Conditional Review: Yahoo!

Conditional Review: Yahoo!

By Jon Steenbeke

0 Conditional

 IF    +   present simple  +        present simple

•The Zero Conditional is frequently used to describe facts and general truths (laws of nature).

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0 Conditional

 IF    +   present simple  +        present simple

• If you cool water at 0º, it freezes.

•If you water a cactus everyday, it dies in a short time.

•You get purple if you mix red and blue.

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First Conditional

   IF    +   present simple  +     will / won’t + infinitive

(or other future tense)

The First Conditional is used to talk about things which are possible in the present or the future – things which “may happen” in the future.​

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First Conditional

   IF    +   present simple  +     will / won’t + infinitive

(or other future tense)

•If it’s sunny, we’ll go to the park. (Maybe it will be sunny – that’s possible)

•If you help me with the dishes, I will help you with your homework.

•If you want to buy the novel, you will have to go to a bookshop.

•She won’t go to the party if she isn’t invited.

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Second Conditional

     IF    +   past simple     +       would  + infinitive

•The Second Conditional is used to talk about ‘impossible’ or unreal situations. The situation or condition is improbable, impossible, imaginary, or contrary to known facts.

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Second Conditional

     IF    +   past simple     +       would  + infinitive

•If I knew his number, I would phone him.

•If I were you, I would visit London.

•I wouldn't eat that rotten apple if I were you.​

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The Third Conditional

​IF + past perfect   +   would + have +  past participle

•We might have bought the last Harry Potter book in the shop if we had arrived earlier.

•I wouldn’t have been late for school if I hadn’t forgotten to set my alarm clock

•If he had told the truth, we would have believed him.

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Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Alex plays volleyball for a long time, he is tired.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Ms. Ashley played "Friday" right now, we would dance.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Mr. Jon wasn't so strong, he wouldn't be able to open this jar of jam.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If David hadn't stayed up so late last night, he wouldn't have drunk so much coffee this morning.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Jaden falls asleep in class, we will paint his fingernails pink.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Ms. Ashley fights a bear, she loses.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Ms. Ashley fights a bear, she will lose.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Ms. Ashley hadn't fought that bear, she would not have died so tragically.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Which conditional is this sentence?

If Ms. Ashley fought that bear, she would lose.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb(s) to go in the sentence:

Yang will be very happy if Ms. Ashley _______ that bear.

• fought

• fight

• fights

• would fight

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb(s) to go in the sentence:

If Chunle had handed in his homework on time, his teachers _______ fallen over in surprise.

• would have

• will have

• would had

• would have had

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb(s) to go in the sentence:

What would you do if Nayeon ________ a hotdog at you?

• throw

• threw

• throws

• had thrown

Open Ended Question Time

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Open Ended

What happens when you yell at your mom?

0 conditional

Open Ended

What will you do if Mr. Jon quits teaching at TGA?

1st conditional

Open Ended

What would happen if Ms. Ashley danced in class?

2nd Conditional

Open Ended

What would you have done if you hadn't come to class today?

Third Conditional

Open Ended

Write a 0 Conditional question for a classmate.

Open Ended

Write a 1st conditional question for a classmate.

Open Ended

Write a 2nd conditional question for a classmate.