Conditionals – 0, 1 and 2

Zero Conditional:

IF + PRESENT TENSE, PRESENT TENSE

If it is warm, I turn on the electric fan. I turn on the electric fan if it is warm.
If he eats all the vegetables, his mother smiles. His mother smiles if he eats all the vegetables.

 Now, match the sentences:

a) If it is cold, they die.

b) If you never say “please”, I put on my sunglasses.

c) If you don’t water the plants, I put on a coat.

d) If it rains, you are not very polite.

e) If it’s sunny outside, I open my umbrella.

f) If you put water into the freezer, my parents give me a nice present.

g) If my grades are good, it turns to ice.

First Conditional:

IF + PRESENT TENSE, WILL + INFINITIVE

If you don’t eat now, you will be hungry later. You will be hungry later if you don’t eat now.
If she doesn’t pay this bill today, she will run out She will run out of water tomorrow if she
of water tomorrow. doesn’t pay this bill today.

 Now, complete the sentences:

If he gives her a present, she _____________ (thank) him with a kiss.

If you lend me some money, I will ____________ (buy) us food.

If we _____________ (go) the show, we _______________ (have) a lot of fun!

You _____________ (love) this sing, if you _____________ (listen) to it again.

I ______________ (be) mad at you, if you _____________ (lie) to me.

If she _______________ (talk) about him one more time, I _________________ (have) to make her
stop.

They ______________ (travel) to Europe, if they ________________ (win) that contest.

Second Conditional:

IF + PAST TENSE, WOULD + INFINITIVE

If I watched TV at night, I wouldn’t sleep very I wouldn’t sleep very well, if I watched TV at
well. night.
If you listened to me, you wouldn’t be so sad
You wouldn’t be sad now, if you listened to me.
now.

1. We ___________ (to come) to the party if it __________ (to start) at 8 o'clock.

2. The boy ___________(to be) on the Olympic team if he __________ (to train) harder.
3. If you __________ (to click) the red button, you _____________ (to cancel) the download.
4. If they ___________(to be) old enough, they _____________ (to play) in the school basketball
team.
5. Maria ______________ (to understand) the text if her teacher _____________(to mark) the
important sentences.
6. Joe _________ (to get) better marks if he ____________(to improve) his grammar.
7. If we _____________(to recycle) these cans, we _______________ (to reduce) rubbish.
8. If you ______________ (to change) your money at a bank, you _____________(to save)
commission.
9. If it ____________ (to snow) during the night, I _______________ (to go) snowboarding the
next morning.