The Zero Conditional Here are some examples: If you heat water to 100°, it boils. If you eat a lot, you put on weight. If it doesn't rain for a long time, the earth gets very dry.
The First Conditional
The Second Conditional
The Structure of the First Conditional in English The first conditional in English is formed with the present simple after “if” while the second clause uses the future simple. ... The negative structure is: If + do/does not + present simple, will + verb (in infinitive).
Examples. If it had rained, you would have gotten wet. You would have gotten wet if it had rained. You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder.
There are four main kinds of conditionals:
Conditional sentences are sentences that express one thing contingent on something else, e.g. "If it rains, the picnic will be cancelled". They are so called because the impact of the main clause of the sentence is conditional on the dependent clause.
The first conditional is used to talk about things which are possible in the present or the future — things which may happen: Example. Explanation. If it's sunny, we'll go to the park. Maybe it will be sunny — that's possible.
There are 4 basic types of conditionals: zero, first, second, and third. It's also possible to mix them up and use the first part of a sentence as one type of conditional and the second part as another.
1. The first conditional describes something that is possible, and could really happen. 2. The second conditional describes something that is possible, but will almost certainly not happen.
Finally, “would” cannot be used in the first conditional, which deals with predictions of likely and possible future events. In conditional statements, “would” only deals with the unlikely and the impossible. “Could,” “should,” and “would” are also used in other kinds of sentences, not just conditionals.
Notice the correct way to structure second conditional sentences is to use the simple past tense in the if-clause and an auxiliary modal verb (e.g., could, should, would, might) in the main clause (the one that expresses the unrealistic or unlikely outcome).
First conditional is used to talk about actions/events in the future which are likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening. If it rains tomorrow, I'll stay at home.
In the second conditional, when the verb in the if-clause is a form of be, we use were instead of was. Note that this use of were is possible and recommended with all subjects. Was is also becoming acceptable, but many grammarians still insist that you should use were.
The point is this - the Second Conditional denotes an action that could still happen in the future, while the Third Conditional describes an event that didn't happen in the past, although it could have, and that will remain unchanged.
For example: "If you heat ice, it melts." The first conditional. For example: "If it rains, you will stay home." The second conditional: "If I were you, I would look for another job. " The third conditional: "If you had studied harder, you would have become an engineer."
With the phrase "If I were / if she were... etc." you are changing the "mood" of the verb from indicative to subjunctive (see quick grammar tip below). Therefore, whenever you use the second conditional to talk (or write) about a hypothetical situation, use were instead of was in the if clause.
Second conditional Time: present; the TENSE is past, but we are talking about the present, now. e.g. If I knew her name, I would tell you. If I were you, I would tell my father. Compare: If I become president, I will change the social security system. ( Said by a presidential candidate)
There are 4 basic types of conditionals: zero, first, second, and third. It's also possible to mix them up and use the first part of a sentence as one type of conditional and the second part as another.
Identifying Conditional
four types
The key to all conditional clauses is that if a condition in a contract does not occur, public policy will require only substantial performance by the party for whom the condition failed. The answer is letter A. This is under the first conditional clause wherein a possible event is to be done in the future.
Lisa might be able to solve the issue if she comes earlier. I would like a cup of coffee, please. If you were here, you could have done it. If I were in Tokyo, I would meet my friend.
The game involves creating five pairs of cards with the start and end part of the first conditional sentences written on each. You can use different colored cards for the two parts. Divide the students into groups of 2-4 and give them a set of cards each. They keep the cards face down and pick up turn by turn.
Activity
Ask students to work together to make as many Zero Conditional sentences as they can that are true about the people in their group, e.g. “If we feel depressed, we both/ all eat chocolate”. It would probably help to give them some ideas such as half sentences or key words such as feelings vocabulary.