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Conditional Tenses ESL

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  • Which conditional is used for: general truths and habits
    zero conditional (ex: If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.)
  • Which is an example of the second conditional?
    If it rains this weekend, I will not leave my house.
    If I had artistic skills, I would draw my self portrait.
    If I had gone to bed early, I would've caught the train.
    If you touch ice, it will feel cold.
  • What is a conditional sentence?
    Sentences with "if" clauses: the condition and "the results" or the main clause. It describes a situation that might happen or might have happened in the past.
  • Give an example of the zero conditional.
    examples: If you mix red and blue, you get purple. If you drop an object, it falls to the ground.
  • Which conditional is for something in the past that affects the present?
    mixed II: If + past perfect, would + base verb | If I had studied harder, I would be a doctor now.
  • When do we use the second conditional?
    For situations that are unlikely to happen in the future / impossible in the present
  • If + Present Simple + Present Simple = ?
    Zero Conditional (ex. If it rains, the ground gets wet.)
  • Which conditional is used for situations that are possibly or realistic in the future?
    the first conditional (if i go to the shop, i will buy something)
  • Which is the first conditional?
    If I try a new hobby, I will discover new things about mysel
    I would have a documentary about myself if I were famous.
    If I were famous, I would have a documentary about my life.
    If my parents supported me, I would be a musician.
  • If + present simple + future simple = ?
    the first conditional (ex. If I find your book, I will give it back to you. If they invite me to the party, I will go.).)
  • Which conditional is this? "Is this talking about something in the past that is affecting the present? If my ancestors had made different choices, my life would be very different today."
    Mixed II (something in the past that affects the present: If + past perfect, would + verb base)
  • Which conditional is for something that is currently true that affected the past?
    mixed I: If + past simple, would have + past participle | If I were taller, I would have become a basketball player.
  • If + past simple + would + verb = ?
    second conditional (If I felt more confident, I would share my opinions more.)
  • Is this talking about something in the past that is affecting the present? If my ancestors had made different choices, my life would be very different today.
    Yes!
  • How many conditional tenses are there?
    5- The zero, the first, second, third, mixed