4TH GRADE - SECONDARY
THE CONDITIONALS
ZERO CONDITIONAL
If-clause Main Clause
If + Present Simple
Present simple
How do we use it?
We use the zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true.
Examples:
•Scientific facts.If you heat ice, it melts.
Condition / Result
You get purpleIf you mix red and blue,
•Situations that always happen.
If she comes late, her father gets angry.
Take an aspirin if you have a headache.
ZERO CONDITIONAL
If you don’t water flowers, they die.
If you have a headache, stop watching TV.
With zero conditional
we express a general truth or we give advice.
If clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
Main clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
or IMPERATIVE
Match the items in the columns.
1.Put wood in water
2.Stick a pin in a balloon
3.Mix washing up liquid with water
4.Heat Butter5.Throw a coin
into water6.Add five and six7.Burn rubber
a) it sinksb) it produces
black smokec) it floatsd) it makes
bubblese) it burstsf) it meltsg) you get eleven
Use the conditions and results in the box to complete the phrases below.
CONDITIONS RESULTS
you don’t wear a crash helmet
you heat it to 100° C.
you add sugar
the weather is hot
I drive to work
you get pink
A dog bites
Butter smelts
it scratches you
1. Water boils if ______________________________________________________________.
2. If you mix red and white, ____________________________________________________.
3. _____________________________ ________________________ if you leave it in the sun.
4. If ___________________________________________________________, it tastes sweet.
5. If you pull a cat’s tail, _______________________________________________________.
6. You can end up brain damaged if ______________________________________________.
7. If _____________________________________________, we turn on the air conditioning.
8. When ____________________________________________________ I listen to the radio.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
If-clause
( hypothesis)
Main Clause
( result)
If + Present Simple
will / may/ can +
infinitive without to
FIRST CONDITIONAL
If the weather is nice, we will go for a walk.
If you don’t apologize, she will never trust you again.
The first conditional refers to the present and future.
It expresses a possible condition and
its probable result in the future.
If clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
Main clause:
FUTURE SIMPLE
Match the prompts to the pictures
see women wearing kimonos
visit the Parthenon
walk under the Arc de Triumph
admire the Taj Mahal
go sailing down the Nile Fran
ce
If you go to France, you
will ….
Match the prompts to the pictures
see women wearing kimonos
visit the Parthenon
walk under the Arc de Triumph
admire the Taj Mahal
go sailing down the Nile
Japan
Match the prompts to the pictures
see women wearing kimonos
visit the Parthenon
walk under the Arc de Triumph
admire the Taj Mahal
go sailing down the Nile
Egypt
Match the prompts to the pictures
see women wearing kimonos
visit the Parthenon walk under the Arc de Triumph
admire the Taj Mahal
go sailing down the Nile Gree
ce
Match the prompts to the pictures
see women wearing kimonos
visit the Parthenon walk under the Arc de Triumph
admire the Taj Mahal
go sailing down the Nile India
1. If it ____(snow), I’ll take the children skiing.2. The football match will be cancelled if it _____( rain).
3. I won’t go to the party unless Connie ______( come) with me.
4. If you ____________( run) fast, you will win the race.
5. Unless they ________ (work) overtime, they won’t earn enough money to go on holiday.
6. __________ ( Greg/post) this letter for me if I ask him?
7. Unless you _______( drive) carefully, you’ll have an accident.
8. If someone _____( not/water) these plants, they will die.
Fill in the gaps with if or unless.
1. _______ you promise to clean your room , I’ll take you to the funfair.2. I won’t be able to afford a brand new car _________ I get a loan from the bank.3. ___________ you decide to study Medicine, you’ll have to work really hard.4. ________ we win the lottery, we will travel around the world.5. I’ll never talk to you again _______ you tell me the truth.