CONDITIONALS.

By Rosie Navarro.CIU BB3.

2ND MODULE.

Conditionals.O Structure:O A conditional sentence is composed

of two parts:O If-clause + Main clauseO Ex. If it rains tomorrow, we will not

come.

O If-clause Main clause

Conditional type 0.O Use:O General TruthsO Laws of nature.

O Structure:O If/ When + Simple present + Simple

present.

If you heat ice it melts.If it rains you get wet.

The order of the clauses is not fixed - the 'if' clause can be first or second:

Ice melts if you heat it.You get wet if it rains.

Conditional Type 1.

O1) If I  (to study), I  (to pass) the exams.O2) If the sun  (to shine), we  (to walk) to the town.O3) If he  (to have) a temperature, he  (to see) the doctor.O4) If my friends  (to come), I  (to be) very happy.O5) If she  (to earn) a lot of money, she  (to fly) to New York.O6) If we  (to travel) to London, we  (to visit) the museums.O7) If you  (to wear) sandals in the mountains, you  (to slip)on the rocks.O8) If Rita  (to forget) her homework, the teacher  (to give)her a low mark.O9) If they  (to go) to the disco, they  (to listen) to loud music.O10) If you  (to wait) a minute, I  (to ask) my parents.

Conditional Type 2O If / When + simple past + would /

could / might.

O If I won the lottery, I’d buy a new car.O If I were you, I would tell my mother.O I couldn’t study English if I hadn’t

enough time.

Conditionals 2

O Exercises conditionals Type 2O If I (to come) home earlier, I (to prepare) dinner.O 2) If we (to live) in Rome, Francesco (to visit) us.O 3) If Tim and Tom (to be) older, they (to play) in our

hockey team.O 4) If he (to be) my friend, I (to invite) him to my

birthday party.O 5) If Susan (to study) harder, she (to be) better at

school.O 6) If they (to have) enough money, they (to buy) a

new car.O 7) If you (to do) a paper round, you (to earn) a little

extra money.O 8) If Michael (to get) more pocket money, he (to ask)

Doris out for dinner.O 9) If we (to hurry), we (to catch) the bus.O 10) If it (to rain), Nina (to take) an umbrella with her.

Conditional type 2.