Conditionals (revision)

We use the first conditional to

• express real and very probable situation in the present or future

• express general truth and a scientific fact

• express an imaginary situation in the past

• express an imaginary situation in the present or in the future

Which conditional is possible?

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

What's a zero conditional sentence?

• It's a sentence that talks about imaginary situations

• It's a sentence that talks about true facts!

• it's a sentence that talks about animals

How do we form FIRST Conditional?

• If + S + PAST SIMPLE + S + WOULD + Infinitive

• If + S + PAST PERFECT + S + WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT

• If + S + PRESENT SIMPLE + S + WILL + Infinitive

We use the second conditional to

• express an imaginary situation in the present or in the future

• express general truth and a scientific fact

• express real and very probable situation in the present or future

• express an imaginary situation in the past

How do we form SECOND Conditional?

• If + S + PAST SIMPLE + S + WOULD + Infinitive

• If + S + PAST PERFECT + S + WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT

• If + S + PRESENT SIMPLE + S + WILL + Infinitive

Which conditional is hypothetical or imaginary?

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

If people stay in the sun too long, they get sunburned.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

If I had his number, I would call him.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

If I had been born in a different country, I would have learned to speak a different language.

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional