11th Graders

Topic: Conditionals

Semana del 20 al 24 de abril

Transcribe la siguiente información en tu cuaderno:

What are conditionals in English grammar? Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.

There are four main kinds of conditionals:

·       The Zero Conditional:
(if + present simple, ... present simple)
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.

·       The First Conditional:
(if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.

·       The Second Conditional:
(if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

·       The Third Conditional
(if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.

Zero conditional

We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):

·       If + present simple, .... present simple.

This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the main clause.

Examples:

·       If people eat too much, they get fat.

·       If you touch a fire, you get burned.

·       People die if they don't eat

First conditional

The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause:

·       if + present simple, ... will + infinitive

It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true.

Sometimes might or should can replace will in the result part.

·       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

Activity:

1.    Organiza en tu cuaderno las siguientes oraciones utilizando el First conditional.

Tómale una foto a tu cuaderno con la actividad 1 y envíala al correo juandjimenez20@gmail.com antes del 27 de abril