Conditionals (0 & 1)

Laura Galindo. Adapted from New English File Upper-Intermediate. Oxford.

Use:

We use the zero conditional to talk about

something which is always true or always

happens as a result of something else.

If you want to be fit, you have to exercise daily.

Zero Conditional

Form:

present simple CONDITIONAL CLAUSE if + present continuous present perfect

+ MAIN CLAUSE present simple

Note: The order of the clauses may vary

Zero Conditional

Use:

We use the first conditional to talk about a

future event that is likely to happen.

If the photos are good, I’ll send them to you.

First Conditional

Form:

present simple CONDITIONAL CLAUSE if + present continuous present perfect

+ MAIN CLAUSE any future form OR an imperative (will, going to, F. Perfect, F. continuous)

Note: The order of the clauses may vary

First Conditional

Form:

present simple CONDITIONAL CLAUSE if + present continuous present perfect

+ MAIN CLAUSE any future form OR an imperative (will, going to, F. Perfect, F. continuous)

Note: The order of the clauses may vary

First Conditional

Future Time Clauses

Use:

We use the future time clauses to talk about the

future.

I’ll be ready as soon as I’ve had a shower.

We’ll probably be watching the Final Cup when you arrive.

We’re not going to go out until the rain has stopped.

I’m not going to work overtime unless I get paid.

Take your umbrella in case it rains.

Future Time Clauses

Form:

Although we are talking about the future, we

use a present tense after these expressions:

As soon as, when, until, unless, before, after

and in case.

This can be any present tense, e.g. present

simple, present perfect, present continuous.

Future Time Clauses