Conditionals with explanation and exercises, based on Alina Dashkewitz slideshare, English hilfen.de, et al.

2. CONDITIONALS.
By Rosie Navarro.
CIU BB3.
2ND MODULE.

3. Conditionals.
O Structure:
O A conditional sentence is composed of
two parts:
O If-clause + Main clause
O Ex. If it rains tomorrow, we will not
come.
O If-clause Main clause

4. Conditional type 0.
O Use:
O General Truths
O Laws of nature.
O Structure:
O If/ When + Simple present + Simple
present.

5. 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.

7. Conditional Type 1.

11. O 1) If I (to study), I (to pass) the exams.
O 2) If the sun (to shine), we (to walk) to the town.
O 3) If he (to have) a temperature, he (to see) the
doctor.
O 4) If my friends (to come), I (to be) very happy.
O 5) If she (to earn) a lot of money, she (to fly) to
New York.
O 6) If we (to travel) to London, we (to visit) the
museums.
O 7) If you (to wear) sandals in the mountains,
you (to slip)on the rocks.
O 8) If Rita (to forget) her homework, the teacher (to
give)her a low mark.
O 9) If they (to go) to the disco, they (to listen) to
loud music.
O 10) If you (to wait) a minute, I (to ask) my
parents.

12. Conditional Type 2
O 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.

13. Conditionals 2

14. O Exercises conditionals Type 2
O 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.

15. Conditional type 2.