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LAB LESSON - CONDITIONALS

Zero Conditional
If + Present Simple, Present Simple

1. General truths
e.g. If/Whenever ice melts, it becomes
water.

2. Rules
e.g. If you wave a red flag, it means danger.

First Conditional
If + Present Simple, will/can + infinitive
e.g. If I win the lottery, I will travel around the
world.
Unless I win the lottery, I will not/ wont travel
around the world.

(I don't know if I win but there is a possibility)

Second Conditional
If + Past Simple, would/could + infinitive

Third Conditional
If + Past Perfect, would/could + have + PP

e.g. If I won the lottery, I would travel

around the world.

e.g. If Christopher Columbus hadnt discovered

America, the history of the world would have been
different.

(But I didn't win the lottery, and its very

unlikely that I will win)

(But he had discovered America and its impossible

to change)

Zero Conditional
If + Present Simple, Present Simple

First Conditional
If + Present Simple, will/can + infinitive

e.g. If I have time, I study English.

e.g. If I have time, I will study English.

(I sometimes have time)

(I don't know if I will have time or not)

Third Conditional
If + Past Perfect, would/could + have + PP

Second Conditional
If + Past Simple, would/could + infinitive
e.g. If I had time, I would study English.

(I don't have time)

e.g. If I had had time, I would have studied

English.

(I didn't have time)

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Exercise 1: Complete the sentences in the Zero and First Conditional.
1. If I _________ (read) too long, my eyes usually_________ (go) red.
2. If I _________ (go) to bed early, I normally _________ (get up)
early too.
3. If the weather _________ (not/change), we _________ (not/climb)
to the top.
4. If you _________ (speak) English and French, you _________
(can/work) at the Council of Europe.
5. If I _________ (win) the lottery, I _________ (travel) around the
world.
6. My boss _________ (get) angry, if I _________ (be) late for work.
7. If it _________ (snow) tomorrow, we _________ (can/go) skiing.
8. People _________ (get) hungry, if they _________ (not/eat).
9. My dad _________ (wash) his car if it _________ (not/rain) on
Saturday.
10. I _________ (call) you if she _________ (not/go) to the movies,
and we can go out together.
Exercise 3: Go to the following link and mix and match the two parts of
the sentences in the Zero Conditional.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/type0/exercise1.swf
Exercise 4: Go to the following link and use the verbs given to complete
the sentences in the Zero Conditional.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/type0/exercise3.swf
Exercise 5: Go to the following link and chose between the Zero and the
First Conditional.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/firstconditional/exercise4.swf
Exercise 6: Go to the following link and put the words in order.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/secondconditional/exercise4.swf

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Exercise 7: Complete the following sentences in the Second Conditional
and answer the questions.
1. If the weather (to be)

nice, we would go swimming.

Is the weather nice today? yes or no?

Are we going to go swimming? yes or no?
2.

My family would go to the zoo if the weather (to be)

nice.

Is the weather nice? yes or no?

Is my family going to the zoo? yes or no?
3.

If I (to buy)

a lottery ticket, I could win the lottery.

Did I buy a lottery ticket? yes or no?

Can I win the lottery? yes or no?
4.

My brother would drive to school if he (to have)

petrol in his car.

Does my brother have petrol in his car? yes or no?

Will he drive to school? yes or no?
5.

My mom would bake a cake if she (to have)

enough flour and sugar.

Does she have enough flour and sugar? yes or no?

Will she bake a cake? yes or no?

Exercise 8: Go to the following link and complete the sentences in the

Second Conditional.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/secondconditional/exercise2.swf

Exercise 9: Go to the following link and chose the correct answer in the
exercise on the Third Conditional.
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/con31.htm

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Exercise 10: Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
1. If you hadnt been late, you _________ (miss) the plane.
2. If you had paid attention, you _________ (not/knock) the paint over.
3. If I had known you were coming, I _________ (give) you a lift.
4. If you had worked a bit harder, you _________ (get) better grades.
5. If we had booked a bit earlier, we _________ (get) cheaper seats.
Exercise 11: Go to the following link and mix and match the two parts
of the sentences in the Third Conditional.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/thirdconditional/exercise1.swf
Exercise 12: Go to the following link and complete the sentences in the
Third Conditional.
http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/thirdconditional/exercise2.swf
Exercise 13: Go to the following link and do the exercise on the Third
Conditional.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/3cond1.htm

Enjoy your lab lesson!