Conditional Sentences Type 0 General conditionals facts

Conditional Sentences (Type 0) (General conditionals – facts) n Think about what happens in the following conditions. it floats n If you throw wood into water, … they n If you wash clothes in hot water, … become smaller. n If you drop a table-tennis ball onto the it ground, …bounces. you n If you break anything in a shop, … have to pay for it. The above happenings are always or usually true. The results always take place in the situations.

Conditional Sentences (Type 0) (General conditionals) – always true Present simple n If these two boys get together, they always quarrel over something. n. When these two boys get together, they always quarrel over something.

Conditional Sentences (possible situations) (Type 1) n If we get too much homework, I will … n If my parents give me one hundred dollars this month, I will … n If I am too fat, I will… n If my friend gets into trouble, I will… n I will be rather disappointed if … n Will you help me if …? Main clause can come first!! The above happenings are possible. They may happen or not.

Conditional Sentences(possible situations) – may or may not happen _present simple__ _future simple___ n If they enjoy the trip, they will go there again.

Conditional Sentences (Type 2) (unreal future situations, not likely to happen) You talk about something which is not real!! If I I was fit enough, I would take part in the Sports Day. (simple past) (would+ infinitive)

The Second (2 nd) Conditional Sentences (unreal future situations, not likely to happen) n If I lived in a big house with lots of rooms, I would have an audio room for playing TV game. n If I saw a ghost, I …. n If I saw a robbery, I … The situations have not happened already, and are unlikely to happen in the future.

The Second (2 nd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations, not likely to happen) n If I won the Mark Six, I … n If I were a millionaire, I … n If I had a problem with my teeth, I … Past tense in the if-clause implies that the situation is unreal, not possible to happen in the future.

The (2 nd ) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations, not likely to happen) _past simple___ __would have + past participle__ n If I were younger today, I would study architecture.

Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) n Refer to the picture on the board. _past perfect _ __would have + past participle_ n If you had bought enough petrol, we would have driven home. But you did not buy enough petrol, and that’s why you pushed your car.

The third (3 rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) n If you had left earlier, you would have arrived on time. But _____________________ n If we had gone to the cinema earlier, we would (could) have seen the first part of the movie. . But _________________________ n If they had asked for directions, they would not have got lost. But ________________________

The third (3 rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) n Jack is having a very bad week so he is telling his friend Simon about it. What comments will you give to Simon? Use the right conditionals to give the comments.

The third (3 rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) n Jack: I woke up late on Monday that I missed the train. Simon: If you hadn’ t waken up late on Monday, you would not have missed the train. n Jack: I lost my car keys last week. I couldn’t drive to work. . Simon: If __________________________________________________

The third (3 rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) n Jack: I didn’t bring my umbrella. I got wet on the way to the office. Simon: If you had brought your umbrella, you would not have got wet on the way to the office n Jack: I didn’t dry myself properly. I caught a cold. Simon: If you had dried yourself properly, you would not have caught a cold.

The third (3 rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) n Jack: I didn’t know it was my wife’s birthday today. She was very angry with me. Simon: If you had known it was your wife’s birthday, she would not have been very angry with you. n Jack: We didn’t save enough money last month. We can’t go on holiday in the summer. Simon: If you had saved enough money last month, you would have gone on holiday in the summer.

Conditionals (Type 0 -3) Type use Tense If-clause Facts (o) Real situations (1) Main clause Talks about things that Simple present are always true If we don’t put icecream in the fridge, Simple present Talks about things that Simple present can possibly happen If my clothes become dirty, Simple future It melts. I will wash them. Unreal Talks about things that Simple past situations in the are unlikely to happen future (2) in the future If I won Mark Six, Would + infinitive Unreal Talks about things situations in the that are unreal in the past (3) past Past perfect Would + have + Infinitive If I had been free I would have this morning, visited my uncle. I would buy a house.