Conditionals

Type 0 and 1,
Time clauses

Anneli Hallaste, MRG

Conditional Type 0
If you heat water,
it boils.

If you press this button,

the engine starts.

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Conditional Type 0
Rule:
If [Present Simple] + [Present Simple]

Use:
The thing always happens if the condition is met.

Example:
If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
Conditional Type 1
 If he goes now,
 he will make it.

 If he goes on a diet,
 he might lose weight.

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Conditional Type 1
Rule:
If [present tense] + [will/modal]

Use:
It is possible (even likely) that the thing will happen if the
condition is met (but not 100% sure).

Example:
If they leave now, they won’t miss the bus.
Practice – Conditionals Type 0/1
Join the sentences with if, determine what type it is.

1. Your salary goes up. You get promoted.

2. I drink coffee late at night. I can’t sleep.
3. You don’t pay the bill. You get a warning letter.
4. There are too many people. We will take two taxis.
5. I get out of breath. I try to run fast.
6. We will go outside. It isn’t raining.
7. The alarm goes off. Someone enters the building.

Practise more: Exercise

Time clauses
Time clauses are made with words like:
When
When you get here, we’ll have tea.
If
If she is late, Mother will be angry.
Unless
Unless we hurry, there won’t be any good seats
left.
Time clauses are made with words
like:
In case
Take a sandwich with you in case
you get hungry.
As soon as
As soon as they arrive,
we can go.
Before
Before the lock is fixed,
we can’t go anywhere.
After
After you find the key, you can go inside.
When, if, unless, in case, as soon
as, before, after
All these words/phrases can refer to a
moment in the future.

If they do, the tense we

use is Present Simple.

Practise
Thank you for your attention
And remember the most important
conditional:

If you learn,
you will get smart.