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Lesson 25 - Conditional Sentences

This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional. It provides examples of how to form each type of conditional sentence and explains their typical uses. The zero conditional is used to describe rules or situations that always occur. The first conditional talks about possible future events dependent on other future events. The second conditional discusses imagined or unlikely future events or present situations. The third conditional talks about unreal past situations.

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Lesson 25 - Conditional Sentences

This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English: zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional. It provides examples of how to form each type of conditional sentence and explains their typical uses. The zero conditional is used to describe rules or situations that always occur. The first conditional talks about possible future events dependent on other future events. The second conditional discusses imagined or unlikely future events or present situations. The third conditional talks about unreal past situations.

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

FINISH THESE SENTENCES


 If I pass my English exam, I will….
 If I passed my English exam, I would…

 If I had passed my English exam, I would have…


ZERO CONDITIONAL
 The Zero Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Present Simple, Present Simple
If you heat water, it boils.
 We use Zero Conditional to describe rules and situations
where one event always follows the other.
If you want to study in the USA, you have to pass an exam in
English.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
 The First Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Present Simple, will + infinitive
If you go to the Zoo, you will see the lions.

 We use the First Conditional to talk about possible future


events that depend on other future events.
If I pass my exams, my parents will buy me a scooter.

Other possible patterns in the First Conditional:


If we save enough money, we can go on holiday. – can
If you see him, tell him to give me a ring. - imperative
SECOND CONDITIONAL
 The second Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Past Simple, would / could / might + infinitive
If I had enough money, I would buy a new car.

 We use the Second Conditional:


1. To talk about imagined, impossible or unlikely events in the
future.
If I had enough money, I would love to do something like
that. (the sentence refers to the future)
2. To talk about impossible present situations.
If I were you, I would study more.
THIRD CONDITIONAL
 The Third Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Past Perfect, would/could/might + Perfect Infinitive

If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

 We use the Third Conditional to talk about unreal situations in


the past and to imagine things that did not happen.

If I hadn’t broken my leg, I would have gone skiing.


UNLESS = IF NOT
 You don’t get fit unless you exercise regularly.
You don’t get fit if you don’t exercise regularly.
 I won’t go there unless we take a taxi.

I won’t go there if we don’t take a taxi.


TEST EXAMPLES
 If you ask him, he ___________ (take) you to the airport.
 The view was wonderful. If I ______________(have) a
camera with me, I would have taken some photographs.
 You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I earned more, I
________________(buy) you the whole world.
 It’s a pity I didn’t go to Spain last summer. If I had gone
there, I ____________________ (have) a chance to use my
Spanish.
 If I were you, I ______________ (take) your neighbour to
court.
TEST EXAMPLES
 If you ask him, he will take you to the airport.
 The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera with me, I
would have taken some photographs.
 You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I earned more, I
would buy you the whole world.
 It’s a pity I didn’t go to Spain last summer. If I had gone
there, I would have had a chance to use my Spanish.
 If I were you, I would take your neighbour to court.

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