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I'd better write it down, ________ I'll forget it.

Call home, ________  your parents will start to 


worry.

________ you call me to say you're not coming,


I'll see you at the theatre.
You can't get a job  ________ you have 
experience.

I can't let you in ________ you give the password


.

You'd better hurry, ________ you'll miss the train.


Bring a map  ________ you get lost.

I’ll bring my money ________ I need some.

You can use my car ________ you drive carefully.


You can play in the living room  ________ you
don’t make a mess.

________ you study, you will do well.

I will not go to office by my car ________ it


snows.
CONDITIONALS
Conditional sentences are statements
discussing known factors or
hypothetical situations and their
consequences.
Zero Conditional: when the result of the
condition is always true, like a scientific fact.

If you don’t brush your teeth,


you get cavities.
If + Present, Present
• When people smoke
cigarettes, their health suffers.
• If you heat ice, it melts.
First Conditional: to show a likely or possible outcome
that will probably happen if a specific condition is met.

If she studies for the test, she will


get a good grade.
She will get a good grade if she
studies for the test.
If + Present, Future
If you rest, you will feel better.
If you set your mind to a goal,
you’ll eventually achieve it.
Second Conditional: to show an unlikely or impossible outcome
that probably wouldn’t happen (unless a specific condition were met).

If he won the lottery, he would


quit his job.
I would fly to Antarctica if I
had wings.
If + Past, Would + Verb1
If I inherited a billion dollars, I would travel to the
moon.

If I owned a zoo, I might let people interact with the


animals more.
SECOND CONDITIONAL

• If he trained every day,


he could represent his
country If + Past, Could + Verb
• If I had a little more
money, I could buy a car.
1. If we meet at 9:30, we  (to have) plenty of
time.
2. Lisa would find the milk if she  (to
look) in the fridge.
3. If you spoke louder, your classmates  (to
understand) you.
4. Dan  (to arrive) safe if he drove slowly.
5. If you  (to swim) in this lake, you'll
shiver from cold.
6. The door will unlock if you  (to
press) the green button.
7. I  (to call) the office if I were you.
If you get a raise, what
might you do with the
extra money?
How will you respond if a
coworker asks you to go
out after work?
What would you do if
you were independently
wealthy and didn’t have
to work?
If you were offered a job
in another country,
would you accept it?
Why or why not?
What do you think might
happen if you didn’t get
along with the people
you work with?
What might the world be
like now if the internet
had never been
invented?
If you hadn’t learned
English, how would your
life be different?
If you had been offered a
high-paying, full-time job
when you were in
college, would you have
dropped out of college
to take the job?
If you took a career
break for a year, what
would you do with the
time?

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