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Zero conditional if сlause main сlause

lТ сlause main сlаuse if + past simple would + infinitive
if/when + present main verb + present without to
simple simple lfIbeсameasinger, lwould travel a lot.
When I сall my friends, I often talk for hours We use the second conditional:
. to talk about imaginary or unreal situations in the
We use the zero conditionalto talk about something present. )
that always or usually happens. lf lwere a good footballer, lwould be a
lf mу friend dances, everуone stops to watch' professional plaуer.
l don't plaу video games when l have work to do' . to talk about present or future situations that are

First сonditional possible but unlikely.
. lf lwon lots of moneу, l'd buу a new house.
lТ сlause mаin сlause
. to give advice.
lТ + present tense will/could/might +
infinitive without fo lf l were уou, l'd studу a bit harder.
lf you like romantic you'll enjoy this film
stories,
1 Matсh а-c with '|-3 to make sentenсes.
We use the first conditionalto talk about a possible a lf I knew the answers to the test,
aоtion in the future'
If I have time, I might go to the new shopping centre. b lf I were famous,
c No one could become suсcessful
1 if they hadn't worked really hard.
1 Choose the сorreсt verb forms to сomplete 2 l'd hate having photos taken of me.
the sentenсes. 3 I'd tell you, but I don't.
a lf they make another Spiderman film,l go /
will go and see it.
b lf a оomputer is not conneоted to electricity,
it doesл't switch / won't switch on' Unless
с If it rains this weekend, l don't go / won't go We сan use unless instead of if not.
out. I can't help уou if уou don't tell me what's wrong.
l can't help you uлless уou tell me what's Wrong'
2 Complete the zero and first сonditional
'i lf he doesn'tpаss his eхam, Sam won't be happу'
sentenсes with the сorreсt form of the Unless he passes his eхam, Sam won't be happу'
verbs in braсkets.
Note: We don't use a negative verb after uлless'
a When I ...................... (see) my friends, we
always (оhat) about sports' Unless lou ddt-d| tell him, he won't know about it.
b You (not get) any better if you In case
(not practise). We сan use (1ust) in case instead of if when we want
c lf you (press) this key on the to stress 'to be safe or prepared'.
piano, it...................... (make) a very high sound l'lltake mу umbrella (just) in case it rains.
d I ...................... (not сome) to the show if it lf I were уou
We оan use if / Were уou to give someone advice. We
use it in second сonditionalsentences.
l would change the level of the class if l were уou'

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