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    The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - Zero conditionals refer to universal truths and use present tense in both clauses. - First conditionals express possible future events and use present tense in the if-clause and future tense in the main clause. - Second conditionals refer to unlikely present or future situations and use past tense in the if-clause and "would" in the main clause. - Third conditionals refer to impossible past situations and use past perfect tense in the if-clause and "would have" in the main clause. Examples and exercises are provided to illustrate the different conditional types.

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    The document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: - Zero conditionals refer to universal truths and use present tense in both clauses. - First conditionals express possible future events and use present tense in the if-clause and future tense in the main clause. - Second conditionals refer to unlikely present or future situations and use past tense in the if-clause and "would" in the main clause. - Third conditionals refer to impossible past situations and use past perfect tense in the if-clause and "would have" in the main clause. Examples and exercises are provided to illustrate the different conditional types.

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    What do you usually do if your friend asks you for help?

    What will you do if your friend asks you for help?

    What would you do if the President asked you for help?


    Conditional Sentences
    Types :
     The order of the two clauses is flexible, it’s not
    important.
    But if the if-clause comes first, it must be followed by
    a comma.
    If it rains, I’ll stay at home

     There are 4 types of conditional sentences.


    They are classified according to the degree of
    probability that they express.

     Each type of conditional sentences uses different


    tenses to show the difference in the degree of
    probability.
    Zero Conditionals

    Tense : Present tense in both clauses

    Example
    :
    Present Tense Present Tense

    If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.

    If you pour oil into water, it floats.


    Zero Conditionals(Factual)
    Talk about universal truth.
    If you heat ice, it turns to water

    To give commands

    If you are tired, go to bed!

    In this case the verb in the main clause is an Imperative

    For habits and things that happen again and


    again

    If/ When she shops online, she uses a credit card


    If my parents are angry, I never argue with them
    Conditional Sentences
    Structure :
    A conditional sentence is composed of 2 parts :

    If-clause + Main Clause


    Example :

    If it rains tomorrow, we will not come.

    If-clause Main Clause


    First Conditionals(Real)

    Tense :
    If-clause ~ Present Tense
    Main Clause ~ Future Tense

    Present Tense Future Tense

    If he comes tomorrow, we will not go to the


    park.
    If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
    First Conditionals
    Use :
     To speak about possible or probable future
    events.
    If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today,
    we will go surfing.
     To make promises or warnings
    If you forget my birthday, I’ll never speak to you
    again.
     Unless is used in negative conditionals
    Unless we recycle more, we won’t have a better
    world.
    Exercise One. First Conditionals

    do not come
    1. If you ___________________ (not come),

    will miss
    You ________________ (miss ) the show.

    will buy
    2. John __________________ (buy)a car if he

    gets
    _____________ (get) a job.
    will get
    3. Mary ________________(get) a toothache if
    eats
    she_________________ (eat) too many sweets.
    Second Conditionals(unreal)

    Tense : If-clause ~ Past Tense


    Main Clause ~ would + an infinitive
    Example :

    Past Tense Would + infinitive

    If he were a bird, he would fly across the harbour.


    If I had $200,000 now, I would buy a car.
    Second Conditionals
    Use :
     To speak about present and future
    situations which are unlikely to happen.
    If I had any money I would lend it to you.
    If I were you I wouldn't do this.

    MIND
    Were is often
    used instead of
    was in the 1st
    and 3rd person
    singular
    Conditional Sentences
    • Zero Conditional: If /when + present tense ….. / modal
    • Water boils if it reaches 100º

    • First Conditional: If + present,….. Future


    • If I study, I’ll pass

    • Second Conditional: If + past, ……would +inf.


    • If I studied, I would pass
    ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS
    Zero, First, or Second ?
    • If it is a holiday…
    • If I am rich…
    • If I never marry…
    • If I were Michael Jackson…
    • If I were a dad of 7 daughters…
    • If you the sun rises, it is..
    • If I saw Monica Bellucci …
    Third Conditionals

    Tense : If-clause ~ Past Perfect Tense


    Main Clause ~ Would Have + Past
    Participle

    Past Perfect Tense Would have+ Past Participle

    If I had had enough money, I would have bought


    the camera yesterday.

    If I had come home earlier, I would not have missed


    the programme.
    Third Conditionals
    Use :
     To speak about impossible past events
    If they’d gone by bus, they would have arrived
    much later.
    (They didn’t go by bus)

    He would have travelled around the world if he


    had had more money.

    (Impossible to change,
    because he didn’t have the
    money)
    Exercise Two

    were
    1. If I ________________ (be) four years old, I
    would learn
    ________________ (learn) to play the piano.
    had not failed
    2. If I ________________ (not fail) in the
    would have bought
    examination, my mother_______________
    (buy)
    me a new computer.
    would have finished
    3. We ________________________ (finish) if we
    had had
    ________________ (have) better preparation.
    Conditional Sentences
    Variations:
    Type 1, 2 and 3 :
    If we are not careful, many species may become extinct.
    If I were an aeroplane, I could fly in the sky.
    If she hadn’t worn her helmet, she might have been
    seriously injured.

    Modal verbs in conditional


    sentences
    Exercises
    II. Choose the correct answer.
    1 - If I ...... you, I would tell him straight away

     were
     am

    2 - If you ...... yellow and blue, you get green


     will mix

     mix
    3 - If I .........., I would never have done it
     knew

     had known

    4 - Unless you ....... drinking, you'll have serious health problems.



     stop
     will stop
    Exercises
    5 - I ......... there if I'd known about it

     would never have gone
     would never go

    6 - If you see him, ......... him to call me?



     will you ask
     would you have asked

    7 - If I ........., I'd have done it myself


     were there

     had been there

    8 - What would you do if the police ......... you?



     arrested
     had arrested
    Exercises
    Choose the correct answer

    1 If Teresa………more sensible, she wouldn’t get into trouble so often.


    a) will be b) were c) had been B
    2 ……… me some ice cream if you go to the supermarket.
    a) Got b) Get c) Have got B
    3 If I……...late, will you wait for me?
    a) be b) am c) will be B
    4 If Vanessa had……..me the truth, I would not have been so angry.
    a) told b) tells c) tell A
    5 If you listen to her, you’ll………in trouble.
    a) been b) being c) be C
    6 If you had listen to her, you……….have been in trouble.
    a) shouldn’t b) wouldn’t c) couldn’t B
    7 Nobody would……the secret if Danny hadn’t revealed it.
    a) have known b) knew c) known A
    8 Will you be all right by yourself if I………. out tonight?
    a) go b) will go c) would go A
    9 If I knew how to run my own business, I………..a rich man.
    a) am b) will be c) would be C
    10 If anyone………., say I’ll be back about 7.30.
    a) will phoneb) phone c) phones C
    • What would you do in these situations

    You are alone in the forest at You met the genie.


    night without a phone.

    If I met the genie, I would ask


    If I were alone in the forest I
    him for my three wishes.
    would try to use the stars.
    • What would you do in these situations

    You enter the classroom and


    You are going to a date. But
    suddenly realize that you’ve
    suddenly a bird made your jacket
    forgotten to dress your trousers.
    dirty.

    If a bird made my jacket dirty, I’d


    run to buy other. If I forgot to dress my trousers,
    I’d try to invent some
    explanation.
    Conditionals with Wish
    Use wish+ simple past to talk about things that you
    want to be true now, but they are not true
    I wish I lived in a castle
    (I don’t live in a castle now, but I want to live in one)
    I wish we had a yacht
    (we don’t have it, but I want one)
    Use wish + past perfect to express regrets or sadness
    about things in the past that you wanted to happen
    but didn’t
    Nihat wishes he had studied at AUL
    Third Conditional story
    • Write what happened in each picture.

    He went to a party He overslept.

    He arrived home very late.


    Third Conditional story
    • Write what happened in each picture.

    He missed the bus He was late for work and


    his boss was very angry.
    Third Conditional story
    • Write what happened in each picture.

    His boss was angry and he was


    He went for a walk.
    dismissed
    Third Conditional story
    • Write what happened in each picture.

    He met a girl and they Now they have three children.


    fell in love.
    They got married.
    Third Conditional story
    • Write what would have happened if….

    If he hadn’t gone to a party….. he wouldn’t have arrived home late.

    If he hadn’t arrived home very late….. he wouldn’t have overslept.


    Third Conditional story
    • Write what would have happened if….

    If he hadn’t overslept….. he wouldn’t have missed the bus.

    If he hadn’t missed the bus….. he wouldn’t have been late for work.
    Third Conditional story
    • Write what would have happened if….

    If he hadn’t been late for work,…… his boss wouldn’t have got
    angry.

    If he hadn’t been dismissed….. he wouldn’t have gone to


    the park.
    Third Conditional story
    • Write what would have happened if….

    If he hadn’t gone to the park,….. he wouldn’t have met a girl.


    he wouldn’t have got married and
    If he hadn’t met the girl…..
    wouldn’t have had three children.
    Third Conditional story
    • Therefore ….

    If he hadn’t gone to the party,….. he wouldn’t have got married.


    Put together the beginnings and ends of
    the sentences.
    Listen to Katie Melua’s song – If You Were a
    Sailboat to see if your sentences are the same as
    the ones in the lyrics of the song.
    IF YOU WERE A SAILBOAT
    • https://www.youtu
    be.com/watch?v=x
    25F3-sR2Yo
    • Can you come up with additional lines for this
    love song? Write as many as you can.
    • e.g. If you were a tree, I would sit in your
    shade all day.

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