LAB LESSON - CONDITIONALS

Zero Conditional First Conditional

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

1. General truths e.g. If I win the lottery, I will travel around the
world.
e.g. If/Whenever ice melts, it becomes
water. Unless I win the lottery, I will not/ won’t travel
around the world.
2. Rules
(I don't know if I win but there is a possibility)
e.g. If you wave a red flag, it means danger.

Second Conditional Third Conditional

If + Past Simple, would/could + infinitive If + Past Perfect, would/could + have + PP

e.g. If I won the lottery, I would travel e.g. If Christopher Columbus hadn’t discovered
around the world. America, the history of the world would have been
different.

(But I didn't win the lottery, and it’s very (But he had discovered America and it’s impossible
unlikely that I will win) to change)

Zero Conditional First Conditional

If + Present Simple, Present Simple 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)

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

e.g. If I had time, I would study English. e.g. If I had had time, I would have studied
English.
(I don't have time)
(I didn't have time)

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 Exercise 1: Complete the sentences in the Zero and First Conditional.

1. If I _read_ (read) too long, my eyes usually__go___ (go) red.

2. If I ___go___ (go) to bed early, I normally ___get up__ (get up)
early too.
3. If the weather _doesn´t change_ (not/change), we _won´t climb__
(not/climb) to the top.
4. If you _speak_ (speak) English and French, you _can work__
(can/work) at the Council of Europe.
5. If I _won_ (win) the lottery, I would travel_ (travel) around the
world.
6. My boss _gets___ (get) angry, if I ´m__ (be) late for work.
7. If it __snows___ (snow) tomorrow, we _can go__ (can/go) skiing.
8. People _get__ (get) hungry, if they _don´t eat_ (not/eat).
9. My dad __will wash__ (wash) his car if it _doesn´t rain__ (not/rain)
on Saturday.
10. I ´ll call_ (call) you if she __doesn´t go__ (not/go) to the movies,
and we can go out together.

Top of Form
1.  If the weather (to be) IS
nice, we would go swimming.
yes
Is the weather nice today? yes or no? 
yes
Are we going to go swimming? yes or no? 
2.  My family would go to the zoo if the weather (to be)
is
nice.
yes
Is the weather nice? yes or no? 
yes
Is my family going to the zoo? yes or no? 
3.  If I (to buy)
buy
a lottery ticket, I could win the lottery.
yes
Did I buy a lottery ticket?  yes or no? 
yes
Can I win the lottery? yes or no? 
4. My brother would drive to school if he (to have)
has
petrol in his car.
yes
Does my brother have petrol in his car? yes or no? 
yes
Will he drive to school? yes or no? 

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5.  My mom would bake a cake if she (to have)
has
enough flour and sugar.
yes
Does she have enough flour and sugar? yes or no? 
yes
Will she bake a cake? yes or no? 

Exercise 10: Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1. If you hadn’t been late, you _wouldn´t have missed_ (miss) the plane.

2. If you had paid attention, you _wouldn´t have knocked__ (not/knock)

the paint over.

3. If I had known you were coming, I _would have given__ (give) you a
lift.

4. If you had worked a bit harder, you _could have gotten __ (get)
better grades.

5. If we had booked a bit earlier, we _would have gotten_ (get) cheaper

seats.