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Conditionals: Zero Conditional

The document discusses different types of conditionals in English: - Zero conditional refers to situations that are always true, using present simple verbs. - First conditional refers to possible or real situations, using "if" plus present simple and future with "will". - Additional structures include "if" plus present simple plus modal verbs like "can", "must", or "might". - Examples are provided to illustrate the different conditional structures.

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Conditionals: Zero Conditional

The document discusses different types of conditionals in English: - Zero conditional refers to situations that are always true, using present simple verbs. - First conditional refers to possible or real situations, using "if" plus present simple and future with "will". - Additional structures include "if" plus present simple plus modal verbs like "can", "must", or "might". - Examples are provided to illustrate the different conditional structures.

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CONDITIONALS

Zero Conditional
Este condicional refiere a una situacin que es siempre verdadera (verdades
universales)
Si congelas agua, se convierte en hielo.
Si trabajo demasiado, me canso
Si calientas agua a 100 grados, esta hierve.
Para formularla debemos usar:
If

present simple

present simple

If you freeze water, it turns into ice


If I work too much, I get tired
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils
Tambin podemos usar WHEN (cuando) o UNLESS (a menos que, a no ser que) en
vez de IF.
When you freeze water, it turns into ice

(I / wake up late / I / be late for school)


_______________________________________________________________
(children / not eat well / they / not be healthy)
_______________________________________________________________
(you / mix water and electricity / you / get a shock)
_______________________________________________________________
(people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)
_______________________________________________________________
(you / heat ice / it / melt)
_______________________________________________________________

Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings.


1. If you mix black and white,

a. it floats.

2. If you don't water flowers,

b. it turns to ice.

3. When you heat ice,


dough.

c.

4. If you freeze water,

d. it melts.

5. When you tickle her,

e. they die.

6. If you mix flour and water,

f. she laughs.

7. When the teacher gives us homework,


grey.
h.

First Conditional
Se emplea cuando una situacin es real o posible.
Si llueve hoy, me quedar en casa.
Si estudias, aprobars el examen.
Si pierdo el autobs, coger el tren.
Para formularla debemos usar:
+

present simple

get

g. you get

8. If you pour oil on water,


does it.

If

you

future with will

If it rains today, I will stay at home


If you study, you will pass the exam
If I miss the bus, I will take the train

she

always

a. We will ___________________________ (pass) the examination if we study hard.


b. If you ____________________________ (go) to see this film, you will have a good
time.
c. If he _____________________________ (play) sport, he will live longer.
d. She ______________________________ (not be) an architect if she doesnt go to
university.
e. They _____________________________ (ring) us if we give them our phone number.
f. If we _____________________________ (not solve) the problem, we wont get the
prize.
Write sentences using the first conditional.
a. the weather / be good

we / go /to the beach tomorrow.

If the weather is good, we will go to the beach tomorrow.


b. you / go / to school on foot

you / be / late.

__________________________________________________________________________________
c. I / have / money
I / buy / you a present.
__________________________________________________________________________________
d. I / do / my homework
I / find / my notebook.
__________________________________________________________________________________
e. My mum / give / me five pounds
I / do / the washingup.
__________________________________________________________________________________
f. We / spend / our holidays in Spain
we / visit / Valencia.
__________________________________________________________________________________

Adems de la estructura IF + PRESENT SIMPLE + FUTURE WITH WILL, podemos


usar:
IF

PRESENT SIMPLE

CAN (PODER)

IF

PRESENT SIMPLE

MUST (DEBER)

IF

PRESENT SIMPLE

MIGHT (PODER PERO CON POSIBILIDAD,)

If they don't invite you, you must not go (Si ellos no te invitan, no debes ir)

If they don't want to go out, they can stay home (Si no quieren salir, se pueden
quedar en casa)
If you work hard, you may become a millonaire someday (Si trabajas duro, puede
que te conviertas en un millonario algn da)

Choose between Zero and First Conditional:


1. Plants _____________________ (die) if they _____________________ (not/ get) enough
water.
2. They _____________________ (travel) to Europe if they _____________________ (win)
that contest.
3. If

she

_____________________

(talk)

about

him

one

more

time,

_____________________ (have) to make her stop.


4. If we _____________________ be) late for school, our teacher _____________________
(get) angry.
5. If you _____________________

(not have) a job, you _____________________ feel)

useless.
6. If you _____________________ (lend) me some money, I _____________ (buy) us
food.
7. If

someone

_____________________

(enter)

the

building,

the

alarm

_____________________ (go) off.


8. If we _____________________ (go) to the show, we _____________________ (have) a
lot of fun!
9. The sun _____________________ (burn) if the weather _____________________ be)
hot.
10. You _____________________ (love) this song, if you _____________________ (listen)
to it again.
11.If you _____________________ (not / eat) on time, you _____________________ (get)
hungry.
12. I _____________________ (be) mad at you if you _____________________ (lie) to
me.
Fill in the blanks with if or unless.
a. ________________ you see Ann tomorrow, can you ask her to phone me?

b. My parents wont visit us ________________ they have some free time.


c. My parents wont visit us ________________ they dont have some free time
d. What will we do ________________it rains?
e. ________________ I feel sick tomorrow, I wont stay at home.
f. Ill call you tonight ________________ I get home very late.
g. We may stay home ________________ this weekend its cold.
h. Life in our planet may disappear________________ we stop polluting it.

1. The dialogue is about ...


A. the trip that Laura and David made to London
B. a student that went to hospital
C. what two students did during the weekend
D. the trip that some students made to London
2. Laura wants to know ...
A. if someone went on the London trip
B. who is at home
C. if someone is outside
D. who stayed at home
3. Laura did not go on the trip because ...
A. she didnt want to go
B. she missed the plane
C. she was ill
D. she had a headache

4. The students didnt like the...


A. weather
B. hostel
C. food
D. British Museum
5. Does Laura like web chats? Choose the best answer:
A. No, because they are boring
B. No, because you dont meet anyone
C. Yes, because she doesnt like talking on the phone
D. Yes, because you can keep in touch with people
Complete the text:

On 2nd May we ______________to the Atlantic Aquarium. ______________8:30 a.m.,


we

met

outside

the

main

school

entrance.

There

was

school

______________waiting for us. We had to pay 6.50 to cover costs, snacks and
drinks. We had to take our own lunch but we didnt have to take any
______________or snacks. They also told us to take a ______________and a pen. Some
students took some ______________to buy souvenirs in the souvenir shop. We were
not allowed to take any electronic devices with us. It was a ______________trip!!

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