CONDITIONALS 0, 1 & 2 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

ALWAYS: Coffee _____ (taste) better if you _____ (add) sugar.

Coffee TASTES better if you ADD sugar.

ALWAYS: If you ______ (smoke), your skin _____ (age) more quickly.

If you SMOKE, your skin AGES more quickly.

FUTURE: I will be very surprised if David _______ (arrive) on time.

I will be very surprised if David ARRIVES on time.

FUTURE: If you _______ (not / study) regularly, you ________ (fail) in your exams.

If you DON'T STUDY regularly, you WILL FAIL in your exams

FUTURE: Robin _____ (do) the shopping if I _____ (cook) dinner

Robin WILL DO the shopping if I COOK dinner.

IMAGINARY/UNREAL: If I _____ (be) in your shoes, I ______ (change) my car.

If I WERE in your shoes, I WOULD CHANGE my car

IMAGINARY/UNREAL: What would you _____ (do) if there was a fire at your house?

What would you DO if there was a fire at your house?

IMAGINARY/UNREAL: How would you feel if you _____ (lose) your job?

How would you feel if you LOST your job?

IMAGINARY/UNREAL: If she ________ (apologize) to me, I would forgive her.

If she APOLOGIZED to me, I would forgive her.

IMAGINARY/UNREAL: Robin could lead a healthier life if she ______ (give up) smoking

Robin could lead a healthier life if she GAVE UP smoking.

IF or UNLESS: ____ you practice your English, you can improve it quickly.

IF you practice your English, you can improve it quickly.

IF or UNLESS: My parents will be angry _____ I pass my exams.

My parents will be angry UNLESS I pass my exams.

IF or WHEN: ___ I don’t see you tomorrow, I will call you.

IF I don’t see you tomorrow, I will call you.

IF or WHEN: Do you mind ___ I close the window?

Do you mind IF I close the window?

IF or WHEN: John is still at school. ____ he leaves, he wants to go to university

John is still at school. WHEN he leaves, he wants to go to university

IF or WHEN: ____ I get up in the morning I usually drink a cup of coffee

WHEN I get up in the morning I usually drink a cup of coffee

IF or UNLESS: ____ they lower the price, I won't buy that tablet.

UNLESS they lower the price, I won't buy that tablet.

IF or UNLESS: ____ you go to bed late, you'll feel tired in the morning.

IF you go to bed late, you'll feel tired in the morning.

IF or UNLESS: He will get lost _____ someone shows him the way

He will get lost UNLESS someone shows him the way

IF or UNLESS: ______ you drive more carefully, you will have an accident.

UNLESS you drive more carefully, you will have an accident.

When do we use Conditional 2 (second conditional)?

1. To express desires;, and to give advice. (If I were you...). 2.To express an imaginary/hypothetical/unreal situation

The structure for the second conditional is:

IF CLAUSE: If + verb in simple past | MAIN CLAUSE: would + verb in infinitive

This conditional is used for offers and promises, situations with results/ consequences, and future plans and invitations.

First conditional / Type 1 / First conditional

The structure for the first conditional is:

If clause (if/ unless) + verb in present tense | Main clause: will + infinitive

We use this conditional for facts, general truths, and routines or habits.

Zero conditional / Conditional 0 / Type 0

The structure of the zero conditional is:

If clause (if/ when/ unless) + verb in simple present | Main clause: sentence in simple present

FUTURE: You ____ (gain) weight if you ___ (eat) a lot.

You will gain weight if you eat a lot.

iMAGINARY: If I ____ (have) more free time, I ____ (do) yoga.

If I had more free time, I would do yoga.

FUTURE: If my mom _____ (buy) my school supplies for me, I ____ (be) able to go to school.

If my mom buys my school supplies for me, I will be able to go to school.

IMAGINARY: I _____ (not / do) that if I ____ (be) you.

I wouldn't / would not do that if I were you.

FUTURE: If you ____ (drop) that glass, it ____ (break).

If you drop that glass, it will break.

IMAGINARY: If public transport _____ (be) efficient, people ____ (stop) using their cars.

If public transport were efficient, people would stop using their cars.

FUTURE: I ____ (get) a ticket if I ____ (pass) a red light.

I will get a ticket if I pass a red light.

FUTURE: She ___ (lose) her job if she ____ (arrive) late.

She will lose her job if she arrives late.

IMAGINARY: If I ____ (know) where she lived, I _____ (go) and see her.

If I knew where she lived, I would go and see her.

ALWAYS: If you _____ (freeze) water, it _____ (become) a solid.

If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.

IMAGINARY: If I _____ (be) a movie star, I ______ (marry) someone famous.

If I were a movie star, I would marry someone famous.

IMAGINARY: If she ____ (study) more, she ______ (pass) the exam .

If she studied more, she would pass the exam

IMAGINARY: We ______ ( never / be) late again if we ____ (buy) a new car.

We would never be late again if we bought a car.

IMAGINARY: They ____ (go) to Spain on holiday if they ____(like) hot weather

The would go to Spain on holiday if they liked hot weather.

IMAGINARY: You ______ (lose) weight if you _____ (eat) less.

You would lose weight if you ate less.

SECOND CONDITIONAL: She ____ (call) him if she _____ (know) his number

She would call him if she knew the number.

CONDITIONAL 1: If they _____ (build) the machine, it ______ (be) very exciting.

If they build the machine, it will be very exciting.

FUTURE: We ______ (not/buy) a notebook if they ____ (not/ become) cheaper.

We won't / will not buy a notebook if the do'n become cheaper.

CONDITIONAL 1: He _____ (help) you if you ______ (not/understand) the instructions.

He will help you if you don't understand the instructions.

FUTURE: If she only ____ (work) with machines, she ____ (get) very bored.

If she only works with machines, she will get very bored.

CONDITIONAL 0: If she ____ (drop) the glass, it ____ (break).

If she drops the glass, it breaks.

CONDITIONAL 0: If you _____ (inhale), you _____ (receive) oxygen

If you inhale, you receive oxygen.

ALWAYS: If you _____ (not/work), you _____ (not get) paid.

If you don't work, you don't get paid

CONDITIONAL 0: The baby _____ (cry) If he _____ (be) hungry.

The baby cries if he is hungry.

ALWAYS: If you _______ (heat) water, it _____ (boil)

If you heat water, it boils.