First and zero conditional

If they train hard

If the temperature rises

Relative clauses:

First and zero conditional

By Mattia Geminiani, Haya Ibrahim and Chiara Scarpitti

they will win the tournament

ice melts

fIrst conditional

condition

result

If they train hard

they will win the tournament

an action

LIKELY EVENT

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

WILL + INFINITIVE

If they train hard, they will win the tournament

First conditional

Use

We use the First Conditional to talk about real conditions in the future. There is a real possibility that these things will happen.

if clause

main clause

We use the If Clause to describe the condition

We use the Main Clause to describe the result

The clauses can be in either order. We put a comma at the end of the If Clause if it comes first in the sentence. THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUT WE DON'T USE A VERB IN THE FUTURE IN THE IF CLAUSE

let's practice!

1 The First Conditional refers to theA present B future 2 You use the first conditional to predict A the future results of an impossible action B the future results of a possible action 3 The verb in the main clause is A in the future B in the present 4 The verb in the if clause is A in the future B in the present 5 In conditional sentences A you can change the order of clauses B you can't change the order of caluses

1 If Joe passes/will pass all his exams, his parent buy/will buy him a car. 2 My teacher doesn't/won't mind if I finish/will finish my essay tomorrow. 3 If Ella doesn't/ won't find a job this year, she does/will do voluntary work to get experience. 4 They miss/will miss all their firends if they choose/will choose to go abroad. 5 If the weather is/will be fine, we usually go/will go for a walk. 6 If the school uniforms are/will be compulsory next year, we have/will have to wear them.

zero conditional

RESULT

CONDITION

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

If the temperature rises, ice melts.

use: We use the Zero Conditional to talk about real conditions in the present, when the result of a condition is certain or always true. We also use it for laws and facts. EXAMPLE: If temperatures rise, ice melts. (talking about something that is always true)

USE:

EXAMPLE:

We can also use When in the If Clause

MORE PRACTICE!

1 If you ___ (heat) water to 100 degrees Celsius, it ___ (boil).2 When the sun ___ (set), it ___ (get) dark. 3 If you ___ (mix) red and blue, you ___ (get) purple. 4 If it ___ (rain), the ground ___ (get) wet. 5 When you ___ (drop) a ball, it ___ (fall) to the ground. 6 If you ___ (eat) too much, you ___ (feel) full. 7 Water ___ (freeze) if the temperature ___ (drop) below zero. 8 If you ___ (expose) metal to oxygen, it ___ (rust). 9 If the wind ___ (blow) hard, trees ___ (bend). 10 If you ___ (mix) oil and water, they ___ (separate).

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