Conditionals

Conditionals

by Gishella Ajeng

Poll

Do you understand how to work on conditionals?

• Absolutely YES!

• Not bad

• BIG no

​1. Zero conditional – things that are always true.

​ If-clause present simple , main clause present simple

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​2. First conditional – things that will (probably) be true in the future.

​ If-clause present simple , main clause will-future

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​3. Second conditional – completely unrealistic or will not likely to happen in the future.

​ If-clause past simple , main clause would + infinitive.

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​4. Third conditional – that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past.

​ If-clause past perfect , main clause would + have + past participle.

​Let's review the previous material!

​INVERSION FIRST CONDITIONAL

​​INVERSION SECOND CONDITIONAL

​​INVERSION THIRD CONDITIONAL

Let's check your work!​

Multiple Select

1. (the books/be) …. cheaper, I would have bought them all.

• Had the books been cheaper, I would have bought them all.

• If the books had been cheaper, I would have bought them all. 

• If the books are cheaper, I would have bought them all. 

• If the books were cheaper, I would have bought them all. 

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2. (the Prime Minister/fail)…. to get the necessary support, he would be forced to call a snap election.

• If the Prime Minister fails to get the necessary support, he would be forced to call a snap election. 

• If the Prime Minister failed to get the necessary support, he would be forced to call a snap election. 

• Were the Prime Minister to fail to get the necessary support, he would be forced to call a snap election.

• Were the Prime Minister fail to get the necessary support, he would be forced to call a snap election.

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3.  (the evidence/not be destroyed) …. , the accused would have been found guilty.

• If the evidence had destroyed, the accused would have been found guilty.

• If the evidence had not been destroyed, the accused would have been found guilty.

• Had the evidence been destroyed, the accused would have been found guilty.

• Had the evidence not been destroyed, the accused would have been found guilty.

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4. (you/need) …. , any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Should you need any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.

• Were you to need any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.

• If you need any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.

• If you had needed any further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.

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5. (the ship/ not capsize) …. , there would have been more survivors.

• If you capsized, there would have been more survivors.

• Had the ship not been capsized, there would have been more survivors.

• If the ship had not capsized, there would have been more survivors.

• Had the ship not capsized, there would have been more survivors.

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6. (I/win) …. The prize, I wouldn't spend it on things I don't need.

• Were I to win the prize, I wouldn't spend it on things I don't need.

• Were I win the prize, I wouldn't spend it on things I don't need.

• If I won the prize, I wouldn't spend it on things I don't need.

• If I win the prize, I wouldn't spend it on things I don't need.

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7. (the storm/be) …. at night, the rescue team wouldn't have found the lost boy scouts.

• Had the storm been at night, the rescue team wouldn't have found the lost boy scouts.

• Were the storm to be at night, the rescue team wouldn't have found the lost boy scouts.

• If the storm had been at night, the rescue team wouldn't have found the lost boy scouts.

• If the storm was at night, the rescue team wouldn't have found the lost boy scouts.

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8.  (he/decide) …. to come, please let me know as soon as possible.

• Were he to decide to come, please let me know as soon as possible.

• If he decide to come, please let me know as soon as possible.

• If he decided to come, please let me know as soon as possible.

• Should he decide to come, please let me know as soon as possible.

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9. (I/ be offered) …. the job, I would have to think about it.

• Were I to be offered the job, I would have to think about it.

• Had I been offered the job, I would have to think about it.

• If I was offered the job, I would have to think about it.

• If I offered the job, I would have to think about it.

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10. (you/have) …. any further questions, please ask to see the manager.

• If you had any further questions, please ask to see the manager.

• Should you have any further questions, please ask to see the manager.

• If you have any further questions, please ask to see the manager.

• Were you to have any further questions, please ask to see the manager.

Time for more exercise!​

Rewrite the sentence in correct conditional forms based on type in the bracket. ​

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If you (send) …………………….this letter now, she (receive)………………………………… it tomorrow. (TYPE 1)

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If I (do)……………………… this test, I (improve ) ………………………………. my English. (TYPE 1)

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Peggy (go ) …………………………… shopping if she (have) …………………………. time in the afternoon. (TYPE 1)

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If I ( be ) ……………………… rich, my life ( change ) ……………………… completely. (TYPE II) 

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If the students (be) .......... misbehaving, it (be) .......... important to find the causes. (TYPE 0) 

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I ( invite ) …………………………..all my friends if ( have ) ……………………….. a house by the beach. (TYPE II)

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If they (tell) ………………………… their father, he (be) ………………………very angry. (TYPE II)

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If you (speak ) …………………………… English, she (understand) ……………………… what you were saying. (TYPE III) 

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If she (take ) …………………………. the bus, she (arrive ) ……………………………… on time. (TYPE III)

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If it (not/ start ) …………………………… to rain, we (walk ) ………………………………..to the museum. (TYPE III)

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If you (study ) ………………………… for the test, you (pass ) ……………………………it. (TYPE III)

​Last exercise!

​Continue the clause to make a proper and interesting paragraph (10 sentences at least)

Open Ended

​ Answer this question to make a proper and interesting paragraph using conditionals (10 sentences at least)

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