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Conditional Sentences ( General conditionals – facts )

Conditional Sentences ( General conditionals – facts ). (Type 0). Think about what happens in the following conditions. If you throw wood into water, … If you wash clothes in hot water, … If you drop a table-tennis ball onto the ground,… If you break anything in a shop, ….

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Conditional Sentences ( General conditionals – facts )

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  1. Conditional Sentences (General conditionals –facts) (Type 0) • Think about what happens in the following conditions. • If you throw wood into water, … • If you wash clothes in hot water, … • If you drop a table-tennis ball onto the ground,… • If you break anything in a shop, … it floats they become smaller. it bounces. you have to pay for it. The above happenings are always or usually true. The results always take place in the situations.

  2. Conditional Sentences (Type 0)(General conditionals) – always true • If these two boys get together, they alwaysquarrel over something. • When these two boys get together, they always quarrel over something. Present simple Present simple

  3. Conditional Sentences (possible situations) (Type 1) • If we get too much homework, I will … • If my parents give me one hundred dollars this month, I will … • If I am too fat, I will… • If my friend gets into trouble, I will… • I will be rather disappointed if … • Will you help me if …? Main clause can come first!! The above happenings are possible. They may happen or not.

  4. Conditional Sentences(possible situations) – may or may not happen • If they enjoy the trip, they will go there again. _present simple__ _future simple___

  5. Conditional Sentences (unreal future situations, not likely to happen) (Type 2) If I I was fit enough, I would take part in the Sports Day. (simple past) (would+ infinitive) You talk about something which is not real!!

  6. The Second (2nd) Conditional Sentences (unreal future situations, not likely to happen) • If I lived in a big house with lots of rooms, I would have an audio room for playing TV game. • If I saw a ghost, I …. • If I saw a robbery, I … The situations have not happened already, and are unlikely to happen in the future.

  7. The Second (2nd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations, not likely to happen) • If I won the Mark Six, I … • If I were a millionaire, I … • If I had a problem with my teeth, I … Past tense in the if-clause implies that the situation is unreal, not possible to happen in the future.

  8. The (2nd ) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations, not likely to happen) • If I were younger today, I would study architecture. _past simple___ __would have + past participle__

  9. Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) • Refer to the picture on the board. • If you had bought enough petrol, we would have driven home. _past perfect _ __would have + past participle_ But you did not buy enough petrol, and that’s why you pushed your car.

  10. The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) • If you had left earlier, you would have arrived on time. • If we had gone to the cinema earlier, we would (could) have seen the first part of the movie. . • If they had asked for directions, they would not have got lost. But __________________________________________ But _________________________________________________ But ________________________________________________

  11. The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) • Jack is having a very bad week so he is telling his friend Simon about it. What comments will you give to Simon? Use the right conditionals to give the comments.

  12. The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) • Jack: I woke up late on Monday that I missed the train. • Jack: I lost my car keys last week. I couldn’t drive to work.. Simon: If you hadn’ t waken up late on Monday, you would not have missed the train. Simon: If ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

  13. The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) • Jack: I didn’t bring my umbrella. I got wet on the way to the office. • Jack: I didn’t dry myself properly. I caught a cold. Simon: If you had brought your umbrella, you would not have got wet on the way to the office Simon: If you had dried yourself properly, you would not have caught a cold.

  14. The third (3rd) Conditional Sentences (unreal situations in the past) • Jack: I didn’t know it was my wife’s birthday today. She was very angry with me. • Jack: We didn’t save enough money last month. We can’t go on holiday in the summer. Simon: If you had known it was your wife’s birthday, she would not have been very angry with you. Simon: If you had saved enough money last month, you would have gone on holiday in the summer.

  15. Conditionals (Type 0-3)

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