CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONALS

ZERO

FIRST

TYPE 0_ZERO CONDITIONAL

GENERAL TRUTHS

If you heat water to 100ºC, it boils.

I always wear a hat if i go hiking on a hot day.

ZERO CONDITIONAL

CONDITION (IF CLAUSE)_RESULT (MAIN CLAUSE)

PRESENT SIMPLE_PRESENT SIMPLE

TYPE 1_FIRST CONDITIONAL

REAL or PROBABLE

A result that will or won't occur if a condition takes place

If the plant is healthy, it will grow quickly.

Unless the weather turns bad, they will sleep in the woods.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

CONDITION (IF CLAUSE)_RESULT (MAIN CLAUSE)

PRESENT SIMPLE_FUTURE SIMPLE

TIPS

• CONDITION + RESULT or RESULT CONDITION is possible

• CONDITION, RESULT BUT RESULT (NO COMMA) CONDITION

• UNLESS + POSITIVE VERB

• IF + WILL is never possible.

TIME CLAUSES

GENERAL STATEMENTS and FUTURE EVENTS

WHEN - AS SOON AS - BEFORE - AFTER - ONCE - THE MOMENT (THAT)

Plants need extra water when it doesn't rain.

We will head for the beach before it gets too hot.

Multiple Choice

If you freeze water, it turns into ince.

• ZERO

• FIRST

Multiple Choice

If we don’t work harder, we won’t pass the exam.

• ZERO

• FIRST

Multiple Choice

If she doesn’t go to the meeting, I won’t go either.

• ZERO

• FIRST

Multiple Choice

If you mix yellow and green, you get blue.

• ZERO

• FIRST

Multiple Choice

If the children don’t eat soon, they’ll be grumpy.

• ZERO

• FIRST

Multiple Choice

If you stand in the rain, you get wet.

• ZERO

• FIRST