Which word corresponds most to "conditional" sentences?
Conditionals 0,1,2,3
0 and 1
real situations, possible results
2 and 3
unreal situations, impossible events
The Zero Conditional
-real conditions
-results always the same
If I PRESS the on button, the TV TURNS on.
(simple present) + (simple present)
-If you touch a fire, you get burned.
-People die if they don't eat.
-When you mix yellow and red, you get orange.
-If I drink coffee, I don't sleep well.
If I PRESS the on button, the TV TURNS on.
(simple present) + (simple present)
FACTS or THINGS THAT ARE USUALLY TRUE
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Conditional 0!
The First Conditional
-real situations
-things that are likely to happen
If she STUDIES harder, she WILL PASS the exam
(simple present) + (will and infinitive)
-If I don't leave now, I'll be late for work.
-If I get into both universities, I will choose Oxford.
-When you dump her, she'll be very upset.
RESULTS SPECIFIC UPCOMING EVENTS
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Conditional 1
World of make-believe!
The Second Conditional
-imaginary situations
-hypothetical results
If I WERE rich, I WOULD EAT OUT every day!
(IF and PAST SIMPLE) + (WOULD and INFINITIVE)
-If I were taller, she would find me more attractive.
-She would pass the exam if she studied.
-If I lived in a big city, I wouldn't need a car.
HOW THINGS WOULD BE IN AN UNLIKELY OR FANTASY SCENARIO
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Conditional 2!
The Third Conditional
-unreal past events
-potential results of things that didn't happen
If I HAD STUDIED more, I probably WOULD HAVE passed my exam.
(IF and PAST PERFECT) + (WOULD HAVE and PAST PARTICIPLE)
-If they hadn't eaten so much, they wouldn't have been sick.
-He would have become a scientist if he had gone to university.
-If you had told me about the party, I would have come!
-If I were taller, she would find me more attractive.
-She would pass the exam if she studied.
-If I lived in a big city, I wouldn't need a car.
-If they hadn't eaten so much, they wouldn't have been sick.
-He would have become a scientist if he had gone to university.
-If you had told me about the party, I would have come!
RESULTS IF THE PAST HAD BEEN DIFFERENT
If I work hard, I do well at school.
conditional 0
If I work hard, I'll do well at school.
conditional 1
If I studied hard, I would do well at school.
conditional 2
If I had studied hard, I would have done well at school.
conditional 3
Quiz time!
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If you ___ vegetables, you will feel healthier.
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I ___ taken the train to London if I had raised the money.
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If I lived in Miami, I ____ so many warm clothes.
If I PRESS the on button, the TV TURNS on.
(simple present) + (simple present)
FACTS or THINGS THAT ARE USUALLY TRUE
The First Conditional
-real situations
-things that are likely to happen
If she STUDIES harder, she WILL PASS the exam
(simple present) + (will and infinitive)
RESULTS SPECIFIC UPCOMING EVENTS
If I WERE rich, I WOULD EAT OUT every day!
(IF and PAST SIMPLE) + (WOULD and INFINITIVE)
HOW THINGS WOULD BE IN AN UNLIKELY OR FANTASY SCENARIO
If I HAD STUDIED more, I probably WOULD HAVE passed my exam.
(IF and PAST PERFECT) + (WOULD HAVE and PAST PARTICIPLE)
RESULTS IF THE PAST HAD BEEN DIFFERENT
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