First, Second and Third Conditionals

True or False? We can use may, might or could instead of will in the 1st conditional.

If you _____ (not forget) your tennis racket, we could have played tennis this afternoon.

Can we use both 'was' and 'were' in the 2nd conditional? We wouldn’t have any problems if he were/was more reasonable.

The school ______ (improve) the sports facilities as soon as the town hall gives them the money they need.

If he _____ (have) a scooter, he could come with us.

We use _____ to mean if ... not. Think of the example in this way: You won’t go into the river if the rope doesn’t snap.

He'd win the school election if we _____ him. a) support b) supported c) would have supported

If I hadn't joined the basketball team, I _______(not meet) you and Robert.

If I have time, I _____ help you with your school project. a) would b) would have c) will

When the if clause comes first, we usually put a comma after it. We don’t use a _____ when the main clause comes first and the if clause comes second.

TRUE OR FALSE: We ALWAYS use 'if, when, unless, as soon as' in the result (will) clause in the 1st conditional.

We use the 3rd conditional to talk about imaginary events in the PAST / PRESENT,

We use _____ to emphasise doing something immediately or straight away. a) as soon as b) unless c) when

We describe the result in the second conditional with PAST SIMPLE / WOULD+INFINITIVE.

If Jim hadn't felt so ill, he _____ (go) to school today.

We describe the situation in the second conditional with PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE.

The second conditional describes REAL / IMAGINARY situations.