Conditionals

1. Conditionals

If I come to class
every day, I don’t
miss anything.

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Conditionals describe a condition and the result
that follows.
If I come to class
every day, I don’t
miss anything.
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Conditionals describe a condition and the result
that follows.
If I study
hard, I will do
well on this
test.
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The zero conditional is used when the result will
happen whenever the condition is met.
Form: if + simple present + simple present
If I know all the answers,
(condition)
I do well on tests.
(result)
This is a zero conditional because every time a person
knows all the answers, she or he can do well on a test.
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The zero conditional is used when the result will
happen whenever the condition is met.
Form: if + simple present + simple present
If water gets hot enough,
(condition)
it boils.
(result)
This is a zero conditional because any time a water
gets to a certain hot temperature, it boils.
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In a zero conditional the if can usually be replaced
by when without changing the meaning.
If I know all the answers,
(condition)
I do well on tests.
(result)
When I know all the answers,
(condition)
I do well on tests.
(result)
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In a zero conditional the if can usually be replaced
by when without changing the meaning.
If water gets hot enough,
(condition)
it boils.
(result)
When water gets hot enough,
(condition)
it boils.
(result)
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The first conditional is used to express a possible
condition and a result that is likely to happen.
Form: if + simple present, will + infinitive without to
If I study hard,
(condition)
I will do well on this test.
(result)
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The first conditional is used to express a possible
condition and a result that is likely to happen.
Form: if + simple present, will + infinitive without to
If we don’t hurry,
(condition)
we will be late.
(result)
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The first conditional is used to express a possible
condition and a result that is likely to happen.
Form: if + simple present, will + infinitive without to
If I get home soon,
(condition)
I’ll wash my car.
(result)
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If expresses a possibility that something
will happen; when expresses what the
speaker sees as certain to happen.
If I find your cell phone, I’ll bring it to your house.
Fact: I don’t know if I will find your cell phone.
When I find your cell phone, I’ll bring it to your house.
Fact: I expect to find your cell phone.
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The zero and first conditionals both use
the present tense in the condition.
Zero Conditional
If I know all the
answers, I do
well on tests.
First Conditional
If I work
carefully, I will do
well on this test.
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The second conditional is used to express an unreal or
unlikely condition and its result. The condition is unreal
because it is different from the facts that we know.
Form: If + past simple, would + infinitive without to
If I were president,
(condition)
I’d work to eliminate homelessness. (result)
Fact: I am not president.
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The second conditional is used to express an unreal or
unlikely condition and its result. The condition is unreal
because it is different from the facts that we know.
Form: If + past simple, would + infinitive without to
If I had studied
more, this test
wouldn’t be so
hard.
Fact: I didn’t study more.
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Conditionals
Click on the sentences that use the zero conditional.
If water is at zero Celsius, it will freeze.
incorrect
If water is at zero Celsius, it freezes.
correct
If people don’t eat, they get hungry.
correct
If it rains, the trees and grass get wet.
correct
The zero conditional is used when the result
will happen whenever the condition is met.
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Conditionals
Click on the sentences that use the first conditional.
If I see Jane, I’ll tell her to call you.
correct
If I forget my lunch, I run home for it.
incorrect
If I get paid today, I’ll buy you dinner.
correct
The first conditional uses the present
tense and will.
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Conditionals
Click on the sentences that use the second conditional.
If I were you, I’d study more.
correct
If I forget my lunch, I run home for it.
incorrect
I would buy you a car, if a won the lottery.
correct
The second conditional is used to express an
unreal or unlikely condition and its result.
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Conditionals
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Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons
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