Conditionals Type 0 & 1

Study the examples.

a)      Wich sentence talks about a real or very probable situation in the present/future?

b)      Wich sentence talks about something that always happens as a result of something else?

Type 0: if you freeze water, it becomes ice.

Type 1: if you study hard, you’ll pass your exams.

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense. Then identify the types of conditionals.

1.       __ If you leave metal out in the rain, it ______(get) rusty.

2.       __ if you go to bed late, you __________(be) tired tomorrow.

3.       __ if you mix red and yellow paint, you ________(make) orange paint.

4.       __ if you _____(win) the competition, you get a prize.

5.       __ if she ___________(not/wear) her coat, she will catch a cold.

6.       __ if you boil water, it __________(become) steam.

Exercise 2: Use the prompts to make sentences, as in the example.

·         Study hard

·         Pass exams

·         Get my degree

·         Get a good job

·         Earn a high salary

·         Buy a car

·         Go on vacation

·         Build a house

Example:

Sentence 1: if I study hard, I will pass my exams.

Sentence 2: if I pass my exams, … etc.

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences.

1.       If you don’t water the plants,                                                                                 .

2.       When you finish your homework,                                                                         .

3.       If they eat too much,                                                                                                  .

4.       If you are not careful,                                                                                                 .

5.       If you heat water,                                                                                                        .

6.       If you mix black and white paint,                                                                           .

7.       If he is late for school,                                                                                                .

8.       Unless you study harder,                                                                                          .