Conditionals - REVISION

Zero Conditional
-Read the sentences (1-3) from the article. Which of the statements (a-d) are true about all of them?
1-If people ring us up or send us text messages, we feel wanted.
2-If you have one of the new multimedia mobiles, you can log on to the Net.
3-You can spend a fortune if you use your mobile a lot.
a-They predict the future.
b-They talk about things that are always true, e.g. laws of nature.
c-They describe a rule.
d-We can replace if with when.
-Complete the table:
If clause

Main clause

Practice
-Use the cues to write sentences about mobile phones.
1-use it a lot cost a fortune
2-take it abroad look for a new network
3-use it in planes affect the flight controls
4-send a text message be cheaper than a phone call
5-leave it on battery run out
First Conditional
-Read the sentences:
1-If I have the money next month, Ill get one of those new cell phones with a camera.
2-If I get a mobile phone with an Internet connection, I wont have to use a computer anymore.
Do the sentences talk about:
a-unlikely situations in the future?
b-possible situations in the future?
-Complete the table:
If clause

Main clause

Practice
-Make a chain of four sentences for each of the beginnings:
1-If I pass all my exams,
2-If I win the lottery,
3-If its sunny tomorrow,
4-If I have a free afternoon,
Second Conditional
-Read the sentences and complete the table with the tenses used. What does d stand for in sentences 3 and 4?
1-If I didnt use the Net, I wouldnt find information for most of my school projects.
2-If all the telephone lines in the world went dead, companies would lose a lot of money.
3-If I was a doctor in Africa, Id help a lot of people.
4-If I had the money, Id go on holiday to the Caribbean.
If clause

Main clause

What do these sentences talk about?

a-situations that are real or will probably happen
b-imaginary or unlikely situations
-Complete the rule with these words: future present
We use the Second Conditional to talk about____________situations that are unlikely or___________situations that are
imaginary or unreal.
Practice
-Use the cues to write sentences in the Second Conditional:
1-if/not have computer/not use the Internet
2-if/win the lottery/buy a new computer
3-if/play computer games/not be a good student
4-go to Tibet/if/have money
5-if/be a computer expert/earn a lot of money
6-make new friends/if/use Internet
Third Conditional
-Read the sentence and answer the questions:
Graham: If I had taken part in my French lessons, I would have learnt some French.
a-What is Graham talking about: past, present or future?
b-What really happened: Did he take part in his French lessons? Did he manage to learn French at school?
-Complete the table:
If clause

Main clause

Practice
-Read this story and write Third Conditional sentences about John Smiths day.
John Smith worked in a bank in London and lived with his dog, Spot. One night, Spot started
barking in the middle of the night. John woke up and he couldnt get back to sleep. The next thing
John knew, it was 8 oclock he had overslept! He got dressed quickly and ran to the station.
When he got there, he saw a train and jumped on it but it was going the wrong way! He got off
at the next station and didnt get to London until 9.15. He called a taxi but it got stuck in a traffic
jam. When he got to work, he realized he hadnt got his wallet with him. He had to borrow ten
pounds from his boss, who was quite angry. An hour later, he had lost four million pounds on the
currency market. When his boss came to talk to him, she found him asleep in front of his
computer. Of course, John lost his job.

Conditionals - REVISION
Zero Conditional
-Read the sentences (1-3) from the article. Which of the statements (a-d) are true about all of them?
1-If people ring us up or send us text messages, we feel wanted.
2-If you have one of the new multimedia mobiles, you can log on to the Net.
3-You can spend a fortune if you use your mobile a lot.
a-They predict the future.
b-They talk about things that are always true, e.g. laws of nature.
c-They describe a rule.
d-We can replace if with when.
-Complete the table:
CONDITION
If clause
Present Simple

CONSEQUENCE
Main clause
Present Simple

Practice
-Use the cues to write sentences about mobile phones.
1-use it a lot cost a fortune
If you use it a lot, it costs a fortune.
2-take it abroad look for a new network If you take it abroad, it looks for a network.
3-use it in planes affect the flight controls
If you use it in planes, it affects the flight controls.
4-send a text message be cheaper than a phone call
If you send a text message, its cheaper than a phone call.
5-leave it on battery run out
If you leave it on, the battery runs out.
First Conditional
-Read the sentences:
1-If I have the money next month, Ill get one of those new cell phones with a camera.
2-If I get a mobile phone with an Internet connection, I wont have to use a computer anymore.
Do the sentences talk about:
a-unlikely situations in the future?
b-possible situations in the future?
-Complete the table:
If clause
Present Simple

Main clause
WILL+base
form

Practice
-Make a chain of four sentences for each of the beginnings:
1-If I pass all my exams, Ill go on a long holiday. If I go on holiday, Ill spend all my money. If I spend all my money
2-If I win the lottery,
3-If its sunny tomorrow,
4-If I have a free afternoon,
Second Conditional
-Read the sentences and complete the table with the tenses used. What does d stand for in sentences 3 and 4?
1-If I didnt use the Net, I wouldnt find information for most of my school projects.
2-If all the telephone lines in the world went dead, companies would lose a lot of money.
3-If I was a doctor in Africa, Id help a lot of people.
4-If I had the money, Id go on holiday to the Caribbean.
If clause
Past Simple

Main clause
WOULD+base
form

What do these sentences talk about?

a-situations that are real or will probably happen
b-imaginary or unlikely situations
-Complete the rule with these words: future present
We use the Second Conditional to talk about present situations that are unlikely or future situations that are imaginary or
unreal.
Practice
-Use the cues to write sentences in the Second Conditional:
1-if/not have computer/not use the Internet
2-if/win the lottery/buy a new computer
3-if/play computer games/not be a good student
4-go to Tibet/if/have money
5-if/be a computer expert/earn a lot of money
6-make new friends/if/use Internet

If I didnt have a computer, I wouldnt use the Internet.

If I won the lottery, I would buy a new computer.
If I played computer games (all the time), I wouldnt be a good student.
I would go to Tibet if I had (enough/a lot of) money.
If I were/was a computer expert, I would earn a lot of money.
I would make new friends if I used the Internet.

Third Conditional
-Read the sentence and answer the questions:
Graham: If I had taken part in my French lessons, I would have learnt some French.
a-What is Graham talking about: past, present or future?
b-What really happened: Did he take part in his French lessons? Did he manage to learn French at school? He didnt take part in
his French lessons and he didnt manage to learn French at school.
-Complete the table:
If clause
Past Perfect

Main clause
WOULD HAVE+Past
Participle

Practice
-Read this story and write Third Conditional sentences about John Smiths day.
John Smith worked in a bank in London and lived with his dog, Spot. One night, Spot started
barking in the middle of the night. John woke up and he couldnt get back to sleep. The next thing
John knew, it was 8 oclock he had overslept! He got dressed quickly and ran to the station.
When he got there, he saw a train and jumped on it but it was going the wrong way! He got off
at the next station and didnt get to London until 9.15. He called a taxi but it got stuck in a traffic
jam. When he got to work, he realized he hadnt got his wallet with him. He had to borrow ten
pounds from his boss, who was quite angry. An hour later, he had lost four million pounds on the
currency market. When his boss came to talk to him, she found him asleep in front of his
computer. Of course, John lost his job.
If Spot hadnt barked, John wouldnt have woken up in the middle of the night.
If John had got back to sleep, he wouldnt have overslept.
If he hadnt been in such a hurry, he wouldnt have got on the wrong train.
If he hadnt got on the wrong train, he would have got to London earlier.
If he hadnt called a taxi, he wouldnt have got stuck in a traffic jam.
If he had had his wallet, he wouldnt have had to borrow ten pounds from his boss.