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CONDITIONALS - Basics

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Zero Conditional
IF + present simple, + present simple

1. If you __________ (heat) ice, it __________ (melt).


2. If it __________ (rain), the grass __________ (get) wet..
3. If you __________ (not water) the grass, it __________ (get) dry.

general truths

4. People __________ (get) fat if they __________ (eat) too much.


5. Snakes __________ (bite) if they __________ (be) scared.

If babies are hungry, they cry.

6. People __________ (die) if they __________ (not eat).

First Conditional

7. If I __________ (do) my homework, I __________ (go) to the party tonight.

IF + present simple, + future

8. If we __________ (have) enough money, we __________ (buy) new shoes.


9. If I __________ (see) him, I __________ (tell) him.

particular real and possible situations

10. She __________ (miss) the train if she __________ (not leave) soon.
11. She __________ (come) if you __________ (invite) her.

If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home.

12. We __________ (go) swimming if the sun __________ (shine) tomorrow,

Second Conditional
IF + past tense, + would / could / might + verb

13. If I _________________ (marry) Brad Pitt, I _________________ (be) happy.


14. If it _________________ (snow) next June, I _________________ (be) surprised?
15. If I _________________ (have) millions dollars, I _________________ (give) a lot to charity.

unreal present or future situations or dreams

16. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (go) with him.


17. He _________________ (do) it if they _________________ (pay) him well.

If I won the lottery today, I would buy a car.


If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

18. I _________________ (not need) a car if I _________________ (can) fly,


19. I _________________ (ask) her out, If I _________________ (see) her today,

Third Conditional
IF + past perfect, + would / could / might + have + past
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past situations that did not happen

If I had studied last week, I would have passed the exam.

20. If we _________________ (take) a taxi, we _________________ (not miss) the plane.


21. If I _________________ (not eat) so much, I _________________ (not feel) sick.
22. If I _________________ (not go) by train, I _________________ (not meet) him.
23. He _________________ (not be) tired if he _________________ (go) to bed earlier.
24. We _________________ (go) on a trip, if the weather _________________ (be) nicer yesterday.
25. I _________________ (can help) you if I _________________ (not be) so busy,

Look at the four sentences (0-3). Make similar conditional sentences (1-3) using the given sentence in zero conditional.
0 - If the weather is nice, people usually go to the beach.
1 - If the weather is nice tomorrow, I will go to the beach.
2 - It is raining now. If the weather was nice today, I would go to the beach.
3 - It rained yesterday. If the weather had been nice yesterday, I would have gone to the beach.
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If people study hard, they improve their knowledge.


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If people have a lot of money, they often buy expensive gifts.


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If people lose their job, they feel frustrated.


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If people do exercise, they keep fit.


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If poeple are stressed, they may have a headache.


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If I work late, I often get tired.


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CONDITIONALS - Basics

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Zero Conditional
IF + present simple, + present simple

2. If it rains, the grass gets wet..


3. If you dont water the grass, it gets dry.
4. People get fat if they eat too much.

general truths

If babies are hungry, they cry.

5. Snakes bite if they are scared.

First Conditional
IF + present simple, + future

particular real and possible situations

If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home.

Second Conditional
IF + past tense, + would / could / might + verb

unreal present or future situations or dreams

If I won the lottery today, I would buy a car.


If I were you, I wouldn't do it.

1. If you heat ice, it melts.

Third Conditional
IF + past perfect, + would / could / might + have + past participle

past situations that did not happen

If I had studied last week, I would have passed the exam.

6. People die if they don't eat.


7. If I do my homework, I'll go to the party tonight.
8. If we have enough money, we'll buy new shoes.
9. If I see him, I'll tell him.
10. She'll miss the train if she doesn't leave soon.
11. She will come if you invite her.
12. We will go swimming if the sun shines tomorrow,
13. If I married Brad Pitt, I would be happy.
14. If it snowed next June, I would be surprised?
15. If I had millions dollars, I'd give a lot to charity.
16. If I were you, I'd go with him.
17. He would do it if they paid him well.
18. I wouldnt need a car if I could fly,
19. I would ask her out, If I saw her today,
20. If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane.
21. If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick.
22. If I hadnt gone by train, I wouldnt have met him.
23. He wouldn't have been tired if he had gone to bed earlier.
24. We would have gone on a trip, if the weather had been nicer yesterday.
25. I could have helped you if I hadn't been so busy,

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