Grammar Class 8.Conditional Sentences

STEP-UP (Pre-Intermediate)

4 Basic Types of Conditionals

ZeroConditional

общеизвестныезакономерности, вне

времени

If people eat too much, they get fat.

FirstConditional

относится к будущему, условие реальное

If you study hard, you’ll pass your exams easily.

Second Conditional

относится к настоящему, условие

реально-нереальное

If I had more free time, I would take up tennis.

Third Conditional

относится к прошлому, условие 100%

нереальное

If you had studied hard, you would have entered the university.

Zero Conditional

If you touch a fire, you get burned.

People die if they don't eat.

You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.

Snakes bite if they are scared.

If babies are hungry, they cry.

If/when + S + Present Simple, S + Present Simple

Grammar Practice

First Conditional

1. If it is hot this afternoon, we ______________ (go) to the beach.2. If it is cold this afternoon, we ______________ (not go) to the beach.3. Peter ______________(get) into trouble if he steals that cell phone!4. You ______________(not pass) if you don’t study harder!5. I ______________(make ) dinner if you like.6. If it ______________(not be) too expensive, we’ll buy it.7. I ______________(give) you $5 if you ______________ (wash) my

car.8. I ______________(phone) you if I ______________(have) any news.9. If we ______________(not help) them, they ______________(not

finish the work on time.10. I ______________(buy) a new laptop computer if I

______________(save) enough money.11. He ______________(not go) to school tomorrow if he

______________(not feel) better.12. If they (not hurry), they ______________(be) late.13. If it ______________(snow), we ______________ (build) a snowman.14. If you ______________(eat) everything now, you

______________(not have) anything to eat at lunchtime!15. If you ______________(not turn down) the music, you

______________ (wake up) the baby!

If + S + Present Simple, S + will + Verb Infinitive

Superstitions1. If a black cat walks in front of you, you _____________ .

2. If you walk under a ladder or open an umbrella in the house, you _______ .

3. If you break a mirror, you _________ .

4. If you carry a lucky charm, like a rabbit’s foot, you __________ .

5. If you see a shooting star in the sky, you ___________ .

6. If you want a good thing to continue, you should _______ .

7. If you spill salt on the table, you should _______ .

Second Conditional

If I had a lot of money, I would travelaround the world.

If + S + Past Simple, S + would + Verb Infinitive

What would you do if…?

Third Conditional

If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.

If + S + had + Ved/V3, S + would + have + Ved/V3

Conditional Chains