Zero Conditional Form.

If + present simple, .... present simple.

This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils.
It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the
main clause.
The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.
For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is always true, there can't be a different result
sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true
that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)

If people eat too much, they get fat.

If you touch a fire, you get burned.

People die if they don't eat.

You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.

Snakes bite if they are scared

If babies are hungry, they cry

Exercises:

1) If I (wake up) late, I (be) late for work....

2) If my husband (cook), he (burn) the food....

3) If Julie (not/wear) a hat, she (get) sunstroke....

4) If children (not/eat) well, they (not/be) healthy...

5) If you (mix) water and electricity, you (get) a shock...

6) If people (eat) too many sweets, they (get) fat....

7) If you (smoke), you (get) yellow fingers....

8) If children (play) outside, they (not/get) overweight...

9) If you (heat) ice, it (melt)...

10) If I (speak) to John, he (get) annoyed....

11) I (feel) good the next day if I (go) to bed early....

12) Lots of people (come) if Jenny (have) a party....

13) She (buy) expensive clothes if she (go)shopping....

14) My daughter (pass) her exams if she (work)hard....

15) David (be) sick if he (drink) milk....

16) The river (freeze) if it (be) very cold....

17) I (like) to visit the museums if I (be) in a new city....

18) I (cycle) to work if the weather (be) fine....

19) My flatmate (clean) really well if she (clean)the house....

20) Everybody (be) grumpy if it (rain) a lot...

 The First Conditional.
if + present simple, ... will + infinitive

It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know
what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily
come true.

If it rains, I won't go to the park.

If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.

If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.

She'll be late if the train is delayed.

She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.

If I see her, I'll tell her.

First vs. Zero Conditional:

The first conditional describes a particular situation, whereas the zero

conditional describes what happens in general.
 For example (zero conditional): if you sit in the sun, you get burned (here I'm
talking about every time a person sits in the sun - the burning is a natural
consequence of the sitting)

But (first conditional): if you sit in the sun, you'll get burned (here I'm talking
about what will happen today, another day might be different)

Exercises:
1) If I (go) out tonight, I (go) to the cinema...

2) If you (get) back late, I (be) angry...

3) If we (not/see) each other tomorrow, we (see) each other next

week...

4) If he (come) , I (be) surprised...

5) If we (wait) here, we (be) late...

6) If we (go) on holiday this summer, we (go) to Spain...

7) If the weather (not/improve) , we (not/have) a picnic...

8) They (go) to the party if they (be) invited...

9) If I (not/go) to bed early, I (be) tired tomorrow...

10) If we (eat) all this cake, we (feel) sick ...

11) She (stay) in London if she (get) a job...

12) If you (not/want) to go out, I (cook) dinner at home...

13) I (come) early, if you (want)...

14) He (not/get) a better job if he (not/pass) that exam...

15) I (buy) a new dress if I (have) enough money...

16) She (cook) dinner if you (go) to the supermarket...

17) They (go) on holiday if they (have) time...

18) We (be) late if we (not/hurry)...

19) She (take) a taxi if it (rain)...

20) I (not/go) if you (not/come) with me..

The Second Conditional

if + past simple, ...would + infinitive
First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be
true. Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example.

If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)

If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't
happen)

Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible,
because it's not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples:

If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's
impossible for me to call him).

If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

Exercises:

1) If I (be) you, I (get) a new job...

2) If he (be) younger, he (travel) more...

3) If we (not/be) friends, I (be) angry with you...

4) If I (have) enough money, I (buy) a big house...

5) If she (not/be) always so late, she (be)promoted...

6) If we (win) the lottery, we (travel) the world...

7) If you (have) a better job, we (be) able to buy a new car...

8) If I (speak) perfect English, I (have) a good job...

9) If we (live) in Mexico, I (speak) Spanish...

10) If she (pass) the exam, she (be) able to enter university...

11) She (be) happier if she (have) more friends...

12) We (buy) a house if we (decide) to stay here...

13) They (have) more money if they (not/buy) so many clothes...

14) We (come) to dinner if we (have) time...

15) She (call) him if she (have) his number...

16) They (go) to Spain on holiday if they (like)hot weather...

17) She (pass) the exam if she (study) more...

18) I (marry) someone famous if I (be) a movie star...

19) We (not/be) late again if we (buy) a new car...

20) You (lose) weight if you (eat) less..

 The Third Conditional
if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to
imagine the result of this situation.

If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we know she
didn't study and so she didn't pass)

If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and so
I did feel sick).

If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane

She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier

She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university

He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the house at nine

Exercises:
1) If you (not/be) late, we (not/miss) the bus...

2) If she (study) she (pass) the exam...

3) If we (arrive) earlier, we (see) John...

4) If they (go) to bed early, they (not/wake) up late...

5) If he (become) a musician, he (record) a CD...

6) If she (go) to art school, she (become) a painter...

7) If I (be) born in a different country, I (learn) to speak a

different language...

8) If she (go) to university, she (study) French...

9) If we (not/go) to the party, we (not/meet) them...

10) If he (not/take) the job, he (go) travelling...

11) He (be) happier if he (stay) at home...

12) She (pass) the exam if she (study) harder...

13) We (not/get) married if we (not/go) to the same university...

14) They (be) late if they (not/take) a taxi...

15) She (not/meet) him if she (not/come) to London...

16) He (take) a taxi if he (have) enough money...

 17) I (call) you if I (not/forget) my phone...

18) We (come) if we (be) invited...

19) She (not/do) it if she (know) you were ill...

20) He (be) on time if he (leave) earlier..

First / second / third conditionals

Make the first, second or third conditional.
1) (First conditional) If we (not/work) harder, we (not/pass) the exam...

2) (Third conditional) If the students (not/be) late for the exam, they (pass)...

3) (Third conditional) If the weather (not/be) so cold, we (go) to the beach...

4) (Second conditional) If she (have) her laptop with her, she (email) me...

5) (First conditional) If she (not/go) to the meeting, I (not/go) either...

6) (Third conditional) If the baby (sleep) better last night, I (not/be) so tired...

7) (First conditional) If the teacher (give) us lots of homework this weekend,

I (not/be) happy...

8) (Second conditional) If Lucy (have) enough time, she (travel) more...

9) (First conditional) If the children (not/eat) soon, they (be) grumpy...

10) (First conditional) If I (not/go) to bed soon, I (be) tired in the morning...

11) (Second conditional) If I (want) a new car, I (buy) one...

12) (Second conditional) If Jos (not/speak) good French, he (not/move)

Paris...

13) (First conditional) If John (drink) too much coffee, he (get) ill...

14) (Third conditional) If we (tidy) our flat, we (not/lose) our keys...

15) (Third conditional) If Luke (not/send) flowers to his mother, she

(not/be) happy...

16) (Second conditional) If the children (be) in bed, I (be able to) have a

bath...

17) (Second conditional) If you (not/be) so stubborn, we (not/have) so many

arguments...

18) (Third conditional) If Julie (not/go) to Sweden, she (go) to Germany...

19) (First conditional) If she (go) to the library, she (study) more...

20) (Third conditional) If we (not/have) an argument, we (not/be) late...

21) (Second conditional) If you (arrive) early, it (be) less stressful...

22) (Third conditional) If I (not/go) to the party, I (not/meet) Amanda...

23) (Second conditional) If Julie (like) chocolate, I (give) her some...

24) (Second conditional) If Luke (live) in the UK, I (see) him more often...