1. Conditionals
IF….
1st
Zero
2nd

2. If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.

3. It is used to talk about things which are always true.
Zero Conditional
It is used to talk about things which are always true.

4. present simple. Present simple, if clause main clause If you heat ice
it melts. ,
Ice melts
if you heat it.

5. If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

6. Let’s practice
You / not / eat / you / die
If you do not eat, you die.

7. If my daughter eats too much chocolate, she gets sick.
My daughter / eat / too much / chocolate / she / get / sick.
If my daughter eats too much chocolate, she gets sick.

8. If you go to Orlando, you will meet Mickey.
What tense is the first verb in?
What tense is the second verb in?

9. 1st Conditional
It is used to talk about things which are possible in the present or the future.

10. Will + infinitive Present simple, if clause main clause
If I finish my homework early
, I’ll watch tv.

11. a. Mary will look for a new job if she doesn’t get a raise soon. b
a. Mary will look for a new job if she doesn’t get a raise soon. b. If Mary doesn’t get a raise soon, she will look for a new job.

12. Your turn to practice: Complete each sentence with an appropriate idea
Your turn to practice: Complete each sentence with an appropriate idea. Be sure to use correct grammar.
1. If I have time tomorrow, I…
2. I will be upset if…
3. If you don’t practice English often, …
4. If I feel sick tomorrow, …

13. No! These are imaginary situations!
If I had a million dollars, I would…
If I lived in Italy, I would…
Are these real situations?
Do I really have a million dollars?
Do I really live in Italy?
No! These are imaginary situations!

14. 2nd Conditional
It is used to talk about things which are unreal in the present or the future.

15. Would+ infinitive. Past Simple, if clause main clause
If Alice moved abroad,
she would learn another language

16. Important Note! all subjects (including I, he, she).
Formal grammar requires that when making these kinds of conditional sentences, we use WERE for the past tense of be for
all subjects (including I, he, she).
Ex. -If I were you, I would buy that house.
-She would buy a mansion if she were wealthy.

17. What would you do if… You found a wallet on the street?
there were an earthquake in Coro?
you saw a famous person on the street?
you best friend moved far away?