CONDITIONAL SENTENCES 1 By Dewi Wulan Sari DWS
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (1) By: Dewi Wulan Sari [DWS] Conditional Sentences 1
Conditional sentences are often used to talk about situations that are contrary to the fact, situations that are opposite of the true situations. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 2
Types of conditional: � Type 0 � Type 1 � Type 2 � Type 3 [DWS] Conditional Sentences 3
Type 0 Conditional sentence type 0 is also called as zero conditional. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 4
Type 0 The zero conditional is used to make statements about the real world, and often refers to general truths, such as scientific facts. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 5
Type 0 So, this conditional is used when the result will always happen in present or in the future. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 6
Type 0 The zero conditional is often used to give instructions. In this case we have to use the imperative in the main clause. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 7
How to form zero conditional? Each of conditional sentences consists of two clauses. Those are called as if clause and result clause or main clause. We can form a zero conditional sentence with two simple present verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'): [DWS] Conditional Sentences 8
How to form zero conditional? Type If Clause Result Clause 0 Simple Present [DWS] Conditional Sentences 9
How to form zero conditional? Simple Present (with verb): (+) S + V 1(s/es) + O + C (-) S + do/does + not + V 1 + O +C (? ) Do/does + S + V 1 + O + C ? Simple Present (without verb): (+) (-) S + is/am/are+ O + C S + is/am/are + not + O +C (? ) Is/am/are+ S + O + C ? [DWS] Conditional Sentences 10
Examples � If (statements or general truth): you freeze water, it becomes a solid. � Plants die if they don't get enough water. � If you mix red and blue, you get purple. � If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 11
Examples � If (giving instruction): Bill phones, tell him to meet me at the cinema. � Ask � If Pete if you are not sure what to do. you want to come, call me before 5: 00. � Meet me here if we get separated. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 12
Type 1 Conditional sentence type 1 is also called as first conditional and known as present real. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 13
Type 1 It's used to talk about things which might happen in the present or future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 14
How to form first conditional? If clause in first conditional is formed by using simple present and the main clause is formed by using future tense. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 15
How to form first conditional? Type If Clause Result Clause I Simple Present Future Tense Present Real [DWS] Conditional Sentences 16
How to form first conditional? Simple Present (with verb): (+) S + V 1(s/es) + O + C (-) S + do/does + not + V 1 + O +C (? ) Do/does + S + V 1 + O + C ? Simple Present (without verb): (+) (-) S + is/am/are+ O + C S + is/am/are + not + O +C (? ) Is/am/are+ S + O + C ? [DWS] Conditional Sentences 17
How to form first conditional? Future Tense (with verb): (+) S + will + V 1 + O + C (-) S + will + not + V 1 + O +C (? ) Will + S + V 1 + O + C ? Future Tense (without verb): (+) S + will + be + O + C (-) S + will + not + be + O +C (? ) Will + S + be + O + C ? [DWS] Conditional Sentences 18
Examples: � If it rains, I won't go to the park. � If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight. � If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes. � She will be late if the train is delayed. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 19
Zero vs. First Conditional The first conditional describes a particular situation, whereas the zero conditional describes what happens in general. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 20
Zero vs. First Conditional For example (zero conditional): If you sit in the sun, you get burned. (it is talking about every time a person sits in the sun - the burning is a natural consequence of the sitting) [DWS] Conditional Sentences 21
Zero vs. First Conditional But (first conditional): If you sit in the sun, you'll get burned (It is talking about what will happen today, another day might be different) [DWS] Conditional Sentences 22
Exercise 1 Make zero conditionals: For example: (not/rain/the flowers/die) Answer: If it doesn’t rain, the flowers die. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 23
Exercise 2 Change the words in the brackets into the right form as in first conditional. Example: She. . . (take) a taxi if it. . . (rain). Answer: She will take a taxi if it rains. [DWS] Conditional Sentences 24
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