Unit 11. Conditionals

1. Zero Conditional

2. First Conditional

3. Second Conditional

4. Third Conditional

5. Mixed Conditionals

1. Zero Conditional

Условные предложения нулевого типа (Zero Conditional) выражают действия, относящиеся к настоящему времени. Этот тип предложений описывает то, что происходит всегда. Придаточное предложение начинается с if или when.

Examples:

• If I go to a friend's house for dinner, I usually take a bottle of wine or some flowers.

• When I have a day off from work, I often go to the beach.

• If the weather is nice, she walks to work.

• Jerry helps me with my homework when he has time.

• I read if there is nothing on TV.

• A: What do you do when it rains? B: I stay at home.

• A: Where do you stay if you go to Sydney? B: I stay with my friends near the harbor.

NB!!! If / When

Examples:

• When I have a day off from work, I usually go to the beach. (I regularly have days off from work)

• If I have a day off from work, I usually go to the beach. (I rarely have days off from work)

Exercise 1: Put in If or When in the Zero Conditional sentences.

1. ________I am late to work, my boss gets very angry. That is why I am always on time. 2. ________I leave work, I usually go to the fitness center to work out. 3. ________ he eats, he tries to choose healthy foods. 4. His car is very reliable, and he rarely has any trouble with it. But he has had a couple of difficulties in the past. ________ his car breaks down or he has any problems, he calls the auto club. 5. His car is terrible! It always breaks down. ___________his car breaks down or he has any problems, he calls the auto club. 6. Mary gets a six-week paid vacation a year. She loves to travel. _______ she goes on vacation, she always goes somewhere exotic. 7. Diane works harder than anyone I know. I don't think she has taken a day off in three years. But she does really love to travel. ________ she goes on vacation, she goes somewhere exotic. 8. He loves going to the movies. _________he goes to the movies, he always gets a large popcorn with tons of butter. 9. She hates TV. She thinks television is a waste of time. _________she watches any television at all, it is usually a documentary or a news program. 10. My friend always keeps in touch by mail. _______I get a letter, I usually write back immediately.

Exercise 2: Match the items in column A with those in column B in order to make Zero Conditional sentences.

A B

1. If you water your plants regularly, a) the tea tastes sweeter.

2. If you read newspapers, b) I get red spots on my skin.

3. If the sun shines, c) the game starts.

4. If you lie in the sun for a long time, d) you learn a lot.

5. If you add sugar to a cup of tea, e) she always phones me every evening.

6. When you do morning exercises every day, f) your skin turns red. 7. If you put a nail in a bowl of water, g) they die very quickly.

8. If you don’t look after tomato plants, h) snow melts.

9. When she travels abroad on business, i) nylon melts.

10. If I eat dairy products, j) the plants grow.

11. If you use a very hot iron on nylon, k) the nail sinks.

12. When you press this key, l) you feel healthy.