Conditionals

We use the zero conditional to

• express an imaginary situation in the present

• express an imaginary situation in the past

• express general truth and a scientific fact

• express a real and very probable situation

We use the first conditional to

• express real and very probable situation in the present or future

• express general truth and a scientific fact

• express an imaginary situation in the past

• express an imaginary situation in the present or in the future

We use the second conditional to

• express an imaginary situation in the present or in the future

• express general truth and a scientific fact

• express real and very probable situation in the present or future

• express an imaginary situation in the past

We use the third conditional to

• express real and very probable situation in the present and future

• express general truth and a scientific fact

• express an imaginary situation in the past; regret and criticism

• express an imaginary situation in the present

If I .......(go) out tonight, I ............(go) to the cinema. (first)

• go, go

• go, will go

• went, go

• went, would go

If you ...........(get) back late, I ............(be) angry. (first)

• get, was

• get, would be

• get, will be

• got, was

If you ........(not/want) to go out, I ...........(cook) dinner at home. (first)

• don't want, will cook

• don't want, cook

• didn't want, will cook

• didn't want, would cook

If we ................(win) the lottery, we .........(travel) the world. (second)

• won, will travel

• win, travel

• won, would travel

• had won, would travel

If I ..............(speak) perfect English, I.............. (have) a good job. (second)

• spoken, would have

• spoke, would have

• speak, would have

• had spoken, would have had

We ..............(buy) a house if we ............... (decide) to stay here. (second)

• bought, decided

• bought, would decide

• bought, would decided

• had bought, would decide