SEC 4 UNIT 5 LESSON 18 CONDITIONALS

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Warren Spence

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CONDITIONALS

HOW MUCH DO YOU ALREADY KNOW?

Multiple Choice

When I go on holiday, I always _____ my neighbour to water my plants.

ask

asked

would ask

Multiple Choice

What would you say if he _____ you on a date?

asks

asked

would ask

Multiple Choice

I'll have a shower as soon as _____ home.

I get

I'll get

I'd get

Multiple Choice

If I _____ the problem to my sister, she'll be happy to help me.

explain

explained

will explain

Multiple Choice

We'll be late for the film if we _____.

didn't hurry up

won't hurry up

don't hurry up

Multiple Choice

If I didn't need the money, _____ less.

I work

I'll work

I would work

Multiple Choice

If you _____ a red card, you can't play in the rest of the game.

get

got

will get

Multiple Choice

I _____ English every day if I had time

studied

will study

would study

Grammar explanation

Conditionals describe the result of a certain condition. The if clause tells you the condition (If you study hard), and the main clause tells you the result (you will pass your exams). The order of the clauses does not change the meaning.

If you study hard, you will pass your exams.
You will pass your exams if you study hard.

Conditional sentences are often divided into different types.

Zero conditional

We use the zero conditional to talk about generally true things, especially for laws and rules.

If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep at night.
Ice melts if you heat it.
When the sun goes down, it gets dark.

The structure is: if/when + present simple = present simple.

First conditional

We use the first conditional when discussing future situations we believe are real or possible.

If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
Arsenal will be top of the league if they win.
When I finish work, I'll call you.

In first conditional sentences, the structure is usually:

if/when + present simple - will + infinitive.

It is also common to use this structure with unless, as long as, as soon as or in case instead of if.

I'll leave as soon as the babysitter arrives.
I don't want to stay in London unless I get a well-paid job.
I'll give you a key in case I'm not at home.
You can go to the party if you're back by midnight.

Second conditional

The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality.

If we had a garden, we could have a cat.
If I won a lot of money, I would buy a big house in the country.
I wouldn't worry if I were you.

The structure is usually:

if + past simple >> + would + infinitive.

When if is followed by the verb be, it is grammatically correct to say if I were, if he were, if she were and if it were. However, it is also common to hear these structures with was, especially in the he/she form.

If I were you, I wouldn't mention it.
If she was prime minister, she would invest more money in schools.
He would travel more if he were younger.

Quiz time - How much do you know?

Multiple Choice

Look at this sentence and decide which conditional is being used.

If we don't work harder, we won't pass the exam.

ZERO CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL

SECOND CONDITIONAL

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences indicate the pattern below

If + past simple >> + would + infinitive.

If Luke lived in the UK, I would see him more often.

If they don't arrive soon, we'll be late

If Julie hadn't gone to Sweden, she would have gone to Germany.

Match

Match the following

If we don't work harder, we don't pass the exam

If she had her laptop with her, she would email me.

If she had studied Mandarin, she would have gone to Beijing.

First Conditional

Second Conditional

Third Conditional

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

I'll go and visit her as soon as I _____ time.

have

will have

had

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

You don't need to print your ticket as long as _____ the email.

you have

you had

you'll have

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

When I look at a computer screen for too long, I _____ a headache.

get

got

will get

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

If I _____ you, I'd go to the doctor's.

were

will be

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

The project _____ delayed if I don't finish this report on time.

will be

would be

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence

If I _____ the more expensive bike, I won't have enough money to pay my rent.

will buy

bought

buy

 Third conditional

The third conditional is used to imagine a different past. We imagine a change in a past situation and the different results of that change.

I would have passed the exam if I had understood the instructions properly.
We wouldn't have been lost if my phone hadn't run out of battery.

In third conditional sentences, the structure is usually:

If + past perfect (FOLLOWED BY) would have + past participle.

 Mixed conditionals

We can use mixed conditionals when we imagine a past change with a result in the present or a present change with a result in the past.

1. Past/Present

Here's a sentence imagining how a change in a past situation would have a result in the present.

If I hadn't got the job in Tokyo, I wouldn't be with my current partner.

So the structure is: If + past perfect (followed by) would + infinitive.

2. Present/Past

Here's a sentence imagining how a different situation in the present would mean that the past was different as well.

It's really important. If it wasn't, I wouldn't have called you on your holiday.

And the structure is: If + past simple (FOLLOWED BY) would have + past participle.

Multiple Choice