CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

The zero conditional is used to express...

• possible situations in the present

• laws of nature or a general truth

• what sometimes happens in a given situation

The structure for the zero conditional is...

• IF + present continuous , present simple

• IF + present simple , present simple

In the zero conditional, "IF" can be replaced by...

Choose the correct example sentence for the zero conditional:

• If my wife has a cold, I will catch it.

• If my wife will have a cold, I catch it.

• If my wife has a cold, I usually catch it.

The most common use of the first conditional is to...

• talk about unreal situations in the present

• talk about possible situations in the future

• talk about possible situations in the present or future

In the "IF clause" of the first conditional, we use "IF" + present simple; and in the result clause we use...

One of the variatios of the "IF clause" in the first conditional consists of using...

• unless

• when

• if not

Which modal cannot be used in the "result clause" of the first conditional?

• could

• would

• might

• should

Choose the correct example sentence for the first conditional:

• If the weather is nice tomorrow, we might go to the beach.

• If the weather will be nice tomorrow, we go to the beach.

• If the weather is nice tomorrow, we go to the beach.

A second conditional sentence refers to...

• an unreal imaginary situation in the present

• a past imaginary situation

• a present or future imaginary situation