Conditionals

Conditional 0

-> for instructions, automatic reactions

If you press the red button, the light appears.

Conditional 1

-> for real present/future situations

If you change your diet, you will lose weight.

Conditional 2

-> for unreal, hypothetical present/future situations

If I were you, I would never buy this outfit.

Conditional 3

-> for hypothesizing on real past situations

If you had read all necessary materials, you would have understood the lecture better.

 GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Choose the correct conditional to complete sentences.

1. If you [buy] seasonal food, you will reduce your carbon imprint.
2. If more people bought local food, there [be] less food waste.
3. Had you eated more fresh fruit and vegetables, you [not/have] health problems.
4. I would eat less meat if I [can].
5. Will they change their diet if their blood tests [come out] bad?
6. If her blood test comes out bad, she [change] her diet.
7. He would have wasted much less food, if he [do] his shopping in local stores.
8. If you see a nice avocado, [buy] me one please.