Conditionals
Types
Zero Conditional
• to talk about the
facts
If + Present Simple,
Present Simple
Examples
If you heat water - it boils
If you don’t water the
flowers - they die
First Conditional Second Conditional
• to talk about the • to talk about unreal
events that are future events
probable and real to
happen If + Past Simple, would +
infinitive without to
If + Present Simple,
Future Simple
Examples Examples
If you__go___(go)
We………….(stay) longer if
shopping after school,
we……..(have) time.
you__will buy_____(buy)
a magazine
 Conditional Zero

If you heat water, it boils.

If people eat too much, they get fat.

Water boils if you heat it.
If you hit glass, it breaks.
The glass breaks if you hit it.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
People die if they don't eat.
Snakes bite if they are scared.
If babies are hungry, they cry.

If you flip the switch, the light

switches on.

The light switches on if you flip

the switch.
 First conditional

FIRST
 Zero o If I am late for school, my teacher gets angry.
o If I miss the bus, I am late for school.

Conditionals
First o If I go to London, I will see the Big Ben.
o If I go to Buckingham Palace, I can take a photo of the
Royal Guard.

Second
o If I were an astronaut, I would travel in a spaceship.
o If I travelled in a spaceship, I would go to Mars.

Third o If I had studied hard, I would have passed my exams.

o IIf you had passed your exam, you could have gone to the
beach.