FINISH THESE SENTENCES
u If
I pass my Analytical Chemistry exam, I will….
u If
I passed my Analytical Chemistry exam, I would…
u If
I had passed my Analytical Chemistry exam, I would have…
ZERO CONDITIONAL
u The
Zero Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Present Simple, Present Simple
If you heat water, it boils.
u 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
u The
First Conditional is formed in this way:
if + Present Simple, will + infinitive
If you go to the Zoo, you will see the lions.
u 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.
u 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
u 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.
u 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
u
You don’t get fit unless you exercise regularly.
You don’t get fit if you don’t exercise regularly.
u
I won’t go there unless we take a taxi.
I
won’t go there if we don’t take a taxi.
TEST
EXAMPLES
u
If you ask him, he ___________ (take) you to the
airport.
u
The view was wonderful. If I
______________(have) a camera with me, I would have taken some photographs.
u
You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I
earned more, I ________________(buy) you the whole world.
u
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.
u
If I were you, I ______________ (take) your
neighbour to court.
TEST
EXAMPLES ANSWERS
u
If you ask him, he will take you
to the airport.
u
The view was wonderful. If I had had
a camera with me, I would have taken some photographs.
u
You know that I can’t afford this ring. If I
earned more, I would buy you the whole world.
u
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.
u If I were you, I would take your neighbour to court.