Conditionals type and Time clauses

Conditionals Type 0 and 1, Time clauses

• Anneli Hallaste, MRG

Conditional Type 0

• If you heat water,
• it boils.
• If you press this button,
• the engine starts.
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Conditional Type 0

• Rule:
• If [Present Simple] + [Present Simple]
• Use:
• The thing always happens if the condition is met.
• Example:
• If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

Conditional Type 1

• If he goes now,
• he will make it.
• If he goes on a diet,
• he might lose weight.
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Conditional Type 1

• Rule:
• If [present tense] + [will/modal]
• Use:
• It is possible (even likely) that the thing will happen if the condition is met (but not 100% sure).
• Example:
• If they leave now, they won’t miss the bus.

Practice – Conditionals Type 0/1

• Join the sentences with if, determine what type it is.
• 1. Your salary goes up. You get promoted.
• 2. I drink coffee late at night. I can’t sleep.
• 3. You don’t pay the bill. You get a warning letter.
• 4. There are too many people. We will take two taxis.
• 5. I get out of breath. I try to run fast.
• 6. We will go outside. It isn’t raining.
• 7. The alarm goes off. Someone enters the building.
• Practise more: Exercise

Time clauses

• Time clauses are made with words like:
• When
• When you get here, we’ll have tea.
• If
• If she is late, Mother will be angry.
• Unless
• Unless we hurry, there won’t be any good seats left.

Time clauses are made with words like:

• In case
• Take a sandwich with you in case
• you get hungry.
• As soon as
• As soon as they arrive,
• we can go.
• Before
• Before the lock is fixed,
• we can’t go anywhere.
• After
• After you find the key, you can go inside.

When, if, unless, in case, as soon as, before, after

• All these words/phrases can refer to a moment in the future.
• If they do, the tense we use is Present Simple.
• Practise

Thank you for your attention

• And remember the most important conditional:
• If you learn,
• you will get smart.