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CONDITIONAL CLAUSES• IF introduces a condition – something which may

or may not happen, depending on circumstances. If it rains, we will stay at home

If you don’t study, you won’t pass.

• the MAIN clause presents the results

We will stay at home if it rains

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Zero conditional• They present real facts, scientific truths

IF + SUBJECT+PRESENT, / SUBJECT+PRESENT

If you heat water to 100 degrees , It boils

If you heat ice, it melts

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CONDITIONAL I• When something is possible now or in the future

If + PRESENT SIMPLE / WILL +INFINITIVE

Example:If she studies, she will pass the Geography test.(It is possible!!)

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1.MAKE ZERO CONDITIONALS USING THESE PROMPTS

If you don’t eat, you die

If it doesn’t rain, the grass doesn’t grow

Ice floats if you drop it into water

If you put oil into water, it floats

My teacher gets angry if I am late.

a. You / not / eat / you / die

b. If / no / rain / the grass / not / grow

c. Ice / float / you / drop / it / in water

d. you/ put / oil / into / water / it / float

e. My teacher / get /angry/ I / be / late

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CONDITIONAL I - EXERCISESMatch the sentences on the right with those on the left

If I go out tonight

If it rains this weekend

If it’s sunny this weekend

if I have a party

If we invite her

If I’m sick

If we eat out tonight

If you cook tonight

If ATMadrid plays today

If my mother lets me stay out late

Where will we go?

Will you come?

She’ll be happy

I’ll stay at home

I’ll go to the theatre

They will win the championship

I’ll stay in bed

I won’t eat

I’ll be the happiest person in the world

We’ll go to the best restaurant

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SOLUTIONS

1. If I go out tonight, I ‘ll go to the theatre

2. If it rains this weekend, I’ll stay at home

3. If it is sunny this weekend, where will we go?

4. If I have a party, will you come?

5. If we invite her, she ‘ll be very happy

6. If I’m sick , I’ll stay in bed

7. If we eat out tonight, we’ll go to the best restaurant

8. If you cook tonight ,I won´t eat.

9. If At.Madrid plays today, they will win the championship

10. If my mother lets me stay out late tonight, I’ll be the happiest person in the world

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► UNLESS = IF NOT

If it doesn’t rain,We will go out for a walk

UNLESS It rains, we will go out for a walk

► CAN YOU MAKE A SENTENCE BY LOOKING AT THE PICTURES?

If I _______(not have) money I won’t go to the beach

UNLESS I have money, I won’t go to the beach

► REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING UNLESS

If we don’t finish soon, we will miss the train

If he doesn’t swim , he won’t go to the swiming pool

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CONDITIONALII(HYPOTHETICAL)

This type of conditional clause shows a hypothetical situation. It could happen but it isn’t probable.

If + PAST SIMPLE / WOULD + INFINITIVE

If I won the lottery , I would buy a car immediately

If I were taller, I would be a basketball player ( In fact, I’m too short to be a basketball player)

► SPECIAL RULES :

TO BE IS ALWAYS WERE

If he were here , he would help me ( but he isn’t here, so he can’t help me)

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• Write the sentences using the conditionals II

If I ……….(BE ) ,I …………(BUY) a

If Alonso ……… (HAVE) a faster , he ………..(WIN) the race.

If it …………( NOT/RAIN), we ………….(GO) for a walk in the

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

1. If i were rich, I would buy a big house

2. If Alonso had a faster car, he would win the race

3. If it didn’t rain cats and dogs, we would go for a walk in the park.

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Write the verbs in brackets into the gaps in Conditional II. • If they……..(HAVE) enough money, they …….(BUY) a new

car.2. If he ……..(BE) my friend, I ………..(INVITE) him.3. The Smiths ……….(GO) on holiday if they ………..(HAVE) time.4. If Susan ………..(STUDY) harder, she ………(BE) better at school.5. We ……….(CALL) the police if we ……….(SEE) a burglar.6. If the pupils ……….(HAVE) no school, they …………(PLAY) football.7. If I …………(COME) home early, my father ……(not/be) angry.8. If I………… (be) you, I………….. (not/ go) to the party.