Conditionals
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CONDITIONALS ZERO CONDITIONAL A conditional sentence is a sentence with an IF-clause. In a Zero Conditional sentence, we use IF to explain a condition that is generally or always true: If it is 3pm in New York, it is 2am in Tokyo. With this meaning, there is no difference if we use WHEN instead of IF: When it is 3pm in New York, it is 2am in Tokyo. The sentence can be written in two ways: If you heat water, it boils. Water boils if you heat it. *Note that we use a comma when the sentence begins with IF. FIRST CONDITIONAL There are several types of sentence structure that we can form using the conditional word ‘if’. The First Conditional is one of these. 1. The first conditional is used to talk about something in the future that will happen IF something else happens. 2. A First Conditional sentence has two parts: If George gets married, he will spend less time with his friends. It can be written (or spoken) the other way around: George will spend less time with his friends if he gets married. *note that we use a comma to separate the two parts when the sentence begins with ‘if’. 3. Let’s see another example: If I have time, I will go to the gym. The part of the sentence joined to IF is written in the present tense: If I have time… The other part is written in future form: …I will go to the gym. But the sentence is talking about a future event. 4. In spoken English, we almost always contract the WILL:
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Topic 277 Second Conditionals
1 If I ______ a rich man, I would buy my own jet plane.
A| was B| am C| had
2 If I _______ a ghost, I would run a mile.
A| see B| would see C| saw
3 I would sleep all day long if I ________ a cat.
A| would be B| was C| am
4 If Tammy had a better job, she ________ not be so miserable.
A| will B| can C| would
5 Mary said that if she was a man, she ____________ call herself Mark.
A| would B| will C| can
6 I ________ eat kebabs every day if I lived in Turkey.
A| want to B| will C| would
7 The second conditional is used to describe a situation which is ___________.
A| hopeless B| not real C| true
8 Which sentence is correct?
A| If I would be a bird, I would fly. B| If I would be a bird, I flew. C| If I was a bird, I would fly.
9 Which sentence is correct?
A| If I looked like Tom Cruise, I would have more girlfriends.
B| I would have more girlfriends if I looked like Tom Cruise.
C| A and B
10 We use a second conditional sentence when we feel something is ____________.
A| unconstitutional B| unlikely C| likely
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Answer Key:
1| A 2| C 3| B 4| C 5| A 6| C 7| B 8| C 9| C 10| B
