if you eat too much meat.


? get
? will get

1.
2.

If you don't put so much sugar in your coffee, you ________ so much weight!
? don't put on
? won't put on

1.
2.

You ________ better if you turn on the lamp.


? are able to see
? will be able to see

1.
2.

If a deer ________ into your garden, it ________ all your plants.


? will get / eats
? gets / will eat

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

1. If you

(not study), you

2. We

(die) if we

3. If you

(fail) the test.


(not get) help soon!

(look) in the fridge, you

4. If there

(be) no oil in the engine, the car

5. I

(lend) you my umbrella if you

6. The sea level

(rise) if the planet

7. If you

(eat) your sandwiches now, you

8. You

(be) safe in an accident if you

9. If he

(save) all his money, he

10. I

(not come) with you if you

(find) some cold drinks.


(break) down.
(need) it.
(get) hotter.
(have) anything for lunch!
(wear) your seatbelt.
(be able to go) on holiday to Canada.
(not bring) John!

Second Conditional
1

If he were a young man, he ________ able to walk faster.

is
was
will be
would be

We'd be on the beach if we ________ in Mexico!

are
were
will be
would be

If smoking were allowed, I ________ a cigarette.

have
had

will have
would have

If there ________ no mosquitos, there would be no malaria.

is
are
was
were
would be
5

If her hair were black, she ________ completely different.


look
looks
will look
would look

If I ________ a penny for every can of soda I've drunk in my life, I would
be rich!

have
had
will have
would have

He's so stupid! If he ________ an animal, he would be a sheep.

is
are
was
were
would be

We don't mind camping, but if we ________ enough money, we


________ in a hotel.
would have...stayed
have... stayed
had... would stay
had... stayed

We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ________.

could talk
can talk
talk
will talk

10

If the weather ________ better, we ________ to the park.


were... will go
were... would go
is... would go
was... go

Second Conditional
1. If Joe
2. It
3. I
4. If I
5. If this tent

(be) here, he
(be) nice if the rain
(sing) you a song if I

(catch) some fish for supper.


(stop)!
(have) my guitar.

(have) a better sleeping bag, I

(not feel) so cold.

(be) any smaller, one of us

(have to sleep) outside!

6. I

(look) out for bears if I

(be) you!

7. If I

(not be) so hungry, I

(share) my beans with you.

The Third Conditional


1. He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving.
If he

asleep while driving, he

his car.

2. We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.


If we

enough money, we

to the concert.

3. I lost my job because I was late for work.


I

my job if I

late for work.

4. The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.


If the wind

so strong, the bridge

5. I couldn't call Sally because I had lost her number.


I

Sally if I

her number.

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