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    There are 4 main types of conditional sentences in English: 1) Zero Conditional - for things that are always true (If + present, present) 2) First Conditional - for probable future events (If + present, will/can/may + verb) 3) Second Conditional - for unlikely or imaginary present/future situations (If + past, would/could/might + verb) 4) Third Conditional - for unlikely imaginary past situations (If + past perfect, would/could/might + have + past participle)

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    There are 4 main types of conditional sentences in English: 1) Zero Conditional - for things that are always true (If + present, present) 2) First Conditional - for probable future events (If + present, will/can/may + verb) 3) Second Conditional - for unlikely or imaginary present/future situations (If + past, would/could/might + verb) 4) Third Conditional - for unlikely imaginary past situations (If + past perfect, would/could/might + have + past participle)

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    ZERO

    FIRST

    SECOND

    THIRD
    There are 4 main types of
    if sentences in English,
    often called conditional sentences.

    • These sentences are in two halves


    (clauses):
    • the if part (if clause)
    • the other part where you can use words
    such as can, will, may, might, could
    and would (main clause)
    If clause Main clause
    If + Present simple Present simple

    If I am late for school,


    my teacher gets
    angry.
    Used to express something which is always true.
    If I oversleep …
    I miss the bus.
    If I miss the bus, I am late for school.
    If I am late for school, my teacher gets angry.
    If clause Main clause
    •
    If + Present tense will / can / may / must + verb

    If I go to London,
    I will see the Big Ben.

    Use to express real or very probable situations in the present or future.


    If I go to London …
    I will see the Big Ben.
    If I go to Buckingham Palace,
    I can take a photo of the Royal Guard.
    If you go to London,
    you must look right before crossing a street
    If clause Main clause
    If + Past Simple would / could / might + verb

    If I were an astronaut,
    I would travel in a spaceship.

    Used to express imaginary situations which are contrary to facts in the present and are
    unlikely the present and future
    If I were an astronaut,
    I would travel in a spaceship.
    If I travelled in a
    spaceship, I would go
    to Mars.
    If I went to Mars,
    I would meet a Martian.
    Nice to
    meet you!
    If I met a Martian,
    I wouldn’t understand him.

    ? 




     
    If I didn’t understand him,
    I would come back to the Earth.
    If clause Main clause
    If + Past Perfect would/could/might + have + past
    tense participle

    If I had studied hard,


    I would have passed my exams.

    Used to express imaginary situations which are contrary to facts in the past.
    If you had studied hard,
    you wouldn’t have failed your
    exam.
    If you had passed your exam,
    you could have gone to the
    beach.
    If I had gone to the
    beach, I would have
    made sand castles.
    Make Zero Conditional sentences, use
    cues.
    • Jane / eat / too much chocolate /
    she /get / sick

    • You / not / eat / you / die

    • You / heat / ice / it / melts


    Write 2nd Conditional sentences, put the
    verbs in brackets in correct form.
    • If you (leave) your job,
    you (travel) around
    the world.
    • If you (be) nicer to him,
    he (lend) you the
    money.
    • It (be) nice if the rain
    (stop)!
    Write 3rd Conditional sentences, put the
    verbs in brackets in correct order.
    • He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while
    driving. If he (fall) asleep
    while driving, he (crash) his
    car.
    • I lost my job because I was late for work. I
    (loose) my job if I(be)___late for work.
    • We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't
    have enough money. If we
    (have) enough money, we (go)to the
    concert.

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