Working on Conditionals

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Conditional Sentences are also known as Conditional Clauses or If Clauses. They are used to express that the action in the main clause (without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are three types of Conditional Sentences.

Source Material: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences

The Zero Conditional

We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):

If + present simple, .... present simple.

This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the main cluase.

The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.

For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is always true, there can't be a different result sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)

Here are some more examples:

If people eat too much, they get fat.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
People die if they don't eat.
You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.
Snakes bite if they are scared
If babies are hungry, they cry

The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause:

if + present simple, ... will + infinitive
...will + infinitive if + present simple

The First Conditional

The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simplein the other clause:

if + present simple, ... will + infinitive

It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true.

If it rains, I won't go to the park.
If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.
She'll be late if the train is delayed.
She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
If I see her, I'll tell her.

The Second Conditional

The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the infinitive:

if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

(We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal writing).

It has two uses.

First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true. Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example.

If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)
If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)

Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because it's not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples:

If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's impossible for me to call him).
If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

The Third Conditional

We make the third conditional by using the past perfect after 'if' and then 'would have' and the past participle in the second part of the sentence:

if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.

If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we know she didn't study and so she didn't pass)
If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat a lot, and so I did feel sick).
If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane
She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier
She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university
He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the house at nine

Source Material: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/

Video Material

First Conditional
First Conditional Extra Explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ifCM8kJFKI&t=83s
Tutor Time

First Conditional Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSDxMaC0QYc
Hercules Scenes

First Conditional Song Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC8hSPY9YPY

Second Conditional
Second Conditional Extra Explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEwcIsTKBU4

Second Conditional Extra Explanation and Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry3xEVEiF-0
LOiEnglish

What would do if you....?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOSNTqHHXPA

Second Conditional Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJF9Gb3dGbc
Big Bang Theory

Second Conditional in Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq2l4hpSZpo

Third Conditional

Teacher Diane's Explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUkuORtfE0

Marcnet Explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOTuLOfPQc

Once upon a time third conditional examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnONBkEQUU0

Benjamin Button conditional examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZj1Yeb-tVg

Third Conditional Examples in Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlIEwi9e7mQ

Practice Material

Games

The Conditional Rally
http://www.eslgamesplus.com/conditionals-review-rally/
Fling the teacher
http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/conditionals/conditionals%20practice.html
Who wants to be a conditional billionaire
http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Billionaire/Conditionals%20Billionaire%20Game/index.html

Assessment on Conditionals

First Conditional: Create a business that sells its products on a website. Design the logo, the brand, products to be sold and other details and create a presentation to be shown on the classroom screen. Explain how will you call your company, what will it sell, the clients you are trying to reach and end with a phrasing describing why people will buy things using conditionals.

Example: If you love pizza, you should come to...

If you have a lot of money, you will enjoy these...

If you cannot find a place to buy books, you might find it...

Second Conditional: You are going to be presented with 5 possible unreal situations, pick one of them and then describe how they would change your life and what you would do different in that context. Describe the situation with your opinions and second conditionals.

Situations: How would your life change if you...

... became incredibly rich for winning a lotto ticket?

... obtained superpowers from a meteorite? (Pick a power)

... were sent to study to an unexpected country? (Pick a country)

... became a personality celebrity from a viral video?

... obtained a seat of power in the government? (Pick the post)

Third Conditional: Choose one of the situations presented and then describe how the world would have changed if those events had happened. Write at least an essay of 120 words and rememeber to write an introduction, body and conclusion.

- What would have happened if the Nazis had won World War 2?
- What would have happened if electricity hadn't beend discovered?
- What would have happened if South American countries hadn't achieve independence?
- What would have happened if Cuban missile crisis had started a nuclear war?
- What would have happened if Pangea had still existed?

Listening Assessment for Third Conditional: You've got to find what you love.
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Working on conditionals